“NISO Webinar

Spotlight on Mobile: Devices, Interface, and Content         

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

 

This session will look at the ongoing importance of mobile devices and the influence those devices have on access to and usage of various forms of content, whether text or multimedia. As mobile technology is a ubiquitous tool for a global population, its impact on the practices and policies of libraries and content providers should not be underestimated.

Confirmed Speakers: Rebecca Jackson, Social Sciences and Humanities, Department Head and Associate Professor Research and Instruction Services, Iowa State University; Ben Rawlins, Library Director, SUNY-Geneseo; Tracey Paine, Senior Director of Product Management, EBSCO.

 

Here’s what two of our speakers will address:

 

The Compleat Mobile Library: How Are We Faring?
Rebecca Jackson, Social Sciences and Humanities, Department Head and Associate Professor Research and Instruction Services, Iowa State University

 

Since the introduction of smartphones and tablets, librarians have embraced the ideal of “any time, any place” access to information. The early adopter libraries developed mobile library web presences that looked very different from their regular websites. This presentation will start by discussing a snapshot I published in 2013, moving into a look at the mobile library landscape of today. How are libraries adapting to the need to extend their collections and services to fit the needs of our mobile patrons accessing those libraries on a tiny screen? What are the challenges and how are libraries dealing with them?

 

A Mobile State of Mind: Library Resources and Mobile Devices
Ben Rawlins, Library Director, SUNY-Geneseo

 

As consumers of information we expect access to be available in the various formats and through the various devices that we use to consume information. As we continue to interact with and access information more and more through our mobile devices, it is imperative that information be presented and formatted in a manner that makes consumption easy and seamless. This proliferation of mobile devices has prompted businesses and organizations, including libraries and library vendors, to leverage the capabilities of these devices to provide mobile-friendly access to information and changed how libraries and library vendors think about and improve the user experience of their interfaces. This presentation will focus on the ways in which library vendors have made their products available to libraries and library users using mobile technology.

 

For further details on this event, please visit the NISO event page.

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