Digital Services Librarian Kristen Yarmey-Tylutki presented on the effects of smartphones on student information literacy in an academic library setting. In her research, Yarmey-Tylutki analyzes the relationships between smartphone features and capabilities and the Association of College & Research Libraries' Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, determining how the devices can either help or hinder student achievement of the standards. The presentation also included a discussion of the evolving meaning of information literacy as well as recommendations for adapting academic library services and instruction to accommodate smartphone users' information-seeking needs.
