Going Mobile: Free and Easy

Klatt, Carolyn

doi:10.1080/02763869.2011.540214

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“…. Mobile users except to find what they need very quickly (half a minutes or less), so it is important to keep to a simple design (Klatt, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Going mobile: creating a mobile presence for your library

Nowlan

2013

New Library World

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to determine how students at the University of Regina would like to interact with the library on their mobile devices and how to best construct a mobile site to suit the university community's needs. Design/methodology/approach -A survey was designed to gather feedback from the university community on their use of mobile devices and how they would want to use the library's resources and services via their mobile device. This survey also attempts to better understand how academic libraries can provide effective mobile services. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to several Canadian academic libraries. Its purpose was to discover what other institutions were doing with mobile technologies. Findings -The survey found that 95.4 percent of students that responded to the survey had a smartphone and 75 percent of them used their mobile phone to access the web. The survey indicated that the library catalogue was the most popular resource chosen to become mobile enabled. The questionnaire distributed to other Canadian academic libraries showed that some libraries were designing and building web apps, while others were creating native apps. Originality/value -With the increase of mobile technology availability and the demand for accessible mobile content, it is imperative that libraries examine how they can provide services to their patrons within this medium in order to continue to provide valuable services. Mobile technologies are constantly changing, so continuous assessment in this area is of importance.

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“…. Mobile users except to find what they need very quickly (half a minutes or less), so it is important to keep to a simple design (Klatt, 2011).…”

Section: Guidelines For Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Going mobile: creating a mobile presence for your library

Nowlan

2013

New Library World

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“…They have been taking various initiatives to incorporate mobile technologies and resources in health professions education by instructing on proper uses of mobile technologies and resources [7], connecting health professionals to clinically relevant mobile resources and library services [8], designing library websites to meet mobile information needs [9], and creating mobile optimized subject guides to facilitate medical students' access to mobile resources and tools [7,10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Use of Mobile Devices to Access Resources Among Health Professions Students: A Systematic Review

Qiu

et al. 2016

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

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Objectives: This systematic review examines types of mobile devices implemented in health professions education, kinds of resources and tools accessed by health professions students via mobile devices, and reasons for using mobile devices to access the resources and tools. Methods:The review included studies published in English between January 2010 and April 2015 with empirical data retrieved from PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and eight other databases..Data extracted included participants characteristics, study design, mobile devices used, mobile resources/apps accessed, outcome measures, outcomes, and advantages of and barriers to using mobile devices to access resources. Results:The authors identified 20 articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria. There was significant variability across the studies in terms of research methods, types of mobile programs implemented, resources accessed, and outcomes. The majority of the studies show higher acceptability and usability of mobile devices for activities pertaining to resources utilization, learning, and patient care. Conclusions:Beneficial effects of using mobile devices to access a wide range of knowledgebased resources and mobile apps were evidenced through the synthesis. The findings of the studies also reveal conspicuous challenges or barriers faced by students in using mobile devices. Implications:The findings suggest immediate implications for health sciences libraries and imply new opportunities for librarians to launch innovative initiatives to develop mobile programs to facilitate access to mobile resources and accelerate integration of mobile technologies into teaching, learning, and clinical practice. Funding:Research was performed with no external funding.2

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“…The library started promotional activities for EMIL Mobile in order to increase awareness and usage (7). Listed below are examples of how the new mobile-optimized library site was publicized:…”

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confidence: 99%