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Mobile technology has become a ubiquitous presence in the lives of today’s students and faculty. The maturing of this technology has led to our becoming more and more comfortable in a world where digital information flows seamlessly from screen to screen as we move about our daily lives. This evolution presents both risks and opportunities for academic librarians, operating in a field that is both uniquely tied to a static sense of “place” in the public imagination and at the same time passionately devoted to the freedom, spread, and accessibility of information for the public at large. In seventeen chapters ranging from A Mobile-First Library Site Redesign to Mobile Technology Support for Field Research to Virtual Reality Library Environments, Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries explores how librarians around the world are working to adapt their spaces, collections, teaching, and services to the new possibilities presented by mobile technology. This is a detailed and thorough examination of technology that’s emerging now and how to incorporate it into your library to help the students and researchers of both today and tomorrow. Leveraging the potential of smartphones, tablets, and even wearable technologies allows academic librarians to further expand their reach to students and faculty beyond the library’s walls. Furthermore, by understanding how mobile technology changes the behavior of our users, we can gain new insights into their needs and make improvements to our traditional services and spaces to better contribute to faculty research and student learning.

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Author:   Robin Canuel ,  Chad Crichton
Publisher:   American Library Association
Imprint:   ALA Editions
ISBN:  

9780838988794

ISBN 10:   0838988792
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   30 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction - Robin Canuel and Chad Crichton Chapter 1. The Mobile Context: A User-Centered Approach to Mobile Strategy for Libraries - Edward Bilodeau Chapter 2. The Development of an Academic Library’s Mobile Website - Junior Tidal Chapter 3. A Mobile-First Library Site Redesign: How Designing for Mobile Provides a Better User Experience for All - Nathan E. Carlson, Alec Sonsteby, and Jennifer DeJonghe Chapter 4. Selfie as Guide: Using Mobile Devices to Promote Active Learning and Student Engagement - Sarah LeMire, Stacy Gilbert, Stephanie Graves, and Tiana Faultry-Okonkwo Chapter 5. Beyond Passive Learning: Utilizing Active Learning Tools for Engagement, Reflection, and Creation - Teresa E. Maceira and Danitta A. Wong Chapter 6. Getting Meta with Marlon: Integrating Mobile Technology into Information Literacy Instruction - Regina Lee Roberts and Mattie Taormina Chapter 7. Clinical Resources for the Digital Physician: Case Study and Discussion of Teaching Mobile Technology to Undergraduate Medical Students - Maureen (Molly) Knapp Chapter 8. Mobile Technology Support for Field Research - Wayne Johnston Chapter 9. From Start to Finish: Mobile Tools to Assist Librarian Researchers - Mê-Linh Lê Chapter 10. A Novel Application: Using Mobile Technology to Connect Physical and Virtual Reference Collections - Hailie D. Posey Chapter 11. Adding Apps to Our Collections: A Pilot Project - Willie Miller, Yoo Young Lee, and Caitlin Pike Chapter 12. Tablets on the Floor: A Peer-to-Peer Roaming Service at Atkins Library - Barry Falls, Beth Martin, and Abby Moore Chapter 13. Using Proximity Beacons and the Physical Web to Promote Library Research and Instructional Services - Jordan M. Nielsen and Keven M. Jeffery Chapter 14. Gamification Using Mobile Technology in the Classroom: A Positive Benchmark for the Future of Higher Education - Avery Le Chapter 15: Bringing Texts to Life: An Augmented Reality Application for Supporting the Development of Information Literacy Skills - Yusuke Ishimura and Martin Masek Chapter 16. Virtual Reality Library Environments - Jim Hahn Chapter 17. Wearable Technologies in Academic Libraries: Fact, Fiction and the Future - Ayyoub Ajmi and Michael J. Robak About the Authors

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Robin Canuel is an associate librarian at McGill University and currently serves as Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at McGill. He has coauthored several articles on a variety of topics, including tailoring information literacy instruction to specific constituencies, the design and use of mobile websites for academic libraries, using tablets for teaching and research, and leveraging mobile apps in academic libraries. He earned a BA from McGill University in 2000, and his MLIS in 2002, also from McGill. Chad Crichton served as Coordinator of Reference, Research and Instruction at the University of Toronto Scarborough for eight years. He is currently the campus Liaison Librarian for both the Department of English and the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media. He has presented on the topic of mobile technology at library conferences in both North America and Europe and has also published a number of scholarly articles on the topic. Chad earned an Honours BA from Queen’s University in 1998, an MA in English literature from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1999, and his MLIS from McGill University in 2002.

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