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This brand new edition of the highly successful M-Libraries series brings together cutting-edge international contributions from the leading experts, practitioners and researchers in the field. Based on the proceedings of the Fifth International M-Libraries Conference held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2014, it showcases the diversity of innovative and inspiring work that libraries are doing across the world to interact with their users and deliver resources via mobile and hand-held devices. Featuring contributions from international researchers, educators, technical developers, managers and library professionals, this book explores the following themes:
- Best practice for the use of mobile technologies in libraries
- Challenges and strategies involved in embracing mobile innovation for libraries
- The impact of ubiquitous and wearable technologies on the future of libraries
- Harnessing the future for teaching and learning with mobile technologies
- Mobile technologies enhancing information access for all and pursuing the millennium development goals
Foreword - Joan K Lippincott
Introduction - Gill Needham
PART 1: BEST PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARIES
1. Design and testing of mobile library websites: best practices in creating mobile library applications - John Paul Anbu K and Dr. Sanjay Kataria
2. Mobile information literacy for libraries: a case study on requirements for an effective information literacy programme - Shri Ram, John Paul Anbu K and Dr. Sanjay Kataria
3. Mapping and library services at UOC: a preliminary case study for BPC and UOC - Pep Torn, Anna Zuñiga Ruiz and Carme Fenoll Clarabuch
4. Library tour evolution (analogue Michael J Whitchurch
5. A manifesto for mobile: developing a shared mobile resources checklist - Mark Williams
6. M-libraries user services: a survey of the world's leading database publishers for mobile devices- Dr. Parveen Babbar and Dr. P K Jain
7. Assessing students' perception of ease of use and satisfaction with mobile library websites: a private university perspective in Bangladesh - Md Maidul Islam
8. Web v native application: best practices and considerations in the development and design of web applications - Gillian Nowlan
PART 2: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES INVOLVED IN EMBRACING MOBILE INNOVATION FOR LIBRARIES
9. Smart devices, smart staff - Kay Munro and Karen Stevenson
10. Does position within the library affect mobile technology acceptance? - Dr. Sarah-Jane Saravani and Dr. Gaby Haddow
11. Learning with smartphones: higher education students' experiences and practices - Dr. Zvjezdana Dukic, Dr. Dickson Chiu and Dr. Patrick Lo
12. Innovative use of SMS for library services: attitude of library professionals in Anambra and Delta public libraries - Nkem Ekene Osuigwe, Chinelo O Jiagbogu, Nkechi S Udeze and Ebele N Anyaoku
13. From brick to click and click to mobile: transforming libraries with mobile technology -Geeta Paliwal and Dr. P K Jain
14. Mobile applications and services in academic libraries: a survey of university libraries in New Delhi - Dr. Seema Chandhok and Dr. Parveen Babbar
15. Mobile frontiers: real or perceived? Adopting a service-wide approach - Alison Mackenzie
PART 3: MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ENHANCING INFORMATION ACCESS AND PURSUING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
16. Mobile wellness innovation: a Qi Gong app to improve wellness and cognitive resiliency in older adults - Dr. Collen McMillan and Tony Tin
17. M-agricultural information services in Zimbabwean libraries: drawbacks and opportunities in facilitating access to information to enhance production - Collence Takaingenhamo Chisitaand Thembani Malapela
PART 4: THE IMPACT OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ON LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE
18. The unintentional iPad-lending programme – experience from the Sojourner Truth Library - Kristy Lee
19. LibrARy and e-leARning: further adventures with augmented reality - Nitin Parmar, Kate Robinson and Marie Salter
20. A library location-based service: the app ‘Bavaria in Historical Maps' presents Bavarian history on the mobile internet - Dr. Klaus Ceynowa
21. The geography of information: Placing our information needs and behaviours in context -Andrew Carlos
22. Developing adaptable, efficient mobile library services: librarians as enablers - Lizzie Caperon
Conclusion - Professor Mohamed Ally
”The strength of the collection is that the studies remember the ‘human’ throughout and have largely focused on practical, evidenced-based assessments of using technology relating to the user, be that staff at all levels of the organization, or students or public. It is this analysis about how people use technology and the challenges to facilitate use that is one of the most powerful aspects of this book and ensures this study is relevant reading to librarians in every sector, offering an opportunity to utilise the learning in your own library project."
— Library and Information Research