Apps for Research & Learning
- Classics - 23, 469 Books to GoFree classic literature! Authors include Aristotle, Charles Dickens, Plato and Oscar Wilde.
**Works with iPhone, iPod, and iPad. - DropboxStore, sync, and share files online and across computers. Access your Dropbox, download files for offline viewing, and sync photos and videos to your Dropbox from your mobile device.
**Works with iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry. - Ebsco MobileUsing Ebsco Mobile you can search most of its research databases. Find articles on general topics (Academic Search Premier) or on specific subjects such as sociology (SocIndex), psychology (PsycArticles), literature (MLA International), and sports medicine (SportsDiscus).
To access this database you will need to log on with your last name and ULV ID.
**Works on most smartphones - EvernoteCreate text, video, and audio memos. Search your notes and photos. Sync to Mac, PC and Web.
**Works with iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android, Blackberry, and more. - Google Book SearchSearch more than 1.5 million public domain books.
**Works with most smart phones - History: Maps of the WorldThis app has high-resolution historical maps of the world from the 4th to the 20th centuries. Created by Seung-Bin Cho.
**Only available for iPhone, iPod, and iPad. - iSSRNCreated by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), iSSRN provides access to over 260,000 research papers in the social sciences and humanities. Articles can be emailed or viewed on the device.
**Only available for iPhone, iPod, or iPad. - Library of Congress"The Library of Congress is the world's largest library and the largest body of knowledge under a single roof. Whether you're onsite, at home, in a classroom or elsewhere, this app will give you a virtual tour that mirrors the Library of Congress Experience, an award-winning group of exhibitions and features that has drawn record numbers of visitors."
**Only available for iPhones - LibraryThing's Local BooksUses your current location to find bookstores, libraries, and book events in your area.
**Only available for iPhones. Free through the iTunes store under Local Books - OECD Factbook 2010"Now, wherever you are, you have easy access to a comprehensive statistical picture of the world’s major economies from: OECD. The OECD Factbook is organised around 12 themes such as population and migration, macroeconomic trends, and globalization. Each indicator includes a table showing the latest available data for the 30 OECD countries.
**Works with most smart phones
**There is also an iPhone OECD app freely available through iTunes. - PlanetsUses current location to display detailed view of the sky. Provides location of the sun, moon, and planets; stars and constellation maps; and future and current moon phases.
**Works with iPhone and iPad - PubMed HandheldSearch the research on medicine from the National Library of Medicine. This site also offers access to askMEDLINE, a consumer health reference source.
**Works on most smart phones
There is also an iPhone app, PubMed on Tap, available for purchase at the iTunes store. - RefWorks MobileAccess your personal RefWorks account through your smartphone! Search for, view, edit, and organize citations for your research.
You will need to enter the Group Code to access your account: RWULaVerne
**Works with most smartphones - TEDContains the entire TedTalks library of more than 700 video presentations. Save talks for offline viewing.
**Only available for iPhone and iPad - USA Factbook FreeFeatures facts about the 50 U.S. states, maps with state names, U.S documents and more.
**Only available for iPhone and iPad - WorldCat Mobile Search the world's catalog of more than 150 million items in libraries worldwide from your phone. Find books, journals, dissertations, videos, and more! These items can be borrowed from owning libraries through LeoDelivers!
**Works with most smart phones
Get the La Verne Mobile App!
Download the La Verne mobile app today! It's free and in your app store. To go directly to the download, go to http://ulv.boopsie.com in your phone's internet browser.
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