Mobile Academic Libraries

Abstract

This article describes a moment in time. The author surveyed ninety-nine ARL websites to determine whether the library had a mobile website, how that mobile website was accessible, and what the mobile website included. Examined also were the database lists of the regular library websites to determine whether those lists indicated databases that have mobile websites. Finally, the author looked at all the parent ARL institutions to see if they have mobile websites, and if their mobile websites link to their libraries. With all the interest in the development of mobile websites for both institutions and their libraries, a current snapshot provides benchmarks for further development of mobile websites in academic libraries.