Mobile Library Resources
Here are some resources for finding out about the growing importance of mobile devices in libraries.
validator.w3.org/mobile/index.html
The W3C Mobility can run tests on a web page to determine its "mobile-friendliness." Be sure to also check out the W3C's recommendations for best practices: www.w3.org/TR/mobileOK-basic10-tests/
web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/
Megan K Fox, Associate Director for Technology & Special Projects (Simmons College Library) has created a listing titled "Mobile Technologies in Libraries: How the academic library is using pda's, handhelds and other mobile technologies." Fox provides a page of links covering these categories: The Mobile Market, The Devices, The Mobile Optimized Web / The Transcoded Web, Mobile Search, Mobile Audio and Multimedia, SMS/Texting, What’s Next?, Staying Updated
mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/
Gerry McKiernan's (Iowa State University Library) Mobile Libraries blog "is devoted to documenting any and all topics relating to services provided by libraries to patrons within mobile environments."
www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=M-Libraries
The Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki is "a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians." Included on this wiki is a page on M-Libraries with many examples from these categories: Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications, Vendors and Publishers, Possible Health Effects, and Suggested Reading. The Wiki also has resources pages on IM and SMS reference services.
www.flickr.com/photos/users_lib/sets/
The users_Lib group on Flickr has several sets with mobile interfaces images.
Computers in Libraries (May 2009)
This issue of Computers in Libraries features the "Mobile Revolution" and includes articles on "OPACs and the Mobile revolution," "Taking Your Library on the Road," and "Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians)."
