Introduction: Intentional Integration of Tablets and Mobile Devices into Library Services

Authors

  • Rebecca K. Miller
  • Heather Moorefield-Lang
  • Carolyn Meier

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 51, no. 7) “Mobile Devices: Service with Intention,” introduces the focus of using mobile devices and tablets in library service with intent and assessment, identifying common themes of the five case studies.

Author Biographies

Rebecca K. Miller

Rebecca K. Miller is head of library learning services at the Pennsylvania State University. She holds an MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MAEd from Virginia Tech. Along with Heather Moorefield-Lang and Carolyn Meier, Rebecca has coauthored two ALA Editions books, coauthored one other issue of Library Technology Reports, and copresented numerous presentations, webinars, and workshops on the topic of tablets and mobile devices in libraries. In addition to exploring new technologies in libraries, Rebecca is interested in leadership, organizational change, and instructional design. More about Rebecca is available on her website: www.rebeccakatemiller.com.

Heather Moorefield-Lang

Heather Moorefield-Lang is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina in the School of Library and Information Science. She received her master’s in library science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her doctorate in education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research is focused on technology integration in education and libraries. She is the chair of the American Association of School Librarians Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee. Her current research is involved with makerspaces and subsequent technology implementation in libraries and education. To learn more about Heather and her work, see her website, www.techfifteen.com, or follow her on Twitter @actinginthelib.

Carolyn Meier

Carolyn Meier is a learning services librarian and coordinates first-year instruction in Newman Library at Virginia Tech. She has an EDS in instructional technology from Virginia Tech. She is a past cochair of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Transition to College Committee. Her work and research interests focus on information literacy, assessment, and new methods for improving instruction and finding new technologies to reach students.

References

Rebecca K. Miller, Carolyn Meier, and Heather Moorefield-Lang, eds., “Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets,” Library Technology Reports 48, no. 8 (November 2012).

Char Booth, Informing Innovation: Tracking Student Interest in Emerging Technologies at Ohio University (Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2009), www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/booksanddigitalresources/digital/ii-booth.pdf.

“Device Ownership over Time,” Pew Research Center website, accessed May 26, 2015, www.pewinternet.org/data-trend/mobile/device-ownership.

Eden Dahlstrom and Jacqueline Bichsel, ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2014, research report (Louisville, CO: Educause Center for Analysis and Research, October 2014), 15, figure 6, http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ss14/ERS1406.pdf.

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Published

2015-10-16

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 7 (2015): October

Section

Chapters