Mobile Phones: A New Dimension in Library Services

Abstract

Mobile phones are becoming more popular nowadays and they are almost indispensable in people's day to day life. People are adapting mobile technology more easily than any other technologies. People are more open in accessing information from their mobile devices. Cellular phones and other mobile devices present a new and exciting opportunity for libraries to provide information to people wherever they are. In this dynamic setting, libraries are expected to adopt these technological changes to deliver their services to the user community. The libraries should be redesigned to accommodate the changing needs of the users. Mobile library services can meet people's need for information in a fast-paced society. The article reviews the current state of wireless technology, explores the utilization of mobile phone services at library, investigates the nature of mobile phone usage and perceptions of practical mobile phone applications in the context of mobile digital library services.