purpose– the purpose of this paper is to assess how canadian academic libraries have responded to the rapidly evolving mobile environment and to identify gaps in the services provided, while suggesting areas for future development.design/methodology/approach– the paper conducted an examination of the mobile content and services provided by the libraries of the member institutions of the association of universities and colleges of canada (aucc). based on this examination, the paper describes the current state of mobile librarianship in canadian academic libraries. a review of the literature places the investigation in its broader context. [...]