M-Libraries 5 : From Devices to People (Paperback)

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 Zuniga Ruiz and Carme Fenoll Clarabuch 4. Library tour evolution (analogue/digital/mobile) - 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 Chisita and 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