Hand‐held computers in the classroom and the library: teaching and learning resource issues resulting from widespread deployment at the University of Minnesota Duluth

Deneen, Linda L.; Allert, James

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“…He also noted "You can put a novel into a PDA but the fact that one printed page will now amount to 5 þ screens may dampen your enthusiasm." Several authors discuss the challenges of providing support for PDAs (Peters et al, 2003;Garrison et al, 2003;Deneen and Arrert, 2003;Spires, 2008;Shipman and Morton, 2001). Deneen and Arrert (2003) note specific challenges to overcome in providing support including, providing a robust wireless infrastructure, the need for students to purchase additional software, and university provided training.…”

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“…Several authors discuss the challenges of providing support for PDAs (Peters et al, 2003;Garrison et al, 2003;Deneen and Arrert, 2003;Spires, 2008;Shipman and Morton, 2001). Deneen and Arrert (2003) note specific challenges to overcome in providing support including, providing a robust wireless infrastructure, the need for students to purchase additional software, and university provided training. At Duke University where members of the School of Medicine were surveyed and it was determined there was demand for PDA content, however not providing technical support for PDAs was ultimately decided due to variations in hardware and other challenges (Garrison et al, 2003).…”

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The use of handheld mobile devices: their impact and implications for library services

2010

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to carry out a survey in order to better understand the nature of handheld mobile computing use by academic library users and to determine whether there is a significant demand for using the library services with these small screen devices. Design/methodology/approach -A survey is created to measure whether people want to access an OPAC with a small screen. Additionally, through open-ended questions, the survey attempts to gain a broader understanding of handheld mobile computing's impact on, and implications for, the services provided by academic libraries. Findings -A total of 58.4 percent of respondents who own a web-enabled handheld device indicate that they would use small screen devices, such as PDAs or web-enabled cell phones to search a library OPAC. Originality/value -The increasing prevalence of handheld mobile computing devices such as PDAs and web-enabled cell phones warrants investigation as to its impact on libraries. This study examines an academic library user population and the potential demand for using the library's catalog with handheld mobile computing devices

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The use of handheld mobile devices: their impact and implications for library services

2010

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“…Saeed (2006) indicated that, the growth in new technology‐enhanced learning has raised new research issues for library services, implying that the development of new electronic library technologies to support new educational environments or activities is needed. The study of Deneen and Allert (2003) showed that students became familiar with using hand‐held computers to access digital materials very soon, although the screen resolution of the hand‐held devices was low at that time. Peters et al (2003) further emphasized the potential of library‐supported PDA‐related content and service.…”

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An innovative approach for developing and employing electronic libraries to support context‐aware ubiquitous learning

Chu

Hwang²,

Tseng³

2010

The Electronic Library

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PurposeThis paper aims to propose an innovative approach to assist teachers in using electronic libraries to develop learning activities for context‐aware ubiquitous learning, in which the learning system can detect students' behaviors and guide them to learn in the real world with personalized support from the digital world.Design/methodology/approachAn electronic library with context‐awareness metadata for supporting learning activities conducted in real‐world environments is presented. Furthermore, a systematic procedure for guiding teachers in employing the electronic library to develop learning activities is proposed based on an innovative approach.FindingsFrom a practical application conducted on an elementary school, it is found that, with this innovative approach, electronic libraries not only have the potential in supporting traditional in‐class or online learning activities, but also can assist teachers and digital content workers in developing high quality learning activities and related digital learning materials to support outdoor learning.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this paper imply that, to promote the utilization rate of electronic libraries for more specified purposes, more features of the application domains need to be considered while designing the database schemas of the electronic libraries.Practical implicationsFrom the feedback of teachers and digital content workers, it is found electronic libraries have high potential for supporting outdoor learning activities for “Science” and “Social science” courses with proper database schema design and the provision of user guidance.Originality/valueAn electronic library for supporting context‐aware ubiquitous‐learning is presented and an innovative approach for guiding teachers to design learning activities is proposed.

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“…Cummings et al cited previous studies on the use of PDAs for information seeking (Carney, Koufogiannakis, & Ryan, 2004;Tenopir, King, Clarke, Na, & Zhou, 2007;Spires, 2008); the technical challenges for libraries to support the new technology (Deneen & Allert, 2003;Garrison, Anderson, MacDonald, Schardt, & Thibodeau, 2003;Peters, Dorsch, Bell, & Burnette, 2003;Good, 2007); and changes in physical environments (Cowart, 2006;Duncan, 2006;Evans, 2006;Whelan, 2007;Lever & Katz, 2007) as precursors to their study. Together, these studies form a nucleus of early research on the possibilities, problems, and promises of information use through hand-held devices.…”

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Cummings, Merrill, and Borrelli’s Inquiry into Small Screen Use by Academic Library Users: Timing is Everything

Bomhold

2018

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A Review of: Cummings, J., Merrill, A., & Borrelli, S. (2010). The use of handheld mobile devices: Their impact and implications for library services. Library Hi Tech, (28)1, 22-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378831011026670 Abstract Objective – The authors undertook this study to understand the relatively new phenomenon of handheld computing and the use of small-screen devices among academic library users. They sought to determine if users would be inclined to search the online library catalogue on their devices and, by extension, if there would be a growing demand for small-screen compatible library services. Design – Online and paper surveys were used with both closed and open questions. Respondents included students, faculty, and staff at Washington State University (WSU). Setting – Washington State University Library, Pullman, Washington, United States of America. Subjects – The survey was open to any user of the Washington State University (Pullman) Library. The 206 respondents included 126 (61.2%) undergraduates, 26 (12.6%) graduate or professional students, 32 (15.3%) WSU employees, and 15 (7.3%) faculty members. Methods – A survey was distributed both online and on paper. The online version used Surveymonkey.com and participation was solicited through various social media. It was open for three months during the Spring semester, 2007. The paper version was distributed to all library users on two days in June 2007. Eighty-four online and 122 paper responses were received. Main Results – Most of the respondents (58.4%) who owned a personal digital assistant (PDA) or Web-enabled cell phone (WECP) indicated that they would search the library catalogue on a small-screen device. Responses to the open question “How would you use the OPAC [online public access catalogue] if it was available on a PDA or WECP?” were mixed, both positive and negative. The positive responders noted the possible time savings associated with the availability of more information on their devices. The negative responders noted the cost of data, the annoyance of public phone use, and the complex format of the current catalogue that would not transfer to a small screen. Conclusion – The authors cited the growing usage trends in handheld devices, along with the willingness of current owners to use their devices, to predict an increase in usage of small screen searching. They speculated that further research should investigate how small screens would be used and what would that experience look like, rather than if patrons would use them.

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Hand‐held computers in the classroom and the library: teaching and learning resource issues resulting from widespread deployment at the University of Minnesota Duluth

Cited by 5 publications

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The use of handheld mobile devices: their impact and implications for library services

The use of handheld mobile devices: their impact and implications for library services

An innovative approach for developing and employing electronic libraries to support context‐aware ubiquitous learning

Cummings, Merrill, and Borrelli’s Inquiry into Small Screen Use by Academic Library Users: Timing is Everything

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