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Started 4 months ago by krafty
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krafty

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There are some libraries already out there that have created some great lists of apps available in their institutions. As somebody who currently working on one for my institution I have found these lists to be invaluable leading me to resources.
Here are some great lists of apps:
-UCSF Library http://bit.ly/zlkoYX
-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Library http://bit.ly/y3lt6T
-Weill Cornell Medical College Medical Library http://bit.ly/xir7tF
Anybody have links to lists they would like to share?
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Marc-Emile Plourde

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Hi krafty
Are you aware of any institutions that buys iOS apps at a discount to give to med students / residents? As a developer, we're asked if we're willing to offer a "Discount for Educational Institutions" when we submit apps to iTunes; however, I've never seen evidence of that "feature" being used by universities. Has anybody here heard of something like that? For the lucky ones with iPads provided by their school; did they come pre-loaded with apps?
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Hi Krafty,
thx for the lists, which are very useful indeed. We have some Apps listed according to NLM classification at http://medbib.klinikum.uni-muenster.de/php/ipad/apps-sys.php
Hi Marc-Emile,
we definitely look forward for educational licenses as a give-away to our students and doctors, as we have don eit in the past with applications for personal digital assisstents.
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Hi Krafty,
At the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library, we've created a LibGuide with lots of mobile medical apps for clinicians, lab researchers, nurses, and patients, divided out by the devices of Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and iPad: http://libguides.mskcc.org/mobile
We do offer a few apps which are free to our employees through subscriptions (they usually have to register in order to use the app). We are a nonprofit, not an educational institution, and we haven't received any app discounts besides apps that come with journal subscriptions.
Thanks for the thoughtful blogging.
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krafty

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Hi jewells,
You have a great question and it deserves its own thread. I am a little new to this forum moderator thing. I am going to try and copy and paste your question into a new thread so others can see it.
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blevinsa

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We use a LibGuide at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences to try and keep up with all our apps. We mostly recommend apps that we have access to through institutional subscriptions, but there are also some free apps listed. In addition, we have our list divided by specialty and platform, which can make it tricky to keep up with since things in this area are changing so quickly. http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/mobile
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Gyokuraku

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We have a LibGuide at the Taubman Health Sciences Library that focuses on free apps only (this includes apps that are free because of our subscriptions). http://guides.lib.umich.edu/healthmobile
I agree that this is a very hard resource to update, as things change very quickly (new apps, apps that begin as free apps, then become not-free). I've been able to keep up only with the help of an "updating checklist" that prompts me to look in various areas (our apps are divided by device & by topic).
We've also created a Plain Medical Language app (iPhone & Android), based on our Google widget, which is free. We'd love to find more free apps.
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JoAnnK

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Here is a link to the mobile LibGuide I created at Henry Ford Hospital: http://henryford.libguides.com/mobile
It is still a work in progress. I update it whenever I come across new, credible, useful apps or mobile websites. Currently I only list resources that are free, or available through our institution subscriptions. As the content grows, I am considering categorizing by device as well.
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Here is Duke Medical Center Library's mobile guide: http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/mobile
You'll see I've categorized by platform and type of resource. I welcome any comments!
Marc-Emile: Yes, our PA program purchases many apps for the students at a discount (and provides them with an iPod Touch). They buy items from Skyscape as well as some standalone products.
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kheskett

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Wow, some of these libgides are quite extensive. Very impressive.
We've also created one at UC San Diego - http://libguides.ucsd.edu/bmlmobile - and started with a focus of highlighting the mobile access available through are already subscribed resources. We also added just a few utility apps.
There is an interesting trend of mobile friendly web sites vs. actual downloadable app and I'm curious to see where things wind up. Are apps better than web sites or vice versa? Wonder where our vendors will go with this?
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rsager

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It is nice to see so many health science libraries supporting and recommending mobile apps for our users. At Ebling Library - University of Wisconsin-Madison, we have a mobiles portal that a small group of us maintain. http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/infocommons/mobiles.php
It is a work in progress and we are always looking to improve it and decide which direction to go in.
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Amanda Chiplock

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Wow this thread is a great resource!
Nova Southeastern University's Health Professions Division (HPD) Library also has a Mobile Resources LibGuide: http://nova.campusguides.com/content.php?pid=104950&sid=835769
The list includes mobile-optimized databases which the library subscribes to, as well as apps for library resources. Many other apps are included as we post apps that our librarians, faculty and students recommend based on their experiences using the apps. However, I agree with many of the comments that it is difficult to keep this list current as the technology changes, and new apps are released.
For Marc-Emile: Our institution does purchase apps in bulk to take advantage of the discounts. We make purchases through the Apple Volume Purchasing Program for Education. The Library circulates iPads to students, faculty and staff, and we pre-load the devices with many medical, education, and production apps. In addition, many of the health professions departments are embarking on tablet projects and initiatives, and they also make volume purchases. So, yes, please encourage developers to create discounted packages for academic institutions - and thank you in advance! :)
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corbetron

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Great thread. Thanks. I'll be sending sending a link on to our library staff.
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The National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Disaster Information Management Research Center just launched our new website "Disaster Apps and Mobile Optimized Web Pages" http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterapps.html
Please take a look!!
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Amanda Chiplock

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@Siobhan2 Very cool, thanks for sharing! Tweeted, shared on Facebook and downloaded the apps :)
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laulib

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this is great, wonderful examples and ideas, thanks to everyone for sharing and to Krafty for starting this
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digicmb

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Here's a link to our wiki on the "iPad on Loan" project we are doing, including lists of apps installed on the iPAds.
http://ipadscmb.pbworks.com
Tehre is also a Netvibes with some other search options, it's own CSE Medical Apps Search (MAPPS) http://www.netvibes.com/medicalapps
Great forum! I will surely link & refer to it.
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