1. INTRODUCTION
Both library and technology are growing organisms.
Dynamic nature of technology has significant
impact on every aspect of modern life. Particularly
information and communication technologies (ICT)
has provided faster access to information and it is
also challenging the libraries to rethink and remodel
their services adopting the technological changes.
In the past few decades, libraries have adopted
ICT and passed through developmental stages like
automated house-keeping operations, providing
faster access to its collection, and digitisation to
provide multiple accesses at users desktop. In the
modern world, libraries are not lone information
providers, Web provides wide range of information
although the content may not always be free and/
or with value addition. To benchmark its place as
an information provider, libraries must not hesitate
to adopt all possible new technologies like ICT,
Wi-fi, mobile communications, and Library 2.0 and
3.0 to redesign, and transform its services so as
to deliver information and its services to the more
demanding users whenever, wherever and however
they prefer.
The focus of this paper is on hand-held mobile
devices like PDAs and smart mobile phones, although
the phrase ‘mobile devices’ is used in general. Use
of mobile devices depends greatly on constantly
changing mobile technology, device design, data
transmission rate, battery life, cost, standardisation,
etc.