Hand‐held computers in the classroom and the library: teaching and learning resource issues resulting from widespread deployment at the University of Minnesota Duluth Available to Purchase

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) began requiring all incoming freshmen in computer science and engineering disciplines to purchase hand‐held computers in the Fall of 2001. This article describes how the initiative was implemented and the effects it had on the structure of the teaching and learning environment at UMD. Special attention is paid to its impact on library concerns and the evolution of the relationship between hand‐held computers and electronic reference material.