Library Mobile App is a cutting edge technology application, and it has transformed the way libraries offer many services. One can say it is an advanced form of QR Code panel currently provided by the Central Library. To use the QR Code panel, the reader needs to scan the QR Code, whereas, in the case of the Library Mobile App, the reader needs to touch the icons to get detailed information. Library Readers are finding Library Mobile App more friendly, and they are spending more time with this app.
Library Mobile App usage has significantly changed the way that readers interact with the information and the way they view library contents. Simply this app has now come up with the “Libraries in Hand” trend. This app gives access to the library’s services that engage readers. A mobile app is an ideal way to get the patron’s attention. It also allows libraries to connect with patrons on the move. This app is a bonus for both the librarians and the patrons.
By using the Library Mobile App, Library readers get access to the online library, information services, and e-Library services which are being provided by the Central Library, IISER Bhopal exclusively. It includes searching for Library books online, Library catalog, borrowed books in their name, access to subscribed e-book/ e-journals/ major Fulltext e-databases, bibliographic e-databases, DOAJ e-journals contents, various LIS services, List of Ph.D. Thesis, Inter-Library Loan, Document Delivery Service, etc. Library Mobile App also provides a wide array of library services to Library readers like Library hours, Photocopy facility, List of subscribed print newspapers/magazines, new book arrivals, various library forms, Library guides, etc.