Library services for mobile devices: The case of academic libraries affiliated to National Council for Library Affairs Higher Education Institutions of México

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2016.293

Keywords:

Mobile devices, Academic libraries, Library services, Mexico

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyze library services and its applications (apps) that are being used within academic libraries affiliated to the National Council for Library Affairs Higher Education Institutions AC (CONPAB-IES, AC) in Mexico. Method: It has been made a literature review with databases and journals specialized in Library and Information Sciences through the Digital Resources obtained of the General Management of Libraries (DGB) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Results and conclusions: The development of applications (apps) library services and mobile devices in academic libraries in Institutions of Higher Education, linked to CONPAB - IES, A.C., shows the library services within academic libraries and the preference for the development of resources of the digital collections and networks through their websites in friendly formats for PC and laptop, instead of smartphones and tablets.

Author Biography

Eugenia de los Ángeles Ortega Martínez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Licenciada en Bibliotecología y Estudios en Información; Maestra en Ciencias; Doctorando en Bibliotecología y Estudios en Información.

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2016-11-21

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Ortega Martínez, E. de los Ángeles. (2016). Library services for mobile devices: The case of academic libraries affiliated to National Council for Library Affairs Higher Education Institutions of México. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (64), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2016.293

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No. 64 (2016)

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Case report

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