According to Princeton University's library, here are the apps that the library has loaded onto its iPads. Think of it like a starter kit if you're buying a new iPad and you want to have it outfitted like an Ivy League researcher.
NB: The Atlantic is a totally glaring omission from this list, in our humble opinion.
Education/Libraries
- iPrinceton
- MyLibrary
- lynda.com (sign in with your Princeton netID)
- British Library Treasures
- British Library 19th Century Collections
- NYPL Biblion
- Mango Languages Library Edition
(accessible via account with the Princeton Piublic Library) - AccessMyLibrary
- EBSCOhost
- Library of Congress Virtual Tour
- TED Lectures
- Pi Cubed
- iCircuit
News
- CNN
- Huffington Post
- NPR
- USA Today
- BBC News
- Mashable
- Washington Post
- MIT Technology
- ABC News
- New York Times
- Popular Mechanics Magazine
- Science News Prime
Productivity
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Dictionary
- Dictionary.Com
- M-W Dictionary
- Bing
- Google Earth
- Google Translate
- WEbMD
- White Pages
- Yellow Pages
- EasyBib
- Poetry from the Poetry Foundation
- USA.Gov
- Today's Document - National Archives
- Real Time Congress
- WolframAlpha
- The Elements: A Visual Exploration
QR Codes
Social
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