What I meant to suggest was that over the next few years people will want to
use their mobiles to communicate with the library itself - look things up on
the catalogue, place requests or interloans, without having to go to a PC.
Beyond that, a device with storage capacity could be used to download
electronic texts, copyright willing.
I think the distinction between a mobile phone and a PC will rapidly become
blurred, requiring our profession to respond with appropriate service
provisions.
Of course, I am deeply shocked by the last suggestion - whoever heard of a
librarian with a hidden agenda :-)
Brian Hackett
University of Hudderfield
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Sent: 17 February 2000 13:10
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Subject: Re: Mobile phone detector?
I understnd the point about mobile phones and internet
connections - but I
don't agree that this gives a legimate reason for their use
in libraries!
Surely punters who are using their phones for internet
access should be
using their own machines.
Or is the hidden agenda here that this is a perfect
opportunity for
libraries to offer internet access *without* the associated
call/connection
cost!!!!?
Laurie Fenwick
University of Sunderland Library
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hackett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "'lis-link'" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:30 AM
Subject: RE: Mobile phone detector?
> However, if the latest generation of mobiles includes
internet access,
then
> we can see that people will have legitimate reasons for
using them in the
> library - Wireless transactions between a library and its
users will
become
> more and more commonplace, I feel sure, over the coming
years.
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