Planning, Promoting, and Conducting a PDA Technology Fair.

This paper provides insight into planning, promoting, and conducting a PDA technology fair. The author describes her experience conducting two PDA fairs at the University of Southern California (USC) Health Sciences Campus in Los Angeles. The USC Norris Medical Library, which has had a campus leadership role in investigating and promoting new technologies, hosted these fairs as an extension of this role. The overall goal of the fairs was to introduce PDAs to a wide audience and to promote handhold technology in the hospital and academic settings. The fairs featured vendor exhibits and demonstrations. Both Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds were showcased, along with software and accessories for these devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]