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The provision of mobile services in US urban libraries
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Authors/contributors
- Guo, Ya Jun (Author)
- Liu, Yan Quan (Author)
- Bielefield, Arlene (Author)
Title
The provision of mobile services in US urban libraries
Abstract
To determine the present situation regarding services provided to mobile users in US urban libraries, the authors surveyed 138 Urban Libraries Council members utilizing a combination of mobile visits, content analysis, and librarian interviews. The results show that nearly 95% of these libraries have at least one mobile website, mobile catalog, or mobile app. The libraries actively applied new approaches to meet each local community’s remote-access needs via new technologies, including app download links, mobile reference services, scan ISBN, location navigation, and mobile printing. Mobile services that libraries provide today are timely, convenient, and universally applicable.
Publication
Information Technology and Libraries
Date
2018/06/18
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
78-93
Journal Abbr
Inf. Technol. Libr.
Citation Key
guoProvisionMobileServices2018
Accessed
10/3/19, 8:46 PM
ISSN
2163-5226
Language
English
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License
Copyright (c)
Extra
3 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Citation Key Alias: ISI:000435630900009, lens.org/084-687-778-320-226
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Citation
Guo, Y. J., Liu, Y. Q., & Bielefield, A. (2018). The provision of mobile services in US urban libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 37(2), 78–93. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i2.10170
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