A world of learning in the palm of your hand
Martin White · Serials The Journal for the Serials Community · 2011
In just the last two years the mobile smartphone has started to be seen as the default access device to a world of information and applications. Despite the sophistication of smartphones, the technology is still in the very early stages of development, and in the next couple of years mobile broadband networks will offer transmission speeds greater than those provided in many offices and universities today. Having access to STM information in particular could be of significant benefit to people who are rarely at an office desk, but instead are on the move around research laboratories and large university campuses. Understanding the expectations of these users will be of paramount importance in providing profitable value-added services.