Apps for Research
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This document provides a summary of various mobile apps that can be useful for research purposes. It groups the apps into the following categories: finding information, finding articles and books, apps for academic disciplines, and apps for organization. Some of the highlighted apps include Merriam-Webster dictionary, Wikipedia, Khan Academy, TED, ArticleSearch, EBSCOhost, World Newspapers, FreeBooks, Congressional Record, MyCongress, Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary, America's Economy, Open States, UN CountryStats, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Daily, Merck PTE, Google Translate, Mindmeister, Dropbox, and EasyBib.
Apps for Research
- 3. Merriam-Webster Free iPhone and Android Full access to MerriamWebster Collegiate Dictionary Voice Search Thesaurus
- 4. Wikipedia Free iPhone and Android Access Wikipedia Save articles to read offline Choose a language
- 5. Khan Academy Free iPhone and Android 4,200 instructional videos in math, science, and humanities
- 6. TED Free iPhone and Android Search and access 1,400 TEDtalks Browse offline Daily updates
- 8. ArticleSearch Free iPhone and Android Search for magazine and academic journal articles Some full-text access Simple search interface Share articles with via text message, email, or social media
- 9. EBSCOhost Free iPhone and Android Access articles from EBSCO Go to Academic Search Premier, scroll to the bottom, and click iPhone and Android Apps Enter an email address Open the email on your device and follow the instructions
- 10. World Newspapers $0.99 iPhone and Android Access articles from newspapers worldwide Translate articles
- 11. FreeBooks Free iPhone and Android Full text of 23,000+ classic books E-reader interface with highlighting, bookmarking, dictionary, notes Import your own ebooks
- 13. Congressional Record Free iPhone Read the daily edition of the Congressional Record Browse Congressional Record back to 104th Congress (1995) Perform keyword searches
- 14. MyCongress Free iPhone and Android Track members of Congress on news, video, and Twitter Access member bios and contact information
- 15. Nolos Plain-English Law Dictionary Free iPhone and Android Legal terms defined in basic language
- 16. Americas Economy Free iPhone and Android Key economic measures on employment, manufacturing, international trade, retail sales, and residential construction and sales Info from BLS, U.S. Census Bureau Real-time updates
- 17. Open States Free iPhone State-level legislation information Information about state representatives
- 18. UN CountryStats Free iPhone Generate tables and bar graphs Info on economic, social, environmental, trade, and area & population for UN countries
- 19. Poetry Free iPhone and Android The Poetry Foundation Poetry spinner to combine topics Discover poets and poetry
- 20. Poetry Daily Free iPhone Discover new contemporary poems
- 21. Merck PTE Free iPhone and Android Interactive Periodic Table Classroom presentation mode Multilingual support
- 22. Google Translate Free iPhone and Android Translate text and speech Listen to translations read aloud 70 + languages
- 24. Mindmeister Free iPhone and Android Draw maps of your ideas Organize ideas for research and writing
- 25. Dropbox Free iPhone and Android Access stored documents Easy way to read word docs and powerpoints on a mobile device Connects to your Dropbox account
- 26. EasyBib Free iPhone and Android Scan a books ISBN to produce a citation in MLA or APA