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BYOD or more commonly known as (Bring
your own device) is a concept that started in the business world. This concept
is about allowing employees to bring and use their own personal devices at work
and even in some cases for work. Many people in business have two cellphones or
two computers for the convince of keeping their work and home separate, but
since those lines are getting fuzzier every day, many people have started using
their personal devices for work purposes.
While this may be a good way to
save big corporations money by not having to buying phones and computers for
their employees, one of the biggest challenges that come with BOYD is security.
While major companies have big security systems and firewalls, many personal
computers may just have the basic protection. By allowing employees to bring in
personal devices and connect them to the system, they run the risk of being hacked
or getting a virus from the unprotected computers on their network. Aside from
the risk of security, some companies also fear that letting employees use
personal devices will decrease productivity. The article by Hughes titled “Bring Your Own Device or Bring Your
Own Disruption?” Discusses the problems and some successful ways of bringing
a BYOD policy into a company.
The concept of BYOD is spreading
out from just the business world, its making its way into colleges, schools and
libraries as well as other places. One way that the BYOD programs are proving
beneficial are in schools. In the article by Kiger and Herro, called "Bring Your Own Device: Parental Guidance
(pg) Suggested” it states that schools are embracing the BYOD policy due to
increasing popularity of mobile computing and wanting to provide students
greater access to technology, but with increasingly tighter budgets making it impossible
the idea of BYOD is appealing. While mobile learning is on the rise, schools will
have to face the issues of responsibility that come with allowing students to
bring and use their own devices, as well as providing access to those students
who do not have any devices to bring. Their article goes more into concept
results and application in this department.
Another place BYOD may soon be
making an appearance is in libraries. While not common yet, the increase in
technology and eBooks is making staff need to be more technologically savvy to
help their patrons. By allowing a BYOD policy, staff members can share the
devices that they own and show other members how they work without the library
spending money on devices and training that patrons may not use. The following
is a link to another blog about this specific BYOD area.
Is Your Library Ready for BYOD? » Public Libraries Online
I hope this explained a little about BYOD and that you research more about it and decide for yourself if you think this kind of policy is good or not.
References
Hughes, J.
"Bring Your Own Device or Bring Your Own Disruption? How to Handle the
Mulitude of Challenges." Health Management Technology. 36.4 (2015): 14-5.
Print.
Kiger, Derick,
and Dani Herro. "Bring Your Own Device: Parental Guidance (pg)
Suggested." Techtrends : Linking Research and Practice to Improve
Learninga Publication of the Association for Educational Communications &
Technology. 59.5 (2015): 51-61. Print.
Lyttle, Melanie
A, and Sean D Walsh. “Is Your Library Ready for BYOD?” Public Libraries Online,
Public Library Association, 6 June 2013,
publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/06/is-your-library-ready-for-byod/.
1 comment:
It seems like in business, BYOD is for the worker, not the client. Translating to the library world, would that mean that LSS (like us, when we graduate!) would be bringing our own personal devices to work (the library) to show patrons how to interact with digital resources that the library provides?
If so, I find that a little bit odd. I have always had a really distinct line between work and personal life. Is it that different of an industry in public service/library work that the two are really blurred?
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