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
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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1.25 IOS apps available with 375k designed for iPads867563 for android as of 9/24/2013 http://www.appbrain.comThe money is made with “freemium apps” where additional purchases occur within the app.
With Google Reader gone, many news readers have stepped in to take over this niche.
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