Search

• EBSCO App FAQ - Search ACC's EBSCO databases from your web-enabled phone. The app can be downloaded and installed from either of the following: Apple Store (for iOS devices) or Google Play Store (for Android devices)
• Worldcat Plug-ins - WorldCat searches multiple local libraries at once (ACC, Austin Public, UT, St. Ed's, etc.). This page gives you their Facebook application, a search extension (search right from the top of your screen without leaving the page), and a toolbar that recognizes ISBNs and turns them into links to WorldCat results.

Cite

• EasyBib - A citation generator for MLA (other styles require setting up an account)
• KnightCite - Easily create citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style through this online service from Hekman Library at Calvin College.
• Ottobib - Use a book's ISBN to create a MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style citation. 
• Son of Citation Machine - Put together works cited/bibliography citations as well as in-text citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian styles.
• eTurabian - Format footnotes and/or parentheticals according to the 9th and earliereditions.

Organize

• PBworks - Sign up for a basic account to create your own workspace for free. Design a wiki to organize projects, portfolios, and presentations. 
• Zoho Notebook - Create and share images, audio, and text.  Great for group projects.
• Zotero Firefox Add-On - Capture citations with one click and automatically create a bibliography in Microsoft Word with this useful tool.

Google Apps for Education

Along with your ACCmail account you also received access to a number of online tools to help you with your school work. You can access all of these tools from any computer by logging into you ACCMail account. Follow the links to find out more about each. For questions, see the ACCmail: Questions & Answers.

• Google Calendar - Keep track of your appointments, classes, work schedule and homework. Share your calendar with your family, friends or classmates
• Google Docs - Web-based word processing, spreadsheet and presentation programs - type up your paper or create group presentations and save them online. No more having to carry a flashdrive or email yourself your paper.
• Gmail (ACCmail) - All of your official communication from ACC will go to this email account.

Glossary

• Add-on - Also called a plug-in, this tool adds a specific function to your browser. For example - the Delicious add-on allows you to add links to delicious from any page without going back to delicious.com.

• Browser - This is the software that displays websites. Examples include Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. 

• Plug-in - Also called an add-on, this adds a specific function to your browser. For example - the LibX plug-in allows you to search the library catalog from Amazon.com.

• Widget - Dynamic applications that can be added to a webpage usually via a few lines of code. Widgets often act as shortcuts and tools.  Examples include: the e-book search on ACC's Online Books page.