Further evidence of the ability of library sites to make the transition to a mobile
platform was given in a report by Ellyssa Kroski in 2008 (Kroski, 2008). In Library
Technology Report, "On the move with the mobile web: libraries and mobile
technologies" she summarized the functionality of several university libraries' mobile
web sites. The report illustrates that there are a wide array of services that can be made
available via a library's mobile web site. The services provided should reflect the needs
of the library's particular user base. Libraries serving large undergraduate populations
may want to target reference assistance, technology services, and basic searching
features. For example, the University of Richmond Library offers a catalog search,
real-time laptop and PC availability information, and ask-a-librarian services by e-mail,
SMS, or IM. Another example comes from the University of Virginia Libraries' mobile
web site, which provides news and events, information about library exhibitions,
directions, library hours, and a text-only version of their entire web site. New York
University Libraries, with the Arch mobile portal, chose to focus on their
electronically-available resources, and allows searching of their electronic resources