1. GREAT APPS FOR
GREAT LIBRARIANS
Steven Irving / Richard Eissinger
Southern Utah University

2. ACCESS SLIDESHOW
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Presentation on SlideShare:
http://goo.gl/zEqsHn

3. INTRODUCTION
As of May 2013 (Pew Internet, 2013):
 91% of American adults have a cell
phone
 56% of American adults have a
smartphone
 34% of American adults own a tablet
computer
 Ave cost per app
 Android $0.06
 iPhone $019
 iPad $0.50
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4. INTRODUCTION
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What are we doing with our cell phones
 81% send or receive text messages
 60% access the internet
 52% send or receive email
 50% download apps
 49% get directions, recommendations, or other location-
based information
 48% listen to music
 21% video call or video chat
 8% share their location

5. INTRODUCTION
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App Categories
Research
Readers
Notetaking
Productivity
Presentations
Entertainment

6. RESEARCH
 Gale AccessMyLibrary
 EBSCOhost
 Mendeley
 WolframAlpha
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7. AML: AccessMyLibrary (Gale)
 Gale Apps – iOS & Andrid
 AML Public Edition
 AML School Edition
 AML College Edition
 Tips:
 Access using your college email address
 Access all your subscribed Gale databases
 Reauthorize after 3 months access
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8. EBSCOhost
 EBSCO Support
 EBSCOhost iOS (iPhone)
 EBSCOhost Android
 Tips:
 Access EBSCOhost through your library
 Click the link at the bottom of the screen to
email yourself a 9 month key
 Settings: select database(s), Full Text, Peer
Reviewed, Publication Date
 Save articles to Drive, Evernote, Gmail
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9. Mendeley
 Mendeley home
 Mendeley – Reference Manager (iOS)
 Droideley beta (Android) – (unofficial)
 Tips:
 Indexes/organizes PDF documents and
research papers to your own digital library.
 Search, organize and cite documents.
 Annotate and highlight documents
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10. WolframAlpha
 WolframAlpha home
 Computational Knowledge Engine
 WolframAlpha (iOS)
 iPhone & iPad, $2.99
 WolframAlpha (Android)
 Google Play & Amazon Appstore, $2.99
 Tips:
 WolframAlpha Examples by Topic
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11. READERS
 Amazon Kindle
 Apple Readers
iBooks, iTunes U, Newsstand
 News Readers
Feedly, Flipboard, NPR News, News Pro (Reuters), Reader2, Zite
 Article Readers
Instapaper, Pocket (Read It Later), Readability, Zineo
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12. Amazon Kindle
 Amazon Kindle Apps
 Amazon (iOS)
 Amazon (Android)
 Tips:
 Kindle Support
 Transfer, download and send files to Kindle
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13. Apple Readers
 iBooks
 Newsstand
 iTunes U
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14. News Readers
 Feedly – iOS/Android
 Flipboard – iOS/Android
 NPR News – iOS/Android
 Reuters News Pro – iOS/Android
 Reeder2 - iOS
 Zite – iOS/Android
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15. Article Readers
 Instapaper
 Pocket (Read It Later)
 Readability
 Zineo
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16. NOTETAKING
 Record
AudioMemos, AudioNote Lite, Dragon Dictation
 Write
Awesome Note, Evernote, Google Drive, OneNote, Penultimate, QuickOffice
 Scan
Jotnot Scanner, TinyScan
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17. Record
 AudioMemos
 Free & $.99
 iOS, Android, Amazon
 AudioNote
 Free & $4.99
 AudioNote (iOS)
 AudioNote (Android)
 Dragon
 Free
 Dragon Dictation (iOS)
 Dragon Mobile Assistant (Android)
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18. Write
 Evernote
 Evernote (iOS)
 Evernote (Android)
 Google Drive
 Google Drive (iOS)
 Google Drive (Android)
 OneNote
 OneNote (iOS)
 OneNote (Android)
 Penultimate (iOS, free)
 QuickOffice home
 Quickoffice (iOS)
 Free
 Quickoffice Pro HD – $19.99
 Quickoffice Pro (Android)
 Free
 Quickoffice Pro - $14.99
 Quickoffice Pro HD - $19.99
 ee
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19. Scanners
 JotNot Scanner - iOS
 Free & Pro $.99
 TinyScan home
 TinyScan
 Free & Pro $4.99
 TinyScan (Android)
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20. PRODUCTIVITY
 Passwords
1Password, LastPass
 Statistics:
Analytics
 Storage:
Dropbox, Google Drive
 Remote desktop: Join.me, LogMeIn,
RemotePC, Splashtop
 LMS Apps: Blackboard Mobile Learn,
Canvas & Speedgrader, Moodle Mobile,
Turnitin
 Social Media: Facebook, Google+,
Skype, Twitter
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21. 1Password
 1Password home
 Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
 1Password (iOS)
 1Password (Android)
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22. LastPass
 LastPass
 Windows, Mac, Mobile
 LastPass – iOS
 LastPass – Android
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23. Analytics
 Analytics for iPad (iOS)
 Google Analytics (Android)
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24. Dropbox
 Dropbox
 Dropbox for mobile
 Dropbox (iOS, Android)
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25. Desktop Sharing
 Join.me
 PC, iOS, Android
 Free and Pro
 LogMeIn
 iOS, Android
 Free & Pro $$
 RemotePC
 iOS, Android
 Free & $$
 Splashtop
 iOS, Android
 Free & $$
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26. LMS Apps
 Blackboard Mobile Learn
 iOS, Android
 Canvas & Speedgrader
 Canvas - iOS, Android
 Speedgrader - iOS
 Moodle Mobile
 Moodle Mobile – iOS, Android
 Turnitin
 iOS
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27. Social Media
 Facebook
 iOS, Android
 Google+
 iOS, Android
 Skype
 iOS, Android
 Twitter
 iOS, Android
 LinkedIn, Diigo, Delicious, etc.
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28. PRESENTATIONS
 Conferencing
 Adobe Connect,
 WebEx
 Presenting
 Doceri
 Haiku Deck
 Keynote
 Prezi
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29. Conferencing
 Adobe Connect
 iOS, Android
 WebEx
 iOS, Android
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30. Presenting
 Doceri
 Free - iOS
 Interactive whiteboard and screencasting
 Controls for Keynote & Powerpoint
 Haiku Deck
 Free – iOS
 Presentation and slideshow program with
graphics.
 Keynote
 $9.99 – iOS
 Presentation program with themes and graphics
 Prezi
 Free – iOS
 Presentation program with themes
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31. ENTERTAINMENT
 Amazon Instant Video
 Crackle
 Netflix
 SnagFilms
 Angry Librarians!
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32. Flicks
 Amazon Instant Video (iOS)
 Crackle (iOS, Android)
 Netflix (iOS, Android)
 SnagFilms (iOS, Android)
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33. Games
 Angry Librarians!
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34. QUESTIONS?
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Presentation on SlideShare:
http://goo.gl/zEqsHn
Presenters:
 Steven Irving
stevenirving@suu.edu
 Richard Eissinger
Eissinger@suu.edu

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