Mobile Technology: A Platform to Enhance the Usability and Accessibility of Online Resources

Abstract

The mobile landscape has broadened significantly and now libraries are also exploring and experimenting with this technology. The present paper aims to explore online resources usability and accessibility skills of library users on Mobile Technology. It also presents an overview of trends in mobile tools and their applications for libraries, including the Internet mobile, mobile multimedia and text messaging etc. A total of 55 valid samples of faculty members and postgraduate students of Vasanta College for Women Rajghat, Varanasi were used for data analysis. Library users use various types of smartphones and also use social media to encounter their information needs. It was noticed that WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube and Wikipedia were frequently used by the respondents.