M-libraries 3 [electronic resource] : transforming libraries with mobile technology / edited by Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham.

ISBN:

9781856049184

9781299278097

Title:

M-libraries 3 [electronic resource] : transforming libraries with mobile technology / edited by Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham.

Author:

Ally, Mohamed.

Publication Information:

London : Facet Pub., 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 206 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Education for all with mobile technology : the role of libraries / Mohamed Ally -- Preparing for the mobile world : experimenting with changing technologies and applications for library services / Colin Bates and Rebecca Carruthers -- Enhancing open distance learning lilbrary services with mobile technologies / Jenny Raubenheimer -- Use of mobile phones in the delivery of consumer health information / Vahideh Zarea Gavgani -- Deploying an e-reader loan service at an online university / Anna Zuniga-Ruiz and Cristina Lopez-Perez -- Mobile service providers and library services in a multi-campus library / Ela Volatabu Qica -- Using mobile technology to deliver information in audio format : learning by listening / Margie Wallin, Kate Kelly and Annika McGinley -- Sound selection : podcasts prove positive / Daniel McDonald and Roger Hawcroft -- Staff preparedness to implement mobile technologies in libraries / Sarah-Jane Saravani and Gaby Haddow -- Apps and attitudes : towards an understanding of the m-librarian's professional make-up / Kate Davis and Helen Partridge -- There's a librarian in my pocket : mobile information literacy at UTS library / Sophie McDonald -- Exploring student engagement with mobile technologies / Julie Cartwright [and others] -- It's just not the same : mobile information literacy / Andrew Walsh and Peter Godwin -- The students have iPods : an opportunity to use iPods as a teaching tool in the library / Iris Ambrose -- Mobile services of the National Library of China / Wei Dawei, Xie Qiang and Niu Xianyung -- India's mobile technology infrastructure to support m-services for education and libraries / Seema Chandhok and Parveen Babbar -- Use and user context of mobile computing : a rapid ethnographic study / Jim Hahn -- Meeting the needs of library users on the mobile web / Hassan Sheikh and Keren Mills -- Mobile dynamic display systems for library opening hours / Keiso Katsura -- Device-independent and user-tailored delivery of mobile library service content / Damien Meere [and others] -- Designing effective mobile web presence / Sam Moffatt.

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Subject Term:

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Mobile communication systems in education.

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Ally, Mohamed.

Needham, Gill.

Format:

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

London : Facet Pub., 2012.

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Summary

A new generation of learners in an increasingly global information environment require libraries to play a greater role than ever in the delivery of education and training. Mobile technology offers huge potential to help libraries transform their service models to meet this challenge. A brand new edition of the highly successful "M-Libraries series", this draws together cutting-edge international contributions from the leading authorities in the field. Based on the proceedings of the Third International M-Libraries Conference held in Brisbane in May 2011 it explores the variety of work that libraries are doing across the world to deliver resources to users, via mobile and hand-held devices. The main strands of discussion include: mobile services and their development; mobile users, their behaviour and requirements; emerging technical developments including new platforms, devices and applications; strategy and infrastructure developments at national level; reflections and feedback on new service models; and, local innovation. This is an essential topical guide for information professionals in all sectors and also for policy makers, researchers, developers, publishers and suppliers. It will also be invaluable for students of library and information science and newcomers to the profession.

Author Notes

Professor Mohamed Ally BSc Ma PhD is Director of the Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada. Gill Needham BA (Hons) DipLib CertMan MSc (Econ) is Associate Director, Information Management and Innovation at the Open University Library and Learning Resources Centre, UK.