What are we already doing related to the question?
If we wanted to consider starting this initiative or expanding what we are already doing, what do we want to learn about it from our future speakers? What questions do we want to ask during our upcoming speaker series?
I think providing the library information on mobile devices will become expected as students rely more and more on cell phones for basic internet access. It seems reasonable that our fact sheets, catalog, hours, and phone numbers would be available to mobile users. We have already made some of this accessible.
ReplyDeleteI do not think there is an expectation for e-resources and articles to be available on phones due to access restrictions.
we've had a mobile site for several months - the site can automatically detect if you're coming from a mobile device and offer you our mobile page; a link to the full website is also included. As you drill down, though, many pages/sites aren't mobile ready. We find most vendors aren't up to speed with mobile compatibility; this will be an area for catch-up for them. We are also exploring the creation of an app, which has proven a huge challenge - but we will get there! A big challenge is our third party vendors that make us look "old fashioned"!
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