DocumentCode :
3032685
Title :
Mobile services in university libraries in China
Author :
Huang, Qiuyu
Author_Institution :
Libr., Huzhou Teachers Coll., Huzhou, China
fYear :
2011
fDate :
26-28 July 2011
Firstpage :
3563
Lastpage :
3565
Abstract :
With the development of information technology, mobile phones are gaining popularity quickly in recent years and become indispensable in people´s everyday life. People who visited libraries to find specific pieces of information in the past are now able to find that information online. The vast majority of people with specific information need no longer visit libraries. But their need for information is still there and is expanding. As the spectrum of human need grows, the opportunities for librarians to meet these needs are also growing. The libraries will need to be designed to accommodate the changing needs of its readers. Mobile library services can meet people´s needs for information in a fast-paced society. They are an extension of digital library in the mobile communication network. This paper attempted to understand the present status of mobile library services in college and university libraries enjoyed by our readers and their potential needs through a survey made in our college, analyzed the opportunities and challenges libraries facing in the provision of mobile library services. Digital library and mobile communication technology has laid solid foundation for the development of mobile library services. To meet readers´ information needs in a fast-paced society, some suggestions are made in order to provide better mobile library services.
Keywords :
academic libraries; mobile computing; research libraries; China; college library; digital library; information technology; mobile communication network; mobile communication technology; mobile library service; mobile phone; university library; Educational institutions; Electronic publishing; Internet; Libraries; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Wireless application protocol; China; mobile service; university library;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia Technology (ICMT), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-771-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICMT.2011.6002203
Filename :
6002203
Link To Document :
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