The current state of mobile technology has vastly exceeded its initial state. From two-way radios to now having a device on which one can communicate verbally, visually, and transfer information to almost any point in the world has vastly improved communications for the disabled. It is this advancement that has given rise to opportunities that companies and various organization can take advantage of in terms of advertising, instant communication for giving and receiving information and sharing opinions.
Mobile technology is here to stay...and, as this technology matures and gets increasingly innovative libraries have to adopt its services to this new trend. This means that libraries have to find ways to offer its' services across more of the patrons devices.
"Leveraging the potential of smartphones, tablets, and even wearable technologies allows academic librarians to further expand their reach to students and faculty beyond the library’s walls. Furthermore, by understanding how mobile technology changes the behavior of our users, we can gain new insights into their needs and make improvements to our traditional services and spaces to better contribute to faculty research and student learning."https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/mobile-technology-and-academic-libraries-innovative-services-research-and-learning
Mobile Technologies in Libraries A LITA Guide LITA Guides
From Adults to Minors - the use of mobile devices
Advancements in Library Technology
Libraries are trying to keep pace with technological advancements thus demanding more resources and better training for staff. University libraries are increasingly becoming entwined with technology, from online catalogs to the merging of computing labs with the library. The EDUCAUSE library offers an array of information on topics such as digital libraries, digital publishing, e-books, information discovery and retrieval, IT-library collaboration and library administration. https://library.educause.edu/topics/libraries-and-technology
Connectivity and Opportunity
Many
believe that in the coming years, more people will access the internet via
their mobile phones than any other device. Among the reasons for this are: the
portability of mobile technologies; increased development in computational
abilities and the fact that mobile phones don't need to be constantly hooked up
to a power source (as in the case with PCs) and their batteries generally have
a longer battery life than laptop batteries. https://en.reset.org/knowledge/mobile-technology-and-sustainable-development
Kids React to Rotary Phone
The mission of the library....
is to always seek to increased membership presents a golden opportunity here if it can merge its technology to that of mobile users
MyLibrary! Mobile App Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmcwWB_Q4to
Libraries Reach Across the Global Divide
Mobile Devices Address Tech. Equity in Africa
In Ghana, elementary-school-age children who have rarely seen more than a handful of books are now using e-readers to access whole libraries. In South Africa, students are text-chatting with math tutors by cellphone for help with their homework. And in Liberia, educators will soon use electronic tablets to collect vital and accurate information about schools, students, and resources throughout the country.
On the continent of Africa, the use of mobile technology and online content in various forms is gaining steam as a way to bypass some countries' most significant education hurdles, including rural settings, limited electricity, and a lack of educational resources. Experts say mobile technology--whether cellphones, laptops, MP3 players, tablet computers, or e-readers--is likely to aid many African countries in making a leap in education that was impracticable not long ago.
"The introduction of mobile technology throughout Africa has helped countries to skip several steps in the development process, which could have been much more prolonged," said Sandy Oleksy-Ojikutu, an education adviser for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, which is funding many education projects using mobile technology in Africa.
"As people got used to using cellphones," she said, "they got used to using mobile technology."
Mobile-phone use in Africa is now outpacing that of Latin America, making Africa the second-largest mobile-phone market in the world behind Asia, according to a November 2011 report released by the London-based Groupe Speciale Mobile Association, a consortium of global mobile-phone operators. Over the past 10 years, the number of mobile connections in Africa grew an average of 30 percent a year, and the report predicted it would reach 735 million people by the end of this year on a continent with about a billion people. Some experts say mobile phone growth has been spurred by the fact that cellphones are the cheapest digital tool available on a continent that lacks the infrastructure for higher bandwidth technologies.
Davis,
Michelle R. "Mobile Devices Address Tech. Equity in Africa." Education
Week, 1 Feb. 2012, p. s6. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,
http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.palomar.edu/apps/doc/A279898030/OVIC?u=cclc_palomar&sid=OVIC&xid=5b62d628.
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