The world of online reading is exploding with new kinds of content (as well as new business models to generate revenue for the publishers and authors). Here are some of […]
Smartphone Book Apps
If you’ve been following our Apps blog category, then you already know that there are some pretty cool academic resources out there. We’re still loving WorldCat Mobile and RedLaser! With countless […]
Getting to Resources Through Google Scholar
It’s late at night. You’re off-campus. You have a paper due tomorrow and you still need sources. You’d like to turn to Google Scholar, but you’ve been frustrated in the past by […]
Pop Quiz: What is a TEAMSPOT?
1. Where the lacrosse team practices? 2. What an aspiring athlete hopes for? 3. A new way for students to collaborate? If you guessed number 3 – a new way […]
The Latest News
I love, love, love my iPhone 3GS. I also love news. So it won’t be a surprise when I mention that in addition to my Facebook, Twitter, and Mobile RSS […]
Helpful Apps from the Government
Here’s a great offer: free apps to help you, from the U.S. government. Its website, www.usa.gov, now offers free apps for a wide variety of uses. Here are some examples […]
Scopus by Phone
Scopus is a huge database for searching journal articles, conference papers, book series, and websites, primarily in the sciences, engineering, and medicine. Its best coverage is from 1996+, but there are also vast listings before […]
QR Codes and the DC Regional Library Resource Centers
What is a QR Code? You have probably already seen a QR code and didn’t realize what it was. A QR Code, short for Quick Response, is a square shaped, […]
Featured app: RedLaser
For those who appreciated our earlier posts on barcode scanning and WorldCat apps, take note of the RedLaser app. Scan a barcode on a book, and RedLaser will use WorldCat […]
Featured app: Liebert Mobile
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has launched a new application called Liebert Mobile iPhone App, available for download from Apple’s App Store and iTunes. The Liebert app showcases some of the […]