id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt ital-3231 Starkweather, Wendy; Stowers, Eva Smartphones: A Potential Discovery Tool 2009-09-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1361 54 40 Here at UNLV, 37 percent of students and 26 percent of faculty and staff own a smartphone.7 The presentation itself highlighted the mobile appli- cations that were being developed in several libraries to enhance student research, provide library instruction, and promote library services. In response to the UNLV Libraries’ strategic plan’s focus on experimentation and outreach, the authors investigate the current and potential role of smart- phones as a valuable discovery tool for library users. cache/ital-3231.pdf txt/ital-3231.txt