30 Apps for Librarians Sana Moulder & Bryson Kopf

-What does mobile mean today? 64% of American adults now own a smartphone of some kind, up from 35% in the spring of 2011.American adults now own a smartphone of some kind, up from 35% in the spring of Smartphone ownership is especially high among younger Americans (85% of those aged 18-29), as well as those with relatively high income and education levels.

Users are turning to mobile devices as they navigate a wide range of life events -62% of smartphone owners have used their phone in the past year to look up information about a health condition. -57% have used their phone to do online banking. -44% have used their phone to look up real estate listings or other information about a place to live. -43% have used their phone to look up information about a job. information about a job. -40% to look up government services or information. -30% to take a class or get educational content. -18% to submit a job application.

Privacy & Security

Lost and Stolen Devices -Consumer Reports believes that over 3 million smartphones are stolen each year. Their very nature makes them attractive to those prone to thievery because they are small, easily concealable, carry a ton of valuable information on them and they’re shockingly easy to jailbreak or fence. -Take Steps to protect your data and device: 1. Set a screen lock 2. Make sure your data is backed up 3. Encrypt your device 4. Turn on 2-factor authentication (more on this in a minute) 5. Only download from a trusted source

Lost and Stolen Devices, Continued If you lose the device, there are apps you can use to get it back or at least disable it: 1.Android Device manager: A Google app that allows you to track and secure your devices remotely. You can remotely track your devices, cause them to ring, change the lock code, or completely wipe them. 2.On Apple devices, use iCloud and Find my iPhone to track the phone. You can also turn on “lost mode,” which will remotely lock your phone and suspend Apple Pay.

Lost and Stolen Devices, Continued -Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds a second level of authentication to an account log-in. When you have to enter only your username and one password, that's considered a single-factor authentication. 2FA requires the user to have two out of three types of credentials before being able to access an account. The three types are: 1.Something you know, such as a personal identification number (PIN), password or a pattern 2.Something you have, such as an ATM card, phone, or fob 3.Something you are, such as a biometric like a fingerprint or voice print

Secure Web Browsing -VPN (Virtual Private Network), is a network that is constructed by using public wires — usually the Internet — to connect to a private network, such as a company's internal network. There are a number of systems that enable you to create networks using the Internet as the medium for transporting data. -TOR is free software for enabling anonymous communication. The name is an acronym derived from the original software project name The Onion Router. Tor directs Internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer network consisting of more than six thousand relays to conceal a user's location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis.free softwareanonymous communicationnetwork surveillancetraffic analysis - (android) - (iOS devices)

Secure Web Browsing, Continued -Ghostery ( is a browser add-on that shows you all the companies that are tracking you when you visit a website, and allows you to block them from collecting data, if you choose. -Duckduckgo ( is an Internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers’ privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results. DuckDuckGo distinguishes itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and by deliberately showing all users the same search results for a given search term. DuckDuckGo emphasizes getting information from the best sources rather than the most sourceshttps:// engine filter bubble

App Discovery Quixey: A search engine for apps. You can choose a platform, such as iOS or Android, and enter what you want the app to be able to do.

Password Managers -LastPass: (Android and iOS): Passwords in LastPass are protected by a master password, encrypted locally, and synchronized to any other browser. LastPass has a form filler that automates password entering and form filling. It also supports password generation, site sharing and site logging -1Password: (Android and iOS): It remembers all of your website passwords for you so you never have to enter them in. All you need to remember is one password (hence the name), which will give you access to all of your other passwords. Once you add a password, your web browser can log you into your favorite sites using only that one password you made. It also can keep track of secure notes, passport numbers, medical information, frequent flier numbers, and even your credit cards.