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Mobile Information Environments

In this module, we will explore the impact of mobile technologies on our services. These include mobile devices/applications and tablets. All of these technologies share a common ground: portable, everywhere access. Mobile technologies and applications can also transform the process of discovery for ourselves and our users. Not only can access occur anywhere, but the possibilities for learning and sharing creative endeavors grows.

The guest lecture from #hyperlibMOOC is a very unique presentation from Jan Holmquist, Director of Development at Guldborgsund-bibliotekerne, a public library situated in the south eastern part of Denmark, Europe. Jan explores the implications of mobile technologies for libraries and demonstrates mobility in action. Please view this video playlist. It was recorded in 2013 but the ideas resonate still, as does Jan’s creativity. Jan is also creator of 23 Mobile Things.

Lecture Recording

• Web lecture
• Download Video Podcast
• Download lecture slides

Things to Read

• Stephens, M. (2013). Mobile at the library. In The Heart of Librarianship, page 43.
• Weinberger, D. (2014). Let the Future Go.
• Stephens, M. (2015). Serving users when and where they are: Hyperlinked libraries.
• Dempsey, Kathy. (2016)  Bluetooth beacons are starting to shine in libraries: When a beacon recognizes an equipped smartphone, it pings out its message.
• Deloitte (2018). Mobile Consumer Study.
• Burton, K. T., Burton, J., & Archer, A. (2017). Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study.
• Pew Internet Research. (2019). Smartphone Ownership …
• Das, I. and Das, D. (2021). QR Code and Its Effectiveness in Library Services.
• Kelly, L. (2021). Actually QR Codes Never Went Away. 
• Jenson, K. (2022). Using QR Codes for RA: Helping Patrons Find New Book Recs in the Stacks.
• Furbee, B. (2023). Sit and Surf.

Things to Explore

• Joseph, M. (2013). 23 Mobile Things.
• Bogost, I (2015). Don’t Hate the Phone Call, Hate the Phone.
• Lu, K. (2017) Growth in mobile news use driven by older adults.
• Telecomworldwire. (2018). CGI develops new iBeacon application.
• NCSU Libraries. (2018). WolfWalk.
• American Library Association. (2021). Emerging Technologies with Privacy Concerns.
• Gvora, J. (2023). Google Glass: What Happened to the Futuristic Smart Glasses?
• New York Public Library. (n.d.). Welcome to Biblion: World’s Fair.