Taming Mobile Applications

Ferguson, Cris

doi:10.1080/0361526x.2015.1016854

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“…Paterson and Low (2011) reported that students expected university libraries to provide mobile services. Ferguson (2015) suggested that university libraries consider customizing their web presence and services to accommodate the needs of the increasing population of smartphone users. Smartphones have transformed peoples’ channels for seeking communication and information as well as their usage methods.…”

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Undergraduate students use of mobile apps to search library catalogs

Chen

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore undergraduate students’ use of mobile apps to search library catalogs and analyze the problems students encountered. Student opinions and suggestions regarding mobile library apps were also examined. Design/methodology/approach A total of 16 undergraduates were observed and subjected to semi-structured interviews. Four tasks were assigned, and the participants used mobile apps and laptops to search library catalogs. Follow-up in-depth interviews were conducted to gather participants’ opinions regarding the mobile library app. Findings Among the 64 total searches conducted by the 16 participants, 45 (70.31 percent) were completed when using the mobile app, and 51 (79.69 percent) were completed using the laptop. Participants spent less time completing the tasks when they used the mobile app. Mobile apps are thus an effective tool for searching library catalogs. However, the interviews revealed that none of the participants had used mobile library apps prior to the interviews conducted in this study, and half of the participants expressed that they would not install library apps on their smartphones in the future. Originality/value The study findings may help university libraries improve their understanding about undergraduates’ search behavior and opinions about mobile library apps.

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Undergraduate students use of mobile apps to search library catalogs

Chen

2019

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“…Ferguson highlighted the importance of connecting to students through mobile applications. 23 In order to connect with students where they are most likely beginning their information searches, it is increasingly important that libraries make their collections discoverable via mobile platforms and create an effective mobile search environment for library resources. This program highlighted some of the mobile applications available for and in use by libraries, focusing on Murray State University's implementations of BrowZine and Boopsie, why these were chosen, details and challenges involved in implementation, marketing and user education, and how the applications were received and used.…”

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Thirty Years of NASIG: A Retrospective Look at Conference Programs, Publications, Workshops, and Webinars

Dresselhaus¹

2016

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Over the past thirty years NASIG has evolved as a community, supporting the exchange of ideas regarding serials in the early days and more recently expanding into broader topics such as electronic resources and scholarly communications. Thirty years of NASIG conference programs, publications, workshops, and webinars will be evaluated to identify trends and understand the evolution of NASIG as an organization.

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Taming Mobile Applications

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Undergraduate students use of mobile apps to search library catalogs

Undergraduate students use of mobile apps to search library catalogs

Thirty Years of NASIG: A Retrospective Look at Conference Programs, Publications, Workshops, and Webinars

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