Tablets as Powerful Tools for University Research.

The increasing popularity of tablet computers in recentyears is beginning to transform the way that library users,and in particular postsecondary students and faculty,find and engage with digital content. In response to thesechanges, university librarians are tailoring information literacyinstruction to highlight the advantages of these technologiesto their constituencies and to ensure that theirusers understand the myriad issues involved in effectivelyleveraging these advantages to improve the efficiencyand effectiveness of their research. Chapter 6 of LibraryTechnology Reports (vol. 48, no. 8) “Rethinking Referenceand Instruction with Tablets” examines the creationof university library workshops developed to introducestudents and faculty to these concepts, including mobilelearning advantages, online connectivity issues, the processof finding and managing content with tablet devices,and the many new and innovative ways of searching forand manipulating digital information made possible bythese new technologies