title: Connecting with health science students and faculty to facilitate the design of a mobile library website.
abstract: Observing increasing usage of smartphones by students and faculty of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, librarians at Rowland Medical Library decided to explore student and faculty interest in a mobile website for the library. Focus groups were held to examine interest in a site, essential resources to include on a site, and format of the site itself. The study found significant interest in the development of a mobile library website; additionally, participants believed it essential that the site be simple and easy to use and that only certain library resources should be included on the site.
authors.affiliation: Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA. abg0011@auburn.edu
authors.forename: Adelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grabowsky
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D046609:Libraries, Digital; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008922:Mississippi; D020380:Needs Assessment; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013685:Telecommunications; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult