Abstract
PurposeThis paper aims to explore the area of mobile technology and its usefulness for library instruction and information disseminationDesign/methodology/approachThis column is exploratory, examining the advantages and disadvantages of mobile technology for librarianship.FindingsThere is an inevitable onslaught of mobile technology within the patron populations. It is essential that libraries and the profession as a whole inject the digital services, both traditional and non‐traditional, into mobile technology in order to reach patrons.Originality/valueThe paper examines several studies and offers theoretical options for tackling the important issue of mobile technology in the library. The paradigm of the library as a place needs to change into a paradigm where the library is not only a place, but also a collection of valuable services that can be accessed from anywhere.
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