Mobile Library Services

Need help?  These services are customized for mobile devices:

• Text-a-Librarian at (512) 394-8997
• My Library Account - Renew books and check due dates
• How Do I...? - Frequently Asked Questions
• Research Guides - Help getting started by topic or by course

Mobile-Friendly Resources

A full list of resources optimized for mobile devices is at the bottom of this page.  The most popular mobile-friendly resources are:

• Library Catalog - Find books and DVDs at the Scarborough-Phillips Library
• Discovery Search - Find articles to read online or e-mail for later use
• WorldCat - Locate books in libraries across the world.  With a TexShare card, you can check out books from nearly every library in the state of Texas.

Research and Writing Apps

• Ebsco Mobile
  Hands down, the best mobile app for finding, reading, and e-mailing articles.  To download this app, click on the link labeled "EBSCOhost iPhone and Android Applications" at the bottom of the Discovery Search.  You will be required to enter your e-mail address to receive the download link.
• Bluefire Reader
  In order to read books from our EBL eBook collection on a mobile device, you need an app that works with Adobe Digital Editions.  For iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, this is the free Bluefire Reader.

Full List of Mobile-Friendly Resources

• Academic Search Complete
• Agricola
• Alt HealthWatch
• America: History and Life
• ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials
• Bibliography of Native North Americans
• Business Source Complete
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
• Communication & Mass Media Complete
• Computer Source
• Criminal Justice Abstracts
• Economía y Negocios
• ERIC
• Fuente Académica
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• GalleryWatch CRS Reports
• Google Books
• GreenFILE
• Health Source - Consumer Edition
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
• Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA)
• Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts
• Jewish Studies Source
• Legal Collection
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• MAS Ultra - School Edition
• MasterFILE Premier
• MedicLatina
• MEDLINE
• Middle Search Plus
• Military & Government Collection
• MLA Directory of Periodicals
• MLA International Bibliography
• New Testament Abstracts
• Newspaper Source
• Philosopher's Index
• Primary Search
• Professional Development Collection
• PsycARTICLES
• PsycBOOKS
• PsycEXTRA
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
• PsycINFO
• PubMed
• Regional Business News
• Religion and Philosophy Collection
• Science & Technology Collection
• Serials Directory
• SocINDEX with Full Text
• Teacher Reference Center
• Texas Reference Center
• TOPICsearch
• Vocational and Career Collection
• World History Collection
• WorldCat