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With the advent of the Internet, as a global network, new challenges have appeared particularly due to technology improvement. In the meantime, mobile phones have provided new opportunities in educational settings and libraries thereby stimulating creation of specialized mobile apps for specific educational and library purposes. This paper reconsiders the question of mobile applications for library purposes, taking as a starting point the classifications proposed in the relevant literature on the subject. The paper is organized around the following sections: the first section is a brief overview of certain aspects of the Internet development, communication technology enhancement, and specific mobile phone usage. The second part is more descriptive in orientation since it provides the data on which our analysis was based, and describes the relevant features of mobile applications for libraries. The third part is more empirical in nature in that it outlines the applicability of the previously mentioned theoretical postulates to a group of practical challenges. By way of illustration, this part examines the utilization of mobile apps for the library based on concrete examples from the author’s needs analysis for students at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade. The fourth part summarizes our findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper provides a brief introduction to mobile technology applications and their use in library services. The paper also examines the types of mobile applications for librarians and highlights the specific applications available to librarians. Some prominent features of the applications are briefly described, as well as the advantages and the potential disadvantages. The author attempts to consider important issues such as security, reliability, availability, and cost, that library professionals must be aware of before using mobile applications. Library mobile applications, in addition to providing access to library collections, have some advanced features, such as lending books, searching archives, and others. It is also said that library mobile applications are “libraries that fit in your pocket”. Unlike the libraries around the world, there are just a few libraries in Serbia that have developed a mobile application. This paper presents the expectations and possibilities of using library mobile applications in this country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thanks to the rapid development of technologies for mobile phones and other portable devices (tablets, iPods, etc.), as well as the evolution of mobile applications, what was until recently a dream now it’s a reality. We can now take a virtual tour through libraries and museums and even glance inside their treasure vaults, browse digital editions of old and rare books, examine important historical documents or manuscripts, read scientific articles online, or simply work through pending paperwork from our homes or any other place, at any time of the day or even night. The aim of this paper is to examine different types of applications and their possible use in different library services. The main intention of this paper is to encourage libraries to transform their operations by following modern trends, having in mind that almost every library user today has a mobile phone and actively uses its applications. The first part of the paper is dedicated to different types of mobile applications and their characteristics, while the second part presents several examples of good practices in the use of mobile applications in different types of libraries, both in Serbia and abroad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]