Going Mobile with an iPad (or a Similar Tablet)

iPad Image by Brandon Hann_ledfrog.com

There have been numerous articles about mobile technologies and their use by librarians.  This semester, I plan to put some of my reading into practice by using an iPad for mobile reference in a study center for non-traditional students.  I thought it might be of interest to share a few sources on the subject of iPads and its uses for mobile librarianship.  Certainly, other similar-type tablets could be used in much the same way.  Please take a look a the brief list below of some of the sources I have collected and read.

• Setting Up a Library iPad Program:  Guidelines for Success by Sara Q. Thompson
  http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/4/212.full

• Using the iPad for reference services: Librarians go mobile by Megan Lotts and Stephanie Graves
  http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/4/217.full.pdf+html

• Mobile Technologies for Libraries: A List of Mobile Applications and Resources for Development by Lori Barile
  http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/4/222.full.pdf+html

• Ten Ways Your Library Could Use the iPad [Social Networking for Libraries]
  http://socialnetworkinglibrarian.com/2010/02/24/10-ways-your-library-could-use-the-ipad/

• Piloting iPads in Library Settings [Not So Distant Future]
  http://futura.edublogs.org/2010/09/05/piloting-ipads-in-library-settings/

• Why the iPad Changes Everything by Roy Tennant
  http://blog.libraryjournal.com/tennantdigitallibraries/2010/08/06/why-the-ipad-changes-everything/

Has anyone used an iPad or a similar tablet as a mobile-reference/librarian tool?  If so, would you care to share your thoughts/experiences?  If you have not used such a tablet device for mobile library purposes, what do you think of the usefulness and practicality of the idea in your particular library setting?