top mobile apps for libraries

Top Mobile Apps for LibrariesPresenter:

Diana Silveira, Novare Library Services

Top apps for libraries for staff

and users.

The Basics

• Facebook• Twitter• Pandora• You Tube• A Good QR Code

Reader

Productivity

Dropbox

Features:• Cloud Storage• Public and Private Folders• Favorite Files for Offline Access• Back-Up your website and your PC

Pocket

• Saves articles to read when offline

• Integrates with other apps including FlipBoard

Chrome

• Integrates search and URL Box

• Multiple Tabs• Integrates other Google

services

ColorNote

• Organize by color• Sticky Note Widget• Password Protect• Search• Alarms• Reminders

$2.99 iOS, Free Android

Skype

• Video• Free Voice to Voice• Skype IM

GO SMS Pro

• AKA Go Chat in Apple iOs• Chat and Facebook Chat• Doodle/Handwriting• Schedule & Batch SMS• Group Texting

Mobile Wallets

• PassBook• PayPal• Square• Starbucks

Reading

Ebook Readers

• Personal Document Service

• Ebooks – own and library

• Magazines

Kindle Nook

Flipboard• RSS Feeds in a

magazine format• Follow Twitter

Feeds• Aggregates topics

for you

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Research

Bing

Research – The Databases

Fun

Games• Words with Friends• Level Up• The Curse

Camera Fun• Fast Camera• CamStar• CamWowPro• Incredibooth• PhotoWonder• Snapseed

What Apps are your favorite?

• Documents Free/Keynote• Dragon Dictation• Kingring• Digimarc/ Shazam• Goodreads/Library Thing• E-wallet, PassSecret (password manager)

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Diana Silveira

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