BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

With the increase in people having smart phones or tablets, many library users now bring their own devices rather than use the computers available to them.  There is still a major need for these computers though since there are still users who cannot financially afford these devices.  With users bringing their own devices in, new issues can arise such as how to protect users privacy.

In a school library, the increase in students having their own devices changes how the library is being used.  BYOD “potentially diminishes the use of a classroom library as students learn that they can explore, investigate, and collaborate globally, with the library as the focal point for information use and sharing” (Marcoux, pg. 65).  Basically, the school library is sometimes being used more as a meeting area then necessarily for borrowing books.  As stated by Nelson, “We have the exciting opportunity to tech students to ask the right questions, use the real-world tools that they have in their hands to find the best answers, and share that in an authentic way with those around them” (2012, pg. 15).  The great thing is now school librarians can support students with how to best use their own devices to find accurate information quickly.

Works Cited

 Marcoux, Elizebeth. (2014, February). “BYOD”. Teacher Librarian., v41 n3. pg65.  Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.palomar.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=fca5d1ed-1366-403a-bcfa-42d0717983df%40sessionmgr4008&vid=2&hid=4112.

Nelson, Dawn. (2012, December). “BYOD”. Internet@Schools, v19 n5. p12-15. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.palomar.edu/ehost/detail/detail?sid=83a6f5d1-98c2-4195-b31e-a3e0c4d0acac%40sessionmgr103&vid=0&hid=128&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=aph&AN=83231554.