{"product_id":"the-handheld-library-thomas-a-peters-9781610693004","title":"The Handheld Library: Mobile Technology and the Librarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering topics such as mobile reference, eBooks, mobile websites, and QR codes, this book examines the effects of the global mobile revolution on libraries and library users--critical information all librarians need.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handheld Library: Mobile Technology and the Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e provides the information and guidance librarians need to adapt themselves and their facilities to the mobile revolution--the fastest, most diffuse worldwide technological innovation in human history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides an up-to-date survey of how mobile technologies are affecting library use, library services, library systems, librarians, and library users at various types of libraries. The authors cover core topics related to mobile libraries, including mobile reference, eBooks, mobile websites, and QR codes, and address aspects of the mobile revolution less frequently covered in the literature, such as mobile health information services, the use of mobile technologies on archival work, the impact of the mobile revolution on physical libraries, and the ways in which new mobile technologies are creating professional development opportunities within the profession. While this resource is specifically targeted toward librarians who plan and provide services using mobile technologies, academic, public, and other librarians will also find the ideas and information within useful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas a. Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610693000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610693004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.98h x 7.13w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013","brand":"Thomas a. Peters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213241151743,"sku":"9781610693004","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa6f3568-be21-4820-8277-6ce6aa9d0012.jpg?v=1692112800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-handheld-library-thomas-a-peters-9781610693004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}