6. PREREQUISITES FOR IMPLEMENTING MOBILE-BASED LIBRARY SERVICES
• It is necessary to have a carefully planned requirement study to know the practical situation like, the kind of services to be provided on mobile devices and type of devices to be used.
• Library need to acquire the required hardware and software after market survey.
• Library must provide physical and virtual environment for using mobile devices and accessories.
• One needs to ensure that the customers having mobile phones of different network operators are in a position to avail the services.
• It is a prerequisite to optimize library OPAC, website, and databases for mobile devices and introduce new services wherever possible.
• Security and authentication is a matter of concern in mobile services particularly due to availability of web contents on a 24x7 basis to prevent damage or loss to the data.