Mobile Phones as a Tool for Multimodal Information Access
Kamani PereraLibrarian
Regional Centre for Strategic [email protected]; [email protected]
• 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
