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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).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Library Technology Reports ; v. 48, no. 1
Library technology reports ; v. 48, no. 1.
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.
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Subject Mobile communication systems -- Library applications.
Mobile communication systems -- Library applications.
Digital divide.
Digital divide.
Mobile computing.
Mobile computing.
Smartphones.
Smartphones.
Pocket computers.
Pocket computers.
Wireless communication systems.
Wireless communication systems.
Library science -- Technological innovations.
Library science -- Technological innovations.
Library science.
Library Web sites -- Design.
Library Web sites -- Design.
Library Web sites.
Application software -- Development.
Application software -- Development.
Wireless Internet.
Wireless Internet.
Libraries and the Internet.
Libraries and the Internet.
Broadband communication systems.
Broadband communication systems.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Yelton, Andromeda. Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services. Chicago : American Library Association, ©2013 9780838958568
ISBN 9780838994207 (electronic book)
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