Matching the device to the reader
September 2011
Knowing how your research client prefers their research to be packaged and delivered has been a staple requirement for researchers’ for many years.
Being able to tie in your research delivery package to your client’s preferred way of receiving information, is now very dependent to which device your client will be using to read your research.
Linda Moore, Senior Information Specialist from CCH has written a helpful white paper on Legal Professionals & Mobile Devices http://snipurl.com/vf8lo .
The paper is a neat overview of the first and second preferred PC or mobile device for skimming, reading or accessing information to produce information, and the preferred time or location to access the information.
While the paper is dedicated to the legal profession, the findings are likely to carry over to many other occupations with a thirst for information.
In summary, lawyers prefer to access their information using the following devices:
Activity | Preferred device | Secondary device | Preferred time / location |
Email & calendar | Smartphone | Laptop / PC | Before work; downtime, eg commuting |
Current awareness / monitoring news | Smartphone | Laptop / PCTablet | During available downtime,eg commuting, breaks |
Sustained / longer reading | Laptop / PCTablet / e-reader | Office hoursLonger periods of downtime | |
Accessing information to produce information | Laptop / PC | At office during office hours | |
Portable reference – quick facts | Tablet / print | Smartphone / laptop | During meetings, other activities away from the desk |
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