1. Getting a handle on handheld AGI/LIR Symposium on Mobile Technologies 22 November 2012

2. What follows may not conform with your precise definition of ‘the truth’

3. It’s not about the tech (it really isn’t) (but aren’t we all just a little guilty of this sometimes?)

4. Techno determinism (or) why do we do the things we do?

5. Innovations in libraries link to technology “We want our librarians managing information, not servers” [paraphrased very loosely from Michael Dula, Pepperdine University Libraries (CA)]

6. You never know a game changer.. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/990917/sony_m10.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17m6fje3utekkjpg/original.jpg

7. ..until its changed the game http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/04/09/ipod.png

8. ..but guard against complacency Enda Guinan (@endaguinan) 16/11/2012 22:50@endaguinan16/11/2012 22:50 The disruptive emergence of the mp3 was a long overdue kick up the arse for the music ind. and cynical marketing.

9. ...and mobile isn't going anywhere “...but key indicators point to profound implications for delivery of information, access to services, shifts in the demographics of connected users, and broadband access business models. Libraries are uniquely positioned to advocate for the responsible evolution of mobile connectivity, and I would argue are duty-bound to move aggressively into provision of library services in the mobile realm...” Hanson C. Chapter 1: Why Worry about Mobile?. Library Technology Reports [serial online]. February 2011;47(2):5-10. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 20, 2012.

10. So: why do we do the things we do?

11. If we are a service

12. Then mobile is all about the service Finding resources Alternate formats Enhanced formats Expansion of off campus

13. Mobile helps find..

14. Then mobile is all about the service Finding resources Alternate formats Enhanced formats Less traditional media

15. Alternate format

16. Alternate format – audio over mobile

17. Format, not tech

18. Then mobile is all about the service Finding resources Alternate formats Enhanced formats Less traditional media

19. Mobile enhances..

20. Then mobile is all about the service Finding resources Alternate formats Enhanced formats Less traditional media

21. Less traditional? Less traditional media https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ludwig-ii-walking-in-footsteps/id463331755?mt=8

22. Less traditional?

23. Its not just books By 2016, it is estimated that two thirds of all mobile data traffic will be video What does this mean for us? – Boxee – Box of Broadcasts – planetestream

24. Conclusion: Mobile is here to stay Students want this – we have to be able to provide it. Get the idea, then figure out how to do it It doesn't have to split the atom Don’t assume someone else has done it – but if they have, steal it* the medium, is NOT the message *ask permission off a grown up first

25. Thank you Hugh Murphy Hugh.murphy@nuim.ie @hughtweet