The document presents a list of 60 mobile applications relevant for librarians and information professionals, focusing on various categories such as productivity, communication, and entertainment. It highlights the growing use of apps among U.S. adults, with an emphasis on those providing regular updates and facilitating communication. Additionally, the document includes resources and links for accessing and staying updated with emerging apps across different platforms.

1. 60 Apps in 60 Scott Brown
Social Information Group
Minutes Redux: Joe Murphy
The next 60 apps you Librarian, Tech Trend Spotter
need to know
SLA Annual Conference
Chicago IL USA, July 17, 2012
1 Jim – unprofound.com

2. Twitter
@scbrown5
@libraryfuture
#SLAChicago
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3. Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android
(and occasionally Blackberry, Windows Phone)
Specific to CI, librarians, and info pros
Productivity
Business/news
Entertainment
Communication
Social networks
Lifestyle
Just for fun
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4. The growth of apps
• As of August 2011, half of U.S. adult cell phone
owners (50%) now have apps on their phones.
• Overall, apps that provide regular updates about
everyday information (news, weather, sports, or
stocks) and those that help people communicate
are the most commonly downloaded.
Source: Pew Internet: http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx
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5. CI, librarians & info pros
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6. ArticleSearch
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7. bit.ly
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Curation features for custom URLs and shortening on the
go.

8. Merck manuals
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Social Impact Metrics

10. Dragon Medical
360
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12. Dragon Medical 360
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13. http://threering.com/
Create digital student portfolios with a Smartphone app
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The mobile as creation, curation, and data management tool.

14. Vendor apps
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15. CH-Plate
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16. iThoughts
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17. Harrap French Business Dictionary
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19. EasyBib
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20. Productivity
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21. OnLive Desktop
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22. Google +
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23. LogMeIn Ignition
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Top of the Apps: CI Division 23
Top of the Apps: CI Division 23

24. http://prezi.com/ipad/
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25. FastCustomer
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26. iCloud
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27. CamCard Lite
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28. CamCard Lite
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29. https://drive.google.com
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30. Interview Prep
Questions
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31. Square
for mobile payments
and new products
https://squareup.com/register
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33. Pocket
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34. Business/news
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35. American Business Journals
• Access the most-read
and most-emailed
articles
• Category headers,
including news,
industries
• Links to major Business
Journal events
Thanks to Barbara Fullerton for this one!
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36. World newspapers
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Pulse 37

38. Staying current – Techcrunch
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39. Data.gov.uk/apps
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40. Stitcher
Mobile streaming
radio / podcasts
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41. Entertainment / Content
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42. Social magazine-like app aggregates web content
FlipBoard with a visual touch-interactive display.
For iPad – specific content title
For iPhone. Social and
content streams
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Flipboard harnesses visual engagement, social discovery, & self

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44. Social, crowd, and
self publishing
iAuthor
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http://www.widbook.com

45. Communication
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46. HeyWire
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47. Facebook Messenger
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48. Join.me
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49. Join.me
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50. Apple iMessage
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51. Google Translate
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52. Social networks
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53. Tumblr’s expansion reflects growth of mobile self micro-publishing
‘Tumblr’ overtaking ‘blog’ in Google searche
Tumblr boasts:
64 million posts/day.
57.5 million blogs.
Serves content creators and curators.
Curates
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specific
content
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http://storyboard.tumblr.com/about
http://mashable.com/2012/06/03/the-beginners-guide-to-tumblr/

54. LunchMeet
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55. Pinterest
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56. Instagram
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57. Facebook Camera
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58. Lifestyle
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59. Conversation
Shaker
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60. Augmented Reality
http://www.tagwhat.com/
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61. Tip & Split
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63. Airline apps
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64. http://www.shazam.com/music/web/pressrelease.html?nid=NEWS20111117144336
64 http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/05/31/uk-music-discovery-app-shazam-
leverages-its-data-to-predict-this-summers-music-hits/
http://mashable.com/2012/06/01/shazam-summer-songs-tags/#8UVNT4wvIGY

65. Pandora
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66. Spotify
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67. Silent Film
Director
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68. http://about.me/joemurphylibfut
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69. Unstuck
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70. Unstuck
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https://play.google.com.google.android.music

72. Relax Melodies
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73. Location
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74. Glympse
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76. Wikihood
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78. Layar:
What’s cool
and new
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80. SpotCrime
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81. Path
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Now a mobile life-streaming app

82. YouTube82
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83. TweetMyJobs
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84. Just for fun
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85. Happy
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86. Casual Gaming
… meets physics
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88. With Mitt
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89. iSpeech Obama
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90. Draw 90
Something

91. WTF Should I Make For Dinner
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93. How to keep up
 iOS
 http://www.imore.com/apps/
 Android
 http://www.androidcentral.com/apps
 Blackberry
 http://crackberry.com/crack-team/software
 Windows
 http://www.wpcentral.com/apps
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94. How to keep up
 Android apps
 http://www.androidtapp.com
 http://play.google.com/store
 iPad apps
 http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/
 iPhone apps
 http://www.apple.com/iphone/from-the-app-store/
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95. Apps search engine!
http://www.quixey.com
 Find apps by key word, function, etc.
 Filter by OS (iOS, Android, etc.)
 Results give you pricing, description
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96. Which are your coolest?
© lunamarina -
Fotolia.com
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97. Please give your feedback
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CI_Evaluation
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98. Thank you!
Connect with me:
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Email:
scott@socialinformationgroup.com
Twitter: scbrown5 and socialinfo
Skype: scbrown5
LinkedIn:
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http://www.socialinformationgroup.com
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99. Joe Murphy
Tech Trend Spotter for Libraries
Twitter: @libraryfuture
http://joemurphylibraryfuture.com
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