Is 2009 the year of the m-library?

I'm going out on a limb to say it's so.  Here are my observations so far this year:

1. DC Public Library launch of the first library iPhone application.
2. 2nd m-libraries conference coming up later this year.
3. The just-released 2009 Horizon Report suggests that mobile devices are the biggest thing to pay attention to first, with a time-to-adoption horizon of one year or less.  (hope to have more thoughts on the whole report at a later date)
4. OCLC's just-launched WorldCat Mobile pilot.

What am I doing to prepare?

1. I started an m-libraries page on the libsuccess wiki to track developments and examples of m-library applications.  It's very bare bones – please help!
2. I'll be attending the m-libraries conference in Vancouver
3. By the start of Fall 2009 our website will be  optimized for mobile devices
4. I hope to have an iPhone app to search our catalogue by the end of 2009
5. I've created a new category for m-library blog posts (if that's not proof I don't know what is! 😉

There was, of course, movement in this direction in 2008, and probably even earlier, but from what I'm seeing, this is the year I think your patrons will begin to expect you to be accessible from their mobile devices. 

Let's make it so Apple has to create a separate category in the iTunes App store just for library applications! 

Where's my SIRSI mobile-optimized interface, Stephen?  Where are the commercial database mobile-optimized interfaces?  Who's gonna be first?