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Author Yelton, Andromeda.

Title Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services.

Publication Info. Chicago : American Library Association, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (37 pages).
Series Library Technology Reports ; v. 48, no. 1
Library technology reports ; v. 48, no. 1.
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Contents Cover; Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services; Contents; Who Are Smartphone Users?; Notes; Mobile Websites; Mobile-Friendly Portals; Mobile Library Websites; Picking a Tool; Resources; Notes; Expanding Access to Devices, Collections, and Services; Audiobooks; Texting: Reference and Notification Services; Expanding Access to Mobile Devices; The Unquiet Librarian; Notes; Where to Go Next; Showcasing Community Stories; Building Your Own Technological Capacity; Building Your Organization's Technological Capacity; Parting Thoughts: Why Mobile?; Resources; Notes.
Summary In this issue of Library Technology Reports, Andromeda Yelton shows how libraries can build on the breadth of this population to help bridge the digital divide and provide even greater access to information. Yelton breaks down the demographics of mobile internet users, provides examples of how different libraries are reaching out to these populations, and suggests what the future may hold for this trend.
Subject Mobile communication systems -- Library applications.
Digital divide.
Mobile computing.
Smartphones.
Pocket computers.
Wireless communication systems.
Library science -- Technological innovations.
Library Web sites -- Design.
Application software -- Development.
Wireless Internet.
Libraries and the Internet.
Broadband communication systems.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Online social networks -- Library applications. Social media.
COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy.
COMPUTERS -- Computer Science.
COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- General.
COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory.
COMPUTERS -- Reference.
Application software -- Development. (OCoLC)fst00811707
Broadband communication systems. (OCoLC)fst00839147
Digital divide. (OCoLC)fst00893667
Information technology -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00973131
Internet -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01766793
Libraries and the Internet. (OCoLC)fst00997583
Library science -- Technological innovations. (OCoLC)fst00997978
Library Web sites -- Design. (OCoLC)fst00997605
Mobile communication systems -- Library applications. (OCoLC)fst01766988
Mobile computing. (OCoLC)fst01024221
Pocket computers. (OCoLC)fst01067594
Smartphones. (OCoLC)fst01743652
Wireless communication systems. (OCoLC)fst01176209
Wireless Internet. (OCoLC)fst01176205
Other Form: Print version: Yelton, Andromeda. Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services. Chicago : American Library Association, ©2013 9780838958568
ISBN 9780838994207 (electronic bk.)
0838994202 (electronic bk.)
9780838992371 (electronic bk.)
0838992374 (electronic bk.)
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