iPads in the Music Library: Harmony or Dissonance
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-11-2015
Publication Title
Music Reference Services Quarterly
Volume
18
Issue
2
First page number:
61
Last page number:
78
Abstract
Loanable technology in libraries is not a new phenomenon and libraries have for many years made laptops and other items available to students and faculty for their research and class projects. However, tablets are a newer technology that presents new challenges for libraries wishing to loan them to patrons. This article explores the process by which one music and performing arts library implemented a loanable iPad program. Issues regarding setup, device control and management, applications, marketing, and circulation procedures, policies and problems are presented and discussed.
Keywords
Academic libraries; Technology; Music libraries; Library circulation; Library loans
Repository Citation
Dougan, K.,
Lambaria, K.
(2015).
iPads in the Music Library: Harmony or Dissonance.
Music Reference Services Quarterly, 18(2),
61-78.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10588167.2015.1030924
