A Warm Reception: Mobile Technology in Medical Libraries and Beyond

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The proliferation of cellphones and mobile technology has generated myriad new ways of disseminating information in our society. Through this technology, a generation of itinerant information organizers set a social agenda for what's important simply by adding a hashtag or an “at” symbol. This article will explore how mobile technology affects society through the democratization of content creation and access and how librarians and archivists can use mobile technologies to better serve their users.View full textDownload full textKeywordsreference, libraries, research, mobile, smartphone, accessRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763877.2012.707449