Apps for Library Fun

Classics – 23,469 Books to Go  Free classic literature by Spreadsong, Inc.; works with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad http://spreadsong.com

Congressional Record – from the Library of Congress, access to the daily edition from 1995 to present; works with ipad http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-congressional-record/id492077075

Dropbox  Store, sync and share files online and across computers, sync with iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry  FREE https://www.dropboxd.com/anywhere

Evernote Create text, video, and audio memos; can sync to Mac, PC, and Web. Works with iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, and Windows Mobile FREE http://www.evernote.com/about/download

History: Maps of the World by Seung-Bin Cho, high resolution historical maps of the work from the 4^th to the 20^th centuries. Works with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. FREE  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/history-maps-of-world/id303282377

iSSRN by Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN), provides access to more than 260,000 research papers in the social sciences and humanities from scholars around the world; articles can be emailed or viewed on the device FREE  http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-availability

Library of Congress (LOC)  virtual tour of the Library of Congress including exhibition highlights with photos, video and audio  FREE  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/library-of-congress-virtual/id380309745

OECD Factbook 2010 current economic, social, and environmental statistics works with iphone, iPod touch, and iPad  FREE http://www.oecd.org/publications/factbook

Periodic Table Explorer by Paul Alan Freshney, information and images of all the elements. FREE works with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. http://freshney.org/apps/pte.htm

Planets by Q Continuum, uses current location to display detailed view of sky; works with iPhone, iPod  touch, and iPad.  FREE  http://www.qcontinuum.lorg/planets

Shakespeare by Readdle offers the full-text of 40 Shakespeare plays, 6 poems, and 154 sonnets; works with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. FREE http://readdle.com/shakespeare

TED includes entire TEDTalks library of more than 700 video presentations, works with iPad. FREE http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ted/id376183339

USA Factbook Free by ADS Software Group, Inc. works with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. FREE http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-factbook-free/id305888083

WordWeb Dictionary by WordWeb Software, dictionary and thesauraus provides more than 285,000 words, phrases and derived forms; works with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. FREE http://www.wordwebsoftware.com/WordWebiPhone.html

Just For your MOBILE

Encyclopedia Britannica Mobile http://i.eb.com

MedlinePlus Mobile by U.S. National Library of Medicine http://m.medlineplus.bov

FINDING Applications:

AppBrain – discover Android apps and install from the web http://www.appbrain.com

Appolicious – browse applications for most mobile devices, read app reviews and lists of best apps http://www.appolicious.com

App Store download apps wireless to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications

App Store HQ browse all apps for iPhone, iPad, and Web apps  http://www.appstorehq.com

Getjar browse applications by category or device type, compatible with most major platforms such as Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and iPhone http://www.getjar.com

Mimvi mobile apps search engine for iPhone, Android and Blackberry  http://www.mimvi.com

*Original list created by Lori Barile, Salve Regina University, published in C&RL, April 2011; revised in house January 2012