Perspectives and challenges of mobile devices for brazilian university libraries

Abstract

Quantitative documental research conducted in brazilian federal university libraries to verify the adaptation to mobile phenomenon by some variables what showing libraries actions to meet the needs of mobile users. Were observed the apps use, catalogs adaptation, social networks and other variables. The results were compared with the best hundred (100) academic libraries evaluated in 2014 in EUA. For this research, It was search in Scopus to identify research related about the use of mobile platforms in the library services. Concludes that brazilian libraries working in many ways to meet the needs of mobile user, but still need to pay more attention and action to mobile services in order to create a new relationship model with library users across mobility and ubiquity.