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The purpose of this paper is to explore mobile libraries by comparing users\u2019 perceptions of web digital libraries and mobile libraries in terms of flow experience so as to obtain insights regarding the healthy development of mobile libraries. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 Data collected from university digital library users were used for analysis. One figure was used to present the exact nature of users\u2019 perceptions of flow experience in terms of data distribution. The paired samples t<\/jats:italic>-test was used to present the exact mean difference between flow experience in using web digital libraries and mobile libraries. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 Fewer users can experience flow and more users cannot experience flow in using mobile libraries than in using web digital libraries. The mean of flow experience in using mobile libraries is significantly smaller than that in using web digital libraries. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 Digital libraries have faced severe competition in the modern information society. In China university libraries as a whole are undergoing the transition from web digital libraries to mobile libraries. It is critical to examine user experience in the initial or early stage of mobile library development. 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