Rethinking reference and instruction with tablets / editors, Rebecca K. Miller, Carolyn Meier, and Heather Moorefield-Lang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Rebecca K., editor.

Meier, Carolyn, editor.

Moorefield-Lang, Heather, editor.

Series:

Library technology reports ; Volume 48, Number 8.

Library Technology Reports : Expert Guides to Library Systems and Services, 0024-2586 ; Volume 48, Number 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multimedia library services.

Information retrieval.

Libraries and the Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 p.)

Edition:

8th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : American Library Association, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this issue of Library Technology Reports Virginia Tech librarians Miller, Meir, and Moorfield-Lang offer a collection of first-hand accounts of academic library projects using tablets.

Contents:

Cover; Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets; Contents; Introduction; Rebecca K. Miller, Heather Moorefield-Lang, and Carolyn Meier; About the Editors; Tablets: What Are They?; Tablet Popularity in Society and Higher Education; Tablets in Academic Library Services; Foundational Resources and Further Reading; Conclusion; Notes; iPads to Enhance User Engagement During Reference Interactions; Michelle M. Maloney and Veronica A. Wells; About the Authors; Introduction; Literature Review; Institutional Background and Opportunity Analysis; Implementation; Assessment; Conclusion; Notes

Appendix 2.1: iPad Core CompetenciesSmarter Together; Linda Salem, Brittany Cronin, and Laurel Bliss; About the Authors; Introduction; Library Tablet User Community; Impact of Community; Challenges and Limitations; Conclusion; Notes; Medical Librarian Rounding with an iPad; Cleo Pappas; About the Author; Introduction and Context; Project Background and Clinical Librarianship; Integrating the iPad and Other Mobile Resources; Managing Mobile Information; Staying Up to Date on Mobile Resources; Conclusion and Future Implications; Notes; Roving Librarian at a Mid-sized, UK-Based University

Alison Sharman and Andrew WalshAbout the Authors; Introduction; Why Rove? What the Literature Says; Background to the Project; Aims and Objectives of the Project; Methodology/Approach; The Technology; Getting Started; Marketing and Branding; Staff Reaction; Data Collection; Conclusions and Future Plans; Notes; Tablets as Powerful Tools for University Research; Robin Canuel, Chad Crichton, and Maria Savova; About the Authors; Introduction; Mobile Learning and Information Literacy; Developing a Workshop; New Ways of Searching for Information; Conclusions; Notes

Curricular Use of the iPad 2 by a First-Year Undergraduate Learning CommunityJim Hahn and Hilary Bussell; About the Authors; Introduction; Literature Review; Methodology; Results; Discussion; What This Means for Other Academic Libraries; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; Appendix 7.1: Focus Group Discussion Questions; Appendix 7.2: Internet-Based Survey Questions; The Fine Art (and Architecture) of Mobilizing Student Learning; Patrick Tomlin; About the Author; Introduction; Mobile Technology, Mobile Learning, and the Library; The iPad in and around the Art and Architecture Library

Feedback and a Few ConclusionsNotes; iTeaching and Learning; Willie Miller; About the Author; Tablets in Higher Education; Case Study; iPad Study; Conclusion; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2014).

ISBN:

0-8389-9445-8

OCLC:

881607262