Apps for Academics

The MIT Libraries, contemporary arbiters of the information tsunami, are offering tips on useful apps for smartphones and devices. These suggestions are not just for faculty, of course. Any knowledge-working, game-playing, device-loving user of phones, tablets, and more can benefit from the info offered via Apps for Academics. And many apps are free.

Highlights:

Productivity

• DropBox: sync files online and across computers
• LogMein Ignition: remotely access your computer from anywhere

Reading

• Instapaper: read saved web pages on the go
• Papers: organize, notate, and share articles and PDFs

Taking Notes

• Evernote: input text, photos, video
• JotNot Scanner: converts your iPhone camera into a portable multi-page scanner

Other gems: SkyFire: allows Flash viewing on iPhones; TuneIn Radio: hear 40,000 radio stations on your Apple devices; WolframAlpha: quick search for scientific data and diagrams.

Check out all of the MIT Libraries guides for quick links to exciting and useful information;  some are reserved for the MIT community but many are public.