Chapter 4: Opportunities for Libraries and Further Resources
Abstract
Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 52, no. 3), “Mobile Learning Trends: Accessibility, Ecosystems, Content Creation,” offers several ideas for using knowledge of these mobile trends in library programs and services, including guide creation, workshop offerings, hardware suggestions, and staff training. It also includes some questions to consider about the digital divide, privacy, and staying current. It offers recommended resources for continuing your learning with books, articles, websites, and online courses.
References
Simon Kemp, “Digital, Social & Mobile Worldwide in 2015,” special report, We Are Social, January 21, 2015, http://wearesocial.com/uk/special-reports/digital-social-mobile-worldwide-2015.
Simon Kemp, “Half the World Now Has a Mobile Phone,” We Are Social (blog), September 3, 2014, http://wearesocial.net/blog/2014/09/world-mobile-phone.
Steven Sinofsky, “Africa’s Mobile-Sun Revolution,” re/code, April 29, 2015, http://recode.net/2015/04/29/africas-mobile-sun-revolution.
Zoe Fox, “4 Ways iPads Are Changing the Lives of People with Disabilities,” Mashable Asia, July 25, 2011, http://mashable.com/2011/07/25/ipads-disabilities/#4i6EOYenikqk.
Katherine Bates, “Why City Libraries Are Lending WiFi Hotspots to Low-Income Residents,” CitiesSpeak (blog), National League of Cities, June 11, 2015, http://citiesspeak.org/2015/06/11/why-city-libraries-are-lending-wifi-hotspots-to-low-income-residents.
Sarah Lamdan, “Librarians as Feisty Advocates for Privacy,” Urban Library Journal 21, no. 2 (2015), http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/index.php/urbanlibrary/article/view/1666.
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