Contents

pp v-viii

List of figures

pp ix-x

List of tables

pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiv

Contributors

pp xv-xxxiv

Foreword

pp xxxv-xxxviii

Introduction

pp xxxix-xliv

Part 1 - Best practice for the use of mobile technologies in libraries

pp 1-2

1 - Design and testing of mobile library websites: best practices in creating mobile library applications

pp 3-18

2 - Mobile information literacy for libraries: a case study on requirements for an effective information literacy programme

pp 19-30

3 - Mapping and library services at UOC: a preliminary case study for BPC and UOC

pp 31-34

4 - Library tour evolution (analogue→digital→mobile)

pp 35-42

5 - A manifesto for mobile: developing a shared mobile resource checklist

pp 43-48

6 - M-libraries user services: a survey of the world's leading database publishers for mobile devices

pp 49-58

7 - Assessing students' perceptions of ease of use and satisfaction with mobile library websites: a private university perspective in Bangladesh

pp 59-72

8 - Web v. native applications: best practices and considerations in the development and design of web applications

pp 73-78

Part 2 - Challenges and strategies involved in embracing mobile innovation for libraries

pp 79-80

9 - Smart devices, smart staff

pp 81-86

10 - Does position within the library affect mobile technology acceptance?

pp 87-98

11 - Learning with smartphones: higher education students' experiences and practices

pp 99-106

12 - Innovative use of SMS for library services: attitude of library professionals in Anambra and Delta public libraries

pp 107-122

13 - From brick to click and click to mobile: transforming libraries with mobile technologies

pp 123-128

14 - Mobile applications and services in academic libraries: a survey of the university libraries of New Delhi

pp 129-138

15 - Mobile frontiers: real or perceived? Adopting a service-wide approach

pp 139-144

Part 3 - Mobile technologies enhancing information access and pursuing the Millennium Development Goals

pp 145-146

16 - Mobile wellness innovation: a Qi Gong app to improve wellness and cognitive resiliency in older adults

pp 147-158

17 - M-agricultural information services in Zimbabwean libraries: drawbacks and opportunities in facilitating access to information to enhance production

pp 159-172

Part 4 - The impact of mobile technologies on libraries of the future

pp 173-174

18 - The unintentional iPad-lending programme – experience from the Sojourner Truth Library

pp 175-182