Tarleton Lib Mobile App

Tarleton Libraries has a new app for iPhones and iPads! You can find it in the App Store by searching for "Tarleton Lib" or use the QR code below to download the app:

From the app you can search the library catalog, make book lists and even read e-books and online journals. You can also see what books you have checked out and manage your holds. 

Want directions to the library? Need to call or e-mail us? You can do that from the app! You can find out more about library events and new library equipment under Library Events, and read this very blog under Library Blog. 

Screenshots from iTunes.

Have fun with the app and, as always, if you have questions, ask a librarian!

Do you InstaLibrary? Follow or Tag Us on Instagram

Follow us @tarletonlib

You may have seen that Tarleton Libraries has a Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest (as well as other social media accounts)but did you know that we also have an Instagram?

Search for our username @tarletonlib to follow us.

We post Tarleton-related and Library-related photos. For example, we have posted a few renovation updates to keep our users current on what's happening in our building.

We also post images of interesting/visually pleasing things that we find around campus; for example the tulips that are blooming in front of the library.

We're always open for suggestions. Also, if you take a library-related image, you can tag us in the photo or use a hashtag such as #dsl, #tarletonlibrary, #dslibrary, #Tarleton.

Check us out!  



Photos Taken By: Tracy Holtman

"There's an app for that..."

Did you know that Tarleton Libraries offer a wide variety of apps to meet your information needs on the go?

Check out the available apps here*

*There are different apps for different devices (android, iPhone, smartphones).

The library also has a mobile friendly website which allows you to:

•  find journal articles
• save citations to your bibliography
• keep up with current events
• keep library resources a thumb-click away
• renew your checked out materials

The library is wherever you are or want to be. 

Dick Smith Library Can Help You Get What You Need

In addition to the useful library resources and services described in yesterday's post, the library strives to help you get what you need when you need it:

• Online library catalog so you can locate items (print and electronic) in our collections.
• Databases so you can locate articles, films, reports, books, and more.
• Use your NTNET login to access databases when off-campus.
• Use Discovery@Tarleton to search 85% of the library's databases with one click.
• Choose specific databases from our A-Z database list.
• Choose recommended databases from our topical Subject Research Guides.
• Mobile apps and resources so you can get what you need while on the go.
• Off-campus and distance services so Tarleton students, faculty, and staff at satellite campuses and/or in online classes can take full advantages of our resources.
• Interlibrary loan services so you can obtain items not in the library's collections
• TexShare card program so you can get borrowing privileges at libraries across the state.

Remember, we're here to help you and glad to do so.  Just give a call (254-968-9249), send an email (reference@tarleton.edu), or stop by (hours).  You can also check in with the library through various social media venues (linked from the library's homepage).

Dick Smith Library staff wishes you an excellent Spring 2013 semester.

Dick Smith Library's Mobile Apps: Ebscohost Databases App

Have you downloaded the Ebscohost App that allows you to search the Dick Smith Library’s Ebscohost databases yet?

I just downloaded the App to my iPhone and I love how easy it is to search the databases for my scholarly articles. This is great if you’re a student who is on the go like I am!

Check out the search I just conducted with a few simple key strokes!

EBSCO has just released an app for both iPhone/iPod and Androids. Click the link at the bottom of any EBSCOhost page to email yourself the download instructions, access key and a link to the app store. It is really important that you follow the directions carefully in order to get access to the library’s Ebscohost databases!

If you’re having trouble, be sure to ask a librarian for help!

Mobile Resources

Mobile Library Website

Check out our new mobile-friendly webpage on your smartphone or tablet computer. You can save time by searching the library catalog or renewing books while you’re out and about -- no more detours to your dorm or the nearest computer lab. You can also find our top ten databases, ask a librarian for help, get our hours and contact information, or browse our services/resources.

Mobile-friendly Databases

Several of our database vendors now have mobile sites: American Chemical Society, JSTOR, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Explore, EBSCO (a source for a wide range of databases), and others. These mobile sites let you search for and read articles without having to scroll to different parts of the page.

The library--there's an app for that.

There are many "apps" available through our various database vendors. Below are a few of them. You can get more information on our Mobile Apps and Resources page or by clicking on the icons below.

GENERAL RESEARCH

EBSCOHost (works on most smartphones)


LEARN A LANGUAGE

Mango (iOS)

LIBRARY-RELATED

BookMyne (iOS, Android)

**Note: iOS is the name of the operating system used on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.
More information on smartphones and apps here.

U.S. Government Mobile Apps

Have a smart phone?  Did you know that the U.S. Government has an app for that!  Over 50 apps you can use with your phone. All of them are FREE!

Covered areas include:

• Travel
• Health
• Law 
• Jobs
• Museums and Libraries,
• etc.!

Take a look! -- http://apps.usa.gov/