Mobile Apps   Tags: techguide  

On the go but need to know? Use your smart phone, iPad or other mobile device  to find journal articles, save citations to your bibliography, and more. These library resources are only a thumb-click away (just please don't do research and drive).

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Lexis Nexis Academic has a simplified search interface optimized for mobile devices. Just point your web browser to

http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.library.uark.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/mobile/

Search results are displayed on the full Lexis Nexis site; results can be emailed for easier reading on your mobile device. 

Mango Language Learning now offers mobile apps so that you can take your tutorials with you anywhere. Mango offers step-by-step web tutorials for dozens of different languages as well as courses on learning English for for speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Lessons cover vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture in real-world situations; Mango makes learning fun. 

Mango has released custom apps for both iPhone / iPad and Android.  To download these:

1. Visit Mango from your computer. 
2. Create a personal account to track your progress.
3. Once you have created your personal account, visit the Mango mobile page from your  phone to download the app.

More information can be found on the Mango mobile site

BrowZinetm is an iPad app that allows you to browse hundreds of open access journals, saving favorite titles to a personal bookshelf.  You can also send citations from Browzine to the Zotero citation management service.  An Android version is due this year. 

Download the free app at the iTunes store or learn more about BrowZine.