S71 - Accessing university collections using mobile apps: Maximizing awareness and usage

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 4:30 PM–5:15 PM CDT

Room 105

Conference Track

8. Emerging Technologies & Trends

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will:
-- Appreciate how mobile apps increase electronic resource usage,
-- Be aware of various strategies to promote mobile app usage to different institutional stakeholders

Abstract

Academic publishers increasingly make their electronic content available through mobile apps. A variety of strategies can be use to promote mobile app availability to drive increased library e-resources usage. This presentation will describe workshop development and delivery experiences, and outline the various strategies used to create increased mobile app awareness.