The document discusses how mobile apps can be used to extend library services beyond physical walls. It provides examples of different mobile apps that can help users manage their library accounts, search catalogues, access citations generators and bibliographic tools, retrieve digital collections, find library locations, and connect with librarians. Mobile apps allow users to access library resources conveniently using smartphones and tablets.

1. 1Nidhisha P K and 2Dr. R Sarangapani
1Research Scholar and 2Head of the Department I/c
DLIS, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

2. As many of the people are using mobile apps constantly,
it will be a benefit for the library professional to connect
mobile app with library services to extend the library
services beyond the library walls and to keep constant
interaction with the library users.
With the development of
smart phones and evolution in the
mobile technology, people are
able to connect with each other
and can access e-information
from anywhere quickly

3. Mobile apps are also known as mobile applications, are
a set of software programs that are design and run for mobile
devices like smart phone and tablet computers. It allows the
users to access services similar to those are provided with
personal computers.

4. Use of Mobile Apps in Library Services
User account can be manage by using mobile app
Library user can search the library catalogue
User can find the location of a specific library and
contact information
It paves the way to connect with Librarian
It acts as a reference tool for learning and research
User can connect to library through SMS, E-mail,
phone, chat or via social media
Users get information about the various services and
facilities provided by the library
Library app enables the user to download and use
digital collections

6. A free citation generator tool
Allows to create bibliographic references using
APA, and Chicago style
App is available for Apple and Android devices

7. Search the library
catalogue
Place hold and renewal of
library items
Check the due date
Locate the nearest library
Connect to the librarian
Allows connecting to
social media like Facebook
and Twitter

8. Free app
designed for
Apple devices
Users can search scholarly
articles, journals, magazines and
other scholarly communication
which are useful for research
and learning
Facilitates to save and share
articles by e-mail or text
messages.

9.  A free app from Gale, Cengage Learning which helps
the users to locate Gale holdings available in every
library in a town
 Users can find the nearest library within 10 mile radius
by GPS.
Features

10. It allows wireless printing of documents and
photos at the library.
It can be run on BlackBeryy, iOS and Android
devices.
Users can search for kiosk location in the library
using keyword or using GPS and can print reports,
documents and photos and so on.

11. Hoopla is the leading digital library app which allows
the users to borrow e-books, audio books, music,
movies etc from a public library.
The app provides the facility to
download content for offline
reading, listening and watching

12. An educational tool
designed to build
diagrams and other
graphics
It is expensive to purchase but lite
version of the app can be available
to use freely before purchasing the
app

13.  To record and use
bibliographic citations of
scholarly article, books,
journals etc
 To import citation,
organize and create
reference list, and store
different file formats like
images, graphs and PDF

14. Subscription based
reference
management tool
To improve
storage it
combines with
Google Drive,
OneDrive and
Dropbox
Designed for
iPad and
available in
App store
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15. It allows reading, annotating and downloading
PDF, searching within library back up in the cloud
and save PDF from other apps or websites.
It can be use both online and offline.
It can be used in iOS and Android devices.
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16.  Zotero is both free and open source software
 It can be use both online and offline in laptop, iPad
and Android devices.
 Zotero has no official app but there are several third
party app like Android apps- ZotDroid and ZotEZ2, iOS
apps- BibUP and PaperShip and so on.
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17.  Home Library app is a
kind of personal library; a
user can manage and use
from the mobile device.
There are different home
library apps are available
to read books from mobile
devices.
 Goodreads, Libib,
LibraryThing, Book
Crawler are some
examples of home library
apps.

18.  Mobile apps are one of the best methods to
disseminate information services in this digital
environment.
 In order to boost library services, introduce
library apps to the users so that they can
access e-information from their smart phones
or tablet devices.