Gill Needham & Mohamed Ally 
M-Libraries 5 [PDF ebook] 
From devices to people

Foreword – Joan K Lippincott Introduction – Gill Needham
PART 1: BEST PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARIES
1. Design and testing of mobile library websites: best practices in creating mobile library applications – John Paul Anbu K and Dr Sanjay Kataria 2. Mobile information literacy for libraries: a case study on requirements for an effective information literacy programme – Shri Ram, John Paul Anbu K and Dr Sanjay Kataria 3. Mapping and library services at UOC: a preliminary case study for BPC and UOC – Pep Torn, Anna Zuñiga Ruiz and Carme Fenoll Clarabuch 4. Library tour evolution (analogue/digital/mobile) – Michael J Whitchurch 5. A manifesto for mobile: developing a shared mobile resources checklist – Mark Williams 6. M-libraries user services: a survey of the world’s leading database publishers for mobile devices- Dr Parveen Babbar and Dr P K Jain 7. Assessing students’ perception of ease of use and satisfaction with mobile library websites: a private university perspective in Bangladesh – Md Maidul Islam 8. Web v native application: best practices and considerations in the development and design of web applications – Gillian Nowlan
PART 2: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES INVOLVED IN EMBRACING MOBILE INNOVATION FOR LIBRARIES
9. Smart devices, smart staff – Kay Munro and Karen Stevenson 10. Does position within the library affect mobile technology acceptance? – Dr Sarah-Jane Saravani and Dr Gaby Haddow 11. Learning with smartphones: higher education students’ experiences and practices – Dr Zvjezdana Dukic, Dr Dickson Chiu and Dr Patrick Lo 12. Innovative use of SMS for library services: attitude of library professionals in Anambra and Delta public libraries – Nkem Ekene Osuigwe, Chinelo O Jiagbogu, Nkechi S Udeze and Ebele N Anyaoku 13. From brick to click and click to mobile: transforming libraries with mobile technology – Geeta Paliwal and Dr P K Jain 14. Mobile applications and services in academic libraries: a survey of university libraries in New Delhi – Dr Seema Chandhok and Dr Parveen Babbar 15. Mobile frontiers: real or perceived? Adopting a service-wide approach – Alison Mackenzie
PART 3: MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ENHANCING INFORMATION ACCESS AND PURSUING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
16. Mobile wellness innovation: a Qi Gong app to improve wellness and cognitive resiliency in older adults – Dr Collen Mc Millan and Tony Tin 17. M-agricultural information services in Zimbabwean libraries: drawbacks and opportunities in facilitating access to information to enhance production – Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita and Thembani Malapela
PART 4: THE IMPACT OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ON LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE
18. The unintentional i Pad-lending programme – experience from the Sojourner Truth Library – Kristy Lee 19. Libr ARy and e-le ARning: further adventures with augmented reality – Nitin Parmar, Kate Robinson and Marie Salter 20. A library location-based service: the app ‘Bavaria in Historical Maps’ presents Bavarian history on the mobile internet – Dr Klaus Ceynowa 21. The geography of information: Placing our information needs and behaviours in context – Andrew Carlos 22. Developing adaptable, efficient mobile library services: librarians as enablers – Lizzie Caperon Conclusion – Professor Mohamed Ally

Gill Needham is currently Associate Director (Information Management and Innovation) at the Open University Library. Her varied career has encompassed roles as researcher, librarian, project manager and educator. She has more than 25 years’ experience in senior roles in the library and information sector, with an emphasis on innovation and skills development. Since joining the Open University she has led strategic work in areas such as information literacy, flexible learner support and library systems development and has authored on a number of Open University courses. She was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in 2006. Current work obsessions are digital literacy, mobile developments and digital libraries. Professor Mohamed Ally Ph D is Professor in the Centre for Distance Education and Researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University in Canada. He obtained his Ph D from the University of Alberta, Canada. He was Director of the Centre of Distance Education and Director of the School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University. His current areas of research include mobile learning, e-learning, distance education, problem-based learning and use of emerging learning technologies in education and training. Dr Ally is Past-President of the International Federation of Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO) and is one of the Founding Directors of the International Association of Mobile Learning (Iam Learn). He recently edited seven books on the use of emerging technologies in education. Dr Ally has presented keynote speeches, papers and workshops at many conferences.