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Mobile Apps for Students, Teachers and Academics

This guide gives useful mobile app recommendations for smartphones and tablets. Aimed at students, teachers and academics, these apps can help you with your study and work, productivity and general well-being.

Getting started

Great resources you can access on your hand-held devices to help you get started with your research:

For support with study skills and assignments, check out the Learning lab.

Multidisciplinary database apps

ABS Stats logo  ABS Stats | Download for iOS | Download for Android

An easily accessible app brought to you by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Find your official Australian statistics here, including key economic indicators, 2016 census data, and population clock (current population projection).

Price: free Device: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android.

  EBSCOHost Download for iOS | Download for Android

EBSCOHost is a database that holds information, literature and journal articles on most subjects.

Before you download the app you need to connect EBSCOHost with your RMIT account. To do this; 

Step 1 Find EBSCOhost Web from the Library's list of popular databases.
Step 2 Once in the database, scroll to the bottom of the page and click iPhone and Android apps.
Step 3 Enter your email address to send yourself the instructions, key and a link to download the app.

Price: free Device: iPhone and Android.

  SpringerLink | Download for iOS | Download for Android

Contains articles and chapters from over 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and over 50,000 books in every area of science, technology and medicine -- in total, over 6 million documents. Price: free Device: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android.