Ben Rawlins is the digital services librarian at the Ensor Learning Resource Center at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Ben has developed several mobile websites and applications for the iOS and Android operating systems. He has presented at several national conferences including the LITA National Forum, ALA Midwinter, ALA Annual, and the Handheld Librarian Conference on a variety of topics related to mobile services in libraries. He has co-authored articles that have been published in Kentucky Libraries, The Reference Librarian, and Mobile Library Services: Best Practices.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Why Mobile MattersChapter 2. User Expectations and the Impact of Mobile Technologies on LibrariesChapter 3. Deciding and Planning Mobile Library Services and ResourcesChapter 4. Developing Mobile Optimized Library WebsitesChapter 5. Developing Library Applications for iOSChapter 6. Developing Library Applications for AndroidChapter 7. Mobile Websites and Applications Offered by Library VendorsChapter 8. Mobile Services and Solutions for Users and Library PersonnelChapter 9. Evaluating and Maintaining Your Mobile Services and ResourcesChapter 10. Marketing Your Library’s Mobile Services and ResourcesChapter 11. Emerging Mobile TechnologyIndexAbout the Author

This title is definitely a very practical guide for librarians. It goes through the process of planning and developing to evaluating mobile services and resources. It not only provides the ‘why’ but also the ‘how’ to get a library up and running with mobile technology.