Chapter 1: Why Worry about Mobile?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5860/ltr.47n2Abstract
Mobile devices are ubiquitous in today's society, and there's no evidence that that is going to change. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, as of mid-2010, 82 percent of American adults own a mobile phone or a mobile computing device that works as a phone. This chapter of Libraries and Mobile Services sets the stage for the Report, explaining why it is crucial for librarians to understand mobile devices and provide services through them.
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