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Wednesday, 16th June 2010

The Effect of Mobile Devices and Technology on Library Services, New Info Brief from ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy

We do our best to include as many new mobile services as possible on ResourceShelf. In fact, we're planning on posting a few in the next hour or two.

Today, ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) published a brief discussing the how mobile devices are effecting library services.

The brief is titled, "There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations” and was written by OITP consultant Timothy Vollmer.

From a Summary in an ALA District Dispatch Post:

...explores the challenges to reader privacy, issues of access to information in the digital age (including content ownership and licensing), digital rights management, and accessibility.

Despite these challenges, Vollmer said libraries are embracing the growing capabilities of mobile technology and providing new, innovative services that extend the way libraries serve their existing patrons.

“Libraries can reach out to other potential users who’ve never stepped into a physical library building, and who never may,” Vollmer said.

Dr. Alan Inouye, director of OITP, said mobile technology will be a strategic area of libraries for the foreseeable future.

“The widespread use of mobile technology accelerates and highlights the need for an agreement – a compromise – between the library and publishing communities over accessing digital content,” Inouye said.

Source: Office for Information Technology Policy (American Library Association)

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