Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Information Technology and Libraries
Publication Date
6-2012
Volume
31
Issue
2
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Abstract
In this paper we report on two surveys and offer an introductory plan that librarians may use to begin implementing mobile access to selected library databases and services. Results from the first survey helped us to gain insight into where students at Utah State University (USU) in Logan, Utah, stand regarding their use of mobile devices for academic activities in general and their desire for access to library services and resources in particular. A second survey, conducted with librarians, gave us an idea of the extent to which responding libraries offer mobile access, their future plans for mobile implementation, and their opinions about whether and how mobile technologies may be useful to library patrons. In the last segment of the paper, we outline steps librarians can take as they "go mobile."
Keywords
Mobile Technologies, Library, Electronic Resources
DOI
10.6017/ital.v31i2.2166
Rights
2012
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Dresselhaus, Angela L. and Shrode, Flora, "Mobile Technologies & Academics: Do Students Use Mobile Technologies in Their Academic Lives and are Librarians Ready to Meet this Challenge?" (2012). Mansfield Library Faculty Publications. 15.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ml_pubs/15