Going Mobile and Going Mobile and Social at BedfordshireSocial at Bedfordshire

Peter GodwinUniversity of Bedfordshire

13 June 2011

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They don’t They don’t know know what they don’t what they don’t know!know!

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“Students struggled with processing results and finding the good, relevant stuff they need ... they may lack the skills for selecting the most relevant results they need for solving information problems in their daily lives.”

How college students use the Web to conduct everyday life researchby Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg.First Monday, Volume 16, Number 4 - 4 April 2011http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/viewArticle/3484/2857

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Do they share?

The nerds are still the The nerds are still the minorityminority

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Information on the moveInformation on the move

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How will it affect the way people access and use How will it affect the way people access and use information?information?

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Who are you?Who are you?

GeotaggingGeotagging

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They text and share

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Augmented realityAugmented reality

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What’s happening

to Information

Literacy?

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Mobile devices Mobile devices survey April 2011survey April 2011

172 Masters level Business students

116 consider they are using a mobile device as a learning tool

20 have Android 25 iPhone 3 iPad 2 e-book reader 24 Blackberry 49 netbook/laptop/tablet

27 know of ourAndroid app. to access library services and 10 have used it.

36 know of QR codes to access e-books and videos, and 21 use them.

Mobile devices FocusMobile devices FocusGroups Groups 9 June 20119 June 2011

Masters level Business students

3 groups (2,2,5)None had done the survey8 of 9 said used mobiles as

learning toolSome use of mobile Library

and Library Catalogue apps.Interest in QR codes but little

used.Valued access offered 24/7

wherever situated especially at examo time.

Main lessons :

We are on the right track

It is early days yetGreat need for

promotion

Costs are still a barrierCosts are still a barrier

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Mobile devices are adding a new twist to Information Literacy

They provide valuable ways to deliver services and communicate with our users

Promotion is critical

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