According to Library/mobile: Tips on designing and developing mobile web sites by Kim Griggs, Laurie M. Bridges and Hannah Gascho Rempel, "...little work has been done in libraries to make library Web sites easily accessible to the growing number of users who access online via their phones."
It is well accepted that more and more people are using their mobile phones to access the Internet and search for information. It is very discouraging that libraries, also referred to as information centers, are behind on this technology. I dare say that not having a good mobile web site could actually hurt your patrons. People who would use the library as a first source of accurate information may look elsewhere if our mobile web cites are not up to par.
So, let's help our patrons. Don't delay! Read this very informative article for a quick intro to begin a mobile web page.
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2055
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