Megan Fox

Megan Fox is the Web & Electronic Resources Librarian for the Simmons College Library. She manages the Library's Web site, negotiates contracts and subscriptions for online research databases, and assists the Public Services department with instruction, faculty outreach, and marketing library services.  Megan received her MA in Literature from Boston College in 1994 and her MLS in Library and Information Science from Simmons in 1998. At Simmons, Megan also teaches graduate and continuing education courses for the Graduate School of Library & Information Science. Her specialties include online resources, searching the Web, business information, and handheld technologies.

Presentation:  Mobil Technologies

As more and more of our clients and staff members arrive at the library with mobile handheld devices, such as PDAs, iPods and smart phones, it is increasingly important for librarians to understand both the possibilities and the limits of providing content and services for small screen mobile devices. This presentation provides an overview of the current hardware available, and how new technologies are making handheld computers not just palatable but preferable for on-the-go users. Fox will highlight both what patrons are already doing on these tools - from text/instant messaging to local search for nearby restaurants and directions - as well as what libraries could be doing, such as mobile search (of the web, the library catalog, or subscription databases); rss news and other alerts (such as books coming due); podcasting and audio content.