Our Favorite Library Apps
Besides social media apps (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) that you use to follow @uolibraries, did you know there are a bunch of apps to help you use UO Libraries and its resources?
Here are some of our favorites:
BrowZine
Link: https://browzine.com/libraries/38/subjects
BrowZine allows you to discover and follow journals in your field by subject or title. Fill a virtual bookshelf with journals you read and create alerts to new issues. Read and save individual articles or share them through email, citation management programs, or social media.
Bluefire Reader / Adobe Digital Editions / Libby by OverDrive
Links: http://www.bluefirereader.com
https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html
https://meet.libbyapp.com
E-reader apps that accommodate many types of ebooks. NOTE: Libby also allows you to listen to audiobooks and is available at the Eugene Public Library.
Dropbox
[Rumor is that we’re getting this, so this is a placeholder for later]
Canvas
Link: https://canvas.uoregon.edu
Access the UO Learning Management System (LMS) from your mobile device.
Hoopla
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com
Apps used by many public libraries, including in Eugene, which all you to stream movies & music.
UOregon Mobile
Link: https://safety.uoregon.edu/UOregon-App
The UO Mobile app allows you to access UO information from your mobile device.
Cisco AnyConnect
Link: https://service.uoregon.edu/TDClient/KB/ArticleDet?ID=31048
Cisco AnyConnect connects you to the campus network through a VPN so you can access library subscription materials such as databases.
EndNote / Mendeley / Zotero
Links: https://endnote.com/product-details/basic/
https://www.mendeley.com/
Citation management tools have apps that allow you to access your research on mobile devices. We prefer Zotero's mobile site over the available 3rd party apps.
