Chapter 1: Why Worry about Mobile?

Abstract

Mobile devices are ubiquitous in today's society, and there's no evidence that that is going to change. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, as of mid-2010, 82 percent of American adults own a mobile phone or a mobile computing device that works as a phone. This chapter of Libraries and Mobile Services sets the stage for the Report, explaining why it is crucial for librarians to understand mobile devices and provide services through them.