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Mobile Library

  

Our E-books from Dawsonera can be accessed and read on iPhones and other handheld devices, no configuration or external apps needed!  

   
     
     
  

Our Ebsco databases are available in a mobile-friendly format, no configuration or external apps needed!  

 
 
     
     
JSTOR how have a mobile version of their database.  It's still at beta, and so may be subject to change. Perhaps best used for searching JSTOR and emailing the results to yourself for viewing on a PC or laptop at a later date. An Athens account is required for logging in.
   
     
     
PubMed: PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites. Click the icon opposite to access Pubmed's mobile interface
   
     
     
Social Sciences Research Network is devoted to the rapid dissemination of scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities and provides full-text access to nearly 300,000 downloadable full-text pdfs.  Click the icon opposite to access the free SSRN iPhone app
   
     
     
 PLoS Medicine is an open-access peer-reviewed medical journal covering the full spectrum of the medical sciences. Click the icon opposite to access the free PLoS Medicine iPhone app    
     
     
  

The library catalogue can also be accessed on handheld devices, no configuration or external apps needed!  

   

QR Codes in the library


The library is now using QR codes to direct smartphone users to relevant library content, for instance the library bay signs and library catalogue records.  QR codes are two dimensional barcodes and are used to encode information, such as text, images and website URLs.  To be able to read QR codes on your phone, you need:


  • A camera
  • Internet access
  • A barcode reader.

 

The first two pretty much come as standard on today's phones, but chances are you will need to download a barcode reader.  Here are 3 such readers:


i-nigma reader

Beetagg

Neoreader


This website contains details of the above readers and others