Mobile Phones as a Tool for Multimodal Information Access

Kamani PereraLibrarian

Regional Centre for Strategic Studiesk_vithana@yahoo.com; kvithana@gmail.com

• Introduction• Multimodal Information Access • Location Based Services• Interactive Communication• Mobile Phones and Literacy• Mobile Adoption by Young Generation• Conclusion

Introduction• Modern Mobile Devices– Smart phones– Tablets

• Mobile and handheld devices are used to- Surf the web- E-mail checking- Access weather forecast- Educational purposes (document

creating, handling)- Effective emergency response- Entertainment- Contact friends

NILIS SYM

POSIU

M 2013

Multimodal Information Access Why Mobile Phones?

- Easy to handle- Supporting for education- bundled all the applications (Internet, email, fax, MP3 etc.)- Complete operating system- Runs its own applications- Runs 3rd party applications- Supporting for more live interaction- Real time collaboration- Support distant learning

Multimodal Information Access contd.• What you need to consider?

- Display unit- Capacity of the hardware- Cost of data handling- Connectivity issues, and - Communication facilities

• What are the advantages?-Effective service to customers -Improvement of sales-Optimum use of enterprise assets-Real time access to important data-Taking accurate strategic decisions -Save precious time

Location Based Services• Area in which the phone and the user

is located• Map and directions from current

point to a desired destination• Provide names and addresses of

nearby points of interest (Eg. Museums, restaurants, hotels etc.)

• Utilize social media apps to inform the user which of their friends nearby and vice versa

• Personalized weather services• Allow location based entertainment

Interactive Communication• Used for communication than

Internet• No level of education to use

mobile phones• Reaches target audiences

quickly• Directly facilitates instant

participation and response• Easy access in less secure

environment• Offers wide range of options

for multimodal information access

Are You attending NILIS

Symposium 2013?

Are You attending NILIS

Symposium 2013?

Yes, of course. How can we

miss this great opportunity.

Is this Dr. Ruwan & his team’s work?

Yes

Definitely we will come.

• Access information regardless of the place or time

• Needs not proper place to activate and easy to handle

• Supports for direction finding

• Gives the user maximum benefit

“Use Mobile Phones for Multimodal Information Access

and See the Difference”Thank You