Abstract
The author highlights some of the best applications for mobile devices that are relevant to information professionals and researchers. He looks at apps in three categories: ‘Informational’ apps that provide information on-the-go and that can be useful for both researchers and their clients and patrons; apps being offered by information product vendors; and ‘next generation’ apps that are combining and offering information in ways that may be useful to the information professional. Devices on which apps are available, and the cost of each app, is provided where known. The article concludes with a reflection on the role of mobile apps in the work of information professionals and researchers.
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