The presentation discusses the importance of mobile information literacy in higher education and the increasing reliance on mobile devices by students. It highlights initiatives to teach students and faculty how to effectively use mobile apps and websites for information retrieval. Additionally, it addresses challenges and makes recommendations for libraries to remain relevant and visible in a mobile-centric world.

1. Stefanie Havelka &
Allie Verbovetskaya

2. We are living in a mobile world!

3. Overview

4. Proportion of global Web pageviews from mobile devices
Jan 2012 vs. Jan 2011

5. United States

7. Academia

9. Lehman website statistics

10. Libraries

15. …Today’s students are increasingly nomadic learners.

18. Confused?

19. MOBILE
INFORMATION
LITERACY

20. MOBILE
INFORMATION
LITERACY

21. Teach students and
faculty how to use mobile
apps and mobile websites
to access, retrieve, and
evaluate reliable
information

22. Teach It!

23. Building Block

24. Pilot Project

25. Class Time

26. Research Process 3/16/12
1. Topic
2. Subtopics Academic
3. Search for information Search
4. Compile data Complete
5. Synthesize information
6. Write paper!
http://tiny.cc/albany_mobile

27.  Classroom equipment
 Wi-Fi access/bandwidth
 Devices
Problems

28.  Mobile database availability
 Staff training & in-house technical support
 Authentication & link resolvers
Obstacles

29. Class in Session

30. Survey Results
What do you mainly use your phone for? (check all that apply)

31. Survey Results
How useful did you find this class?
52.8%
Boring
So-so
OK
13.9% I liked it
I learned a lot!
16.7% 11.1% 5.6%

32.  Colleagues, users, vendors
 Conferences (e.g., M-Libraries, Handheld Librarian)
 Scholarly literature (e.g., C&RL News)
 Blogs (e.g., ALA TechSource, Librarian by Design, ProfHacker)
 Apple/Android app sites
Stay in the Loop

33.  Library signage
 Classes/workshops
 Social networking sites
 Colleagues, faculty, students
Promotion
 Library website (desktop & mobile)
Promotion

35. Suggested Sites

36. Suggested Sites

37. Suggested Sites

38. Suggested Apps

39. Suggested Apps

40. Suggested Apps

41.  Don’t be afraid to fail
 Be creative
 Develop next generation of information literacy classes
 Remain visible and relevant in the mobile world
 Keep abreast of emerging technologies
Recommendations

42. Thank you!

43. Questions?

44. Stefanie Havelka
Assistant Professor
Electronic Resources-Web Services Librarian
Lehman College / CUNY
stefanie.havelka@lehman.cuny.edu
718-960-7763
@steffihavelka
Alevtina (Allie) Verbovetskaya
Lecturer
Technical Services/Electronic Resources Librarian
New York City College of Technology / CUNY
averbovetskaya@citytech.cuny.edu
718-260-5457
@alevtina

45. Image Credits
• Slide Source
• 1 http://wp.lehman.edu/library/comics/
• 2 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002600/a002681/index.html
• 3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/markkelley/1022720488/
• 4 http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats#subscribers
• 5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/freefoto/2194433483/
• 6 http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Cell-Phones.aspx
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/iphil_photos/4371006153/
• 7 http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM1123.pdf
• 8 http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/College-students-and-technology/Report.aspx
• 9 Screenshot taken by presenters of Lehman College’s Google Analytics statistics.
• 10 http://www.flickr.com/photos/razvanorendovici/4559410051/
• 15 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pawasbuddy/4286816489/
• 16 http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-magazine/2010/08/nursing-smartphones/
• 18 http://www.flickr.com/photos/52900583@N02/4911138883/
• 22 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhuisman/3168683736/
• 23 http://www.flickr.com/photos/liorshapira/5019893212/
• 24 http://www.flickr.com/photos/vangelisian/2859784343/
• 25 http://www.flickr.com/photos/carmichaellibrary/3592118051/
• 26 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/5687150264/
• 27 http://www.flickr.com/photos/whateyesee13/5487046391/
• 28 http://www.flickr.com/photos/piratepix2/4540203839/
• 29 Photo taken by the presenters on March 5, 2012.
• 30 Graph taken from the presenters’ preliminary survey results.
• 31 Graph taken from the presenters’ preliminary survey results.
• 32 http://www.flickr.com/photos/miguel77/3456233215/
• 33 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistaboos/3874624806/
• 34 Photo taken by the presenters in November 2011 in the Leonard Lief Library.
• 35/36 http://www.flickr.com/photos/umdnews/6967381815
• 37 http://www.flickr.com/photos/trvr3307/463482776/
• 38 http://www.flickr.com/photos/anemoneletterpress/2315921834/
• 39 http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/