A Penn Libraries blog
The mobile app marketplace is turning five years old! Read a short history and try to figure out where it’s going. (New Yorker) A new app from the folks behind the Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP) will help avoid miscommunication between healthcare workers with language barriers. (Penn Current) Check out some cool ways […]
The Situation Last year, on the day of the final of the last section of my course, I received my University-issued iPad. I teach chemical information to graduate students and give a “practical” exam; the students are asked to search the literature and retrieve relevant information to answer a series of questions that I ask. […]
Browsing e-resources on campus is easy. Most of our journal and database providers are able to detect that you are on campus, and give you access to the high-quality content that Penn provides. Off-campus is another story. If you are looking for articles on the web by using Google Scholar or by going directly to […]
New Facebook + OCR interviews ≠ bad news. Use this guide to figure out how to maintain a semblance of privacy on the social network. (NYT) Or, use the PennApps hackathon-winning SimpleWash, formerly known as FaceWash! (Hacker League) Google Drive, Penn+Box, Dropbox — how similar are these services? The Weigle Information Commons staff investigates. (WIC) Get hip […]
Last month, Adam Preset from ISC Networking & Telecommunications gave a quick tour of Penn+Box at the WIC’s Gadget Day. Three things I learned from Adam and have since come to love: 1: Real spreadsheets. Yes it’s nerdy, but we all know the horror that is a Google spreadsheet. How many of you have had […]
The first PennApps Hackathon of 2013 is already ramping up happened! The overall winner whipped up Inventory, an RFID-hack for your backpack, meant to keep track of things as you put them in and take them out. Crazy smart idea, as always. Way to go, PennApps people! Full list of winners: http://2013s.pennapps.com/prizes Recording of ALL presentations: […]
By now, hopefully you’ve discovered Penn’s new Penn+Box service, which works a lot like Dropbox, except that you get 20GB of free storage. (If not, here’s Kate’s review: http://appsontap.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/dropbox-full-try-pennbox/ ) There’s a Box app for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, and it turns out you can use your PennKey to log into it, but […]
You may have heard that Penn and Box launched a cloud storage service for all Penn staff, faculty and students. You may be wondering if it’s worth jumping in and using that big open 20GB space. I’ve been hearing mixed reviews, but overall I think it’s worth it. Here’s why. Basically, it’s a GIANT Dropbox. […]
We know it’s all fun and games for the next week or so (Library Social!), but in no time you’ll be lining up for library time. Here’s a quick roundup of key on-the-go resources and useful tools: First things first: Security. Unattended theft is one of the most common crimes on campus. For peace of mind, install […]
I recently came across an interesting charity that encourages all of us to recycle our cellphones for a good cause. Hope Phones’ goal is to advance rural healthcare support in Africa. Transferring the value of your old cellphone to their accounts allows the non-profit organization to purchase technology appropriate for use in third world countries. […]
From the WIC Blog
