Leveraging Mobile Devices in Enhancing Information Services: Perception of Students in Different Universities of Delhi

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Dar, Saleeq Ahmad^a | Madhusudhan, Margam^b

Affiliations: [a] Senior Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007; (E): [email protected] | [b] Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007; (E): [email protected]

Abstract: Mobile communication, through its various modes, has changed the way users today access information. The compelling demand of mobile devices lies in the fact that they enable flexibility for users and libraries to access up-to-date information in a ubiquitous way. In this light, the purpose of this article is to understand the mobile pervasiveness among different categories of students gender-wise and age-wise vis-á-vis the need to investigate use of mobile devices in accessing academic content. The study tries to understand the potential demand of mobile library services along with determining the need of mobile library services. The information gained from the study is intended to help libraries to realise the growing demand of mobile library services. The results show an increasing use of mobile devices in information access and an aspiration for use of library services available via mobile phones.

Keywords: Mobile Devices, Information Services, Mobile Library Services, Students, Universities, India

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2018/11103

Journal: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 29-40, 2018