If people want to be able to do almost everything on
mobile that they do on a desktop computer, what can
libraries do to meet such expectations? Should libraries
start providing the same content and functionalities
on the desktop and the mobile website? Library
patrons are already visiting non–mobile-optimized
library websites on their mobile devices for exactly
this purpose. Those desktop websites may appear tiny
on the smartphone. But many of us zoom, pinch, and
pan to get to the area we know or assume will have
the information we want. As long as the mobile web
browser can display the full content of a web page,
we grab the information we want and get things done.
With responsive web design, however, this process can
get much less cumbersome.