MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR LIBRARIES

REPORTED BY:VIVIAN GUIOD

WHAT IS MOBILE TECHNOLOGY?

It is the technology used for cellular communication .Multiple code division multiple access (CDMA) technology has evolved rapidly over the past few days.

It is a technology that is portable; it refers to any device that you can carry with you to perform a wide variety of tasks.

It is a technology that allows tasks to be performed via cellular phone, PDA, vehicles, laptops, etc.

Mobile technology, in the form of phones, tablets, and notebooks, is making our lives better than ever before.

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES

Mobile Information includes:• Laptop and computers• Mobile Phones and “Smart Phones”• Global Positioning System (GPS)

devices• Wireless Debit/ credit card payment

terminals

Mobile Devices can be enabled t use a variety of communication technologies such as:• Wifi (Wireless Fidelity) – it is a type of

wireless local area network technology;• Bluetooth – it is connect mobile devices

wirelessly• 3G (Third Generation) – global system for

mobile communication (GSM) and general packet radio service (GPRS)

• Data Services – data networking services for mobile phones

ADVANTAGES• It is user friendly• It is a personalized service•Ability to Access information•Time saving•User participation•Location Awareness•Limitless access

DISADVANTAGES• Cost involved in setting up the equipment and training required to make use of mobile devices•Mobile IT devices can expose valuable data to an unauthorized people if the proper precautions are not taken to ensure that the devices and the data they can access, are kept safe (Malathy, S., Kanthe, P.

PREREQUISITES FOR IMPLEMENTING MOBILE-

BASED LIBRARY SERVICES• It is necessary to have a carefully planned requirement study to know the practical situation like, the kind of services to be provided o mobile devices and type of devices to be used.•Library need to acquire the required hardware and software after market survey.

USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION

SERVICESLibrary most provide physical and virtual environment

for using mobile devices and accessories;One needs to ensure that the customers having mobile

phones of different network operators are in a position to avail the services

Security and authentication is a matter of concern in mobile services particularly due to availability of web-contents

EXAMPLES OF TECHNOLOGIES

GPS

EIGHT TECHNOLOGIES WE

WOULD LOVE TO SEE IN LIBRARIES

Library Bookmark and Guide

An interesting concept from a Chinese design company Tuout. This little tiny devices is in the first place a regular book mark but on top of it has features that could make using the library much easier.

1

Augmented Reality AppThe app

would point you to the new arrivals. It would also be able to find and point to similar books. Simple but useful and very probable.

2

Book delivery drone3 This can deliver goods to customers, libraries could deliver books to patrons.

The system is using hexacopters, drones with 6 rotors, to deliver textbooks.

Digital interface for book prints4Searching the

content of the book (including smart search), looking for a reference on the web, getting an instant translation, writing notes, or collecting book passages - all this can be done on the same device that we use to read an ebook.

Library Utensils5A library

could offer patrons a variety of small utensils they could borrow to use in the reading room. In the picture, it is a concept device that you can put on your pen to use for translating words found in the print book.

Mobile Library Center 6The ideas box

is a revolutionary concept developed by librarians without borders, with the aim to reach people in refugee camps and impoverished countries, but could be also used anytime the idea of a mobile library is considered.

Print and demand machines7Es Presso book

machine (EBM) is a real product manufactured by zerox, it’s sold by On demand books . It can make a paperback book while you wait, printing 150 pages per minute

Access to library via commonly used app8

It doesn’t exist yet. To borrow a print book from a library, you don’t need anything special besides the library card.

REFERENCESEbookfriendly.com/library-future-technologies/

www.zdnet.com/article/mobile-technology-the -amazing-impact-on-our-lives/

www.strategicgrowthconcepts.com/growth/increase-productivity--profitability/mobile-technology-facts.html