Mobile Technology: A Vital Information Dissemination Tools in Academic Libraries

Abstract

Libraries have always set an example in experimenting with new technology developments, whether it is automation or adopting other information and communication technologies to improve their services. Though libraries are perceived to be the sanctum sanctorum of man’s quest for Information, where humanity has traditionally journeyed to quench their thirst for knowledge, today’s information society seems to be living in a world where the library is engulfed in their own mobile phones right in their very own pockets. This paper looks at the overall impact of mobile services and applications in libraries and looks at the specific area of reference services in the libraries where the potential, demand and opportunities are more for mobile applications.