1. Research on the Current Issues and Development of Mobile Library in China.
- Author
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PENG Fei and WANG Shao-chun
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MOBILE communication systems , *DIGITAL library software , *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems , *KNOWLEDGE transfer , *CREATIVE ability , *EXPERIMENTAL methods in education - Abstract
Mobile Library symbolizes a new direction of digitalized library, it combines the system of mobile communication network and digital library, and use the end mobile to extend and develop the traditional library. This paper aims at the emerging field of mobile library, sums up the development of China' s mobile library by reviewing previous studies and analyzing the implementation of existing mobile library. The paper finds that slow transmission of information, information insecurity, data redundancy, non-conformant of document j reading software and ignorance of staff-retraining in mobile library are the major problems of mobile library in China. This paper comes up with suggestions that focus on the vigorous development of 3G technology, WAP mode, unified format, personnel training to develop mobile library development. Finaaly, the paper proposes the organic integration of mobile library, traditional library and digital library, and points out that the integration is of important significance for the future development of library in China to provide more diversified and new high-level service for more users. It can be realized by combining concrete development strategy with the increasing base of mobile phone users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014