This presentation was given on January 28, 2010, as part of Louisiana State University Libraries Tech Talks Series, facilitated by Digital Technologies Librarian Rebecca Miller

1. What are they? What do they signify for academic libraries? January 2010 Tech Talk Rebecca Miller Mobile Technologies

2. A “Technology to Watch” Every year, the New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE releases a report that focuses on applying new technologies in new areas of education The 2010 Horizon Report (available: http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2010-Horizon-Report.pdf) describes “Mobile Computing” as a here-and-now technology that deserves attention, especially in higher education The buzz: we’ve all heard it at conferences, on listservs, and in the blogs we read…let’s discuss it with each other

4. Mobile Technologies: Defined Mobile computing, mobile technologies, mobile devices…what, exactly falls under this category? Smart phones Netbooks, smartbooks, the iPad! Laptops Any kind of device that can access the internet using cellular-based hotspots, mobile broadband cards, and of course, wi-fi

5. How pervasive is it? According to the 2010 Horizon Report, the mobile market has 4 billion subscribers, with well over 1 billion new phones produced each year A 2008 survey by the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research reported that 82% of students own a laptop About ¼ of the students (same survey) who identified themselves as “early adopters” of technology access the internet via handheld devices weekly or more often Students spend 19.6 hours per week using an electronic device

6. In the university setting Time and energy are being devoted to studying the pedagogical possibilities of mobile devices Recent studies (UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee) reported that students who are effective learners in the digital environment use mobile phones and even PDAs to support learning Students see these devices as “individualized learning environments” Faculty members can conduct research and create learning activities

7. A note on communities The previous information was from the December 2008 ARL report on mobile technologies They suggest that every community is different and that student, staff, and faculty perceptions of mobile devices will vary from campus to campus What do you all observe here, at LSU? What do you all USE?

8. Mobile Strategies in Academic Libraries

9. Slide from EDUCAUSE Webinar: A current example of what other libraries are doing NCSU Mobile Services Locations & Hours Computer Availability Catalog Search Reference Services News & Events Webcam Feeds Link to campus mobile site http://m.lib.ncsu.edu 9

10. Vendor Applications & Interfaces (just a few of many…) EBSCOhost Mobile (http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336) Mobile MedlinePlus, PubMed, NCBI bookshelf (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/) Gale AccessMyLibrary (http://blog.gale.com/pressroom/uncategorized/gale-announces-new-iphone-application/) WorldCat Mobile (http://worldcat.boopsie.com/home/worldcat/) LexisNexis Get Cases & Shepardize (http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that) Library Thing (http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2010/01/library-anywhere-mobile-catalog-for.php

11. Issues & Concerns Campus-specific procedures and policies Privacy and security concerns Many applications are solely for iPhones, rather than all mobile or handheld devices Others?

12. Further Reading/Information (besides the Tech Talk reading) EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar: “Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services”(http://net.educause.edu/live101) ALA 2009 Poster: “Go Mobile: Top 5 Mobile Services for Libraries” (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeydigits/3695207552/) Mobile Libraries blog: http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ M-Libraries (Library Success Wiki): http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=M-Libraries