Best Apps for Academics, site license for libraries & institutions

Use the best apps for your academic work

Take notes and organize them for findability

Take notes in formats that work best for you, including audio notes, handwritten notes, or by typing. With apps like Notability, Penultimate, and Evernote you can input information, organize and tag it, and find it again in the massive storehouse of data that most scholars accumulate.

Streamline your research

Streamline your research with apps like Papers 3, Pubget, and Wolfram Alpha. Learn how other academics are using these apps to increase their productivity.

Synchronize your life

In this multi-device, multi-platform world, you need the best tools for keeping in sync everywhere. Apps like Dropbox, Evernote, Box, and Google Drive help you avoid synchronization insanity.

Present information effectively

Make slides that communicate information effectively with apps like Haiku Deck, Keynote, and Slideshark.

Save time, use the best

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the huge number of apps out there (some of poor quality), then this book is for you!

Authors: 

• Nicole Hennig (independent user experience professional — worked for MIT for over a decade)
  
•  Pam Nicholas (IT professional, MIT Libraries)
  

This 155-page PDF ebook includes:

• Detailed descriptions of 44 best apps. (iOS and Android)
  
• Links to 125 additional apps (honorable mentions).
  
• Many examples of how mobile apps are being used by academics in their work.
  
• Links to app guides for specific disciplines.
  
• A resource guide of books, blogs, and courses about mobile apps.