Apps for Librarians: Using the Best Mobile Technology to Educate, Create, and Engage

How can your library―and your patrons―benefit from mobile apps? This guidebook offers a solid foundation in "app-literacy," supplying librarians with the knowledge to review and recommend apps, offer workshops, and become the app expert for their communities.

• Describes the most important, high-quality mobile apps in specific topic areas of interest to librarians

• Provides examples of how these apps are useful for education, creativity, and productivity for all types of users, including those with special needs

• Supplies a detailed checklist of what information to include when reviewing apps

• Includes an extensive resource guide to books, blogs, websites, courses, and other sources for keeping up with mobile apps

• Provides notes on app functionality, features, price, and developer as well as any pertinent limitations