iPotential: Mobile electronic resource management on an iPad

When out of the office for conferences or other obligations, those who manage e-resources must often take their work with them. With the advent of Apple's iPad, the authors made the decision to investigate the possibilities and potential offered by this new device for mobile management of electronic resources. To accomplish this, the authors used iPads to test the various systems and tools utilized every day to manage and maintain the library's electronic resources to find out what worked, and what didn't. While the results vary by system, overall, the iPad is a useful but limited means for electronic resource management.

► Is an iPad a viable option for managing and maintaining e-resources?
► Using an iPad we test systems and tools used by those who manage e-resources.
► We present some iPad apps beneficial to those who manage e-resources.
► Results vary by system but the iPad can be a useful tool for e-resource management.