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Faculty Feature: BrowZine – Not Just for Tablets Anymore!

We’re thrilled to announce that as of this summer, our ever-popular BrowZine service is also available on a web platform!

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Two years ago, UST Libraries introduced BrowZine, a service used by hundreds of institutions around the world that allows you to browse, read and follow thousands of the library’s scholarly journals from your Android and iOS mobile devices. Now its features are also available on the web! To learn more, please take a look at this short introductory video. Some current highlights are listed below:

With BrowZine, you can:

Browse and read journals: Browse journals by subject, easily review tables of contents, and download full articles
Share your reading list with students and colleagues: Use the durable linking capability of browzine.com to easily link to subject-specific and personalized “shelves” in BrowZine. (Imagine the possibilities of embedding a widget of titles in Blackboard to help students familiarize themselves with journals in their field!)

In the mobile app, you can create a personal experience as well:

Create your own bookshelf: Add journals to your personal bookshelf and be notified when new articles are published
Save and export articles: Save articles for off-line reading or export to services such as DropBox, Mendeley, RefWorks, Zotero, Papers and more

More features are on their way as BrowZine.com develops this new interface. You can look forward to additional updates in the months to come!

Start using BrowZine today by visiting browzine.com. On your mobile device, download the free app from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store or Amazon App Store. One simple authentication with your UST credentials is all it takes to create an account and start exploring (and sharing!) our collection in this dynamic new way.

We hope you enjoy using BrowZine. Please send any comments or questions to Laura Hansen.

October 1, 2015 by

Database Highlights & Trials

New Trial – BrowZine

BrowZineLogo-FINAL COLOR UST Libraries are running a trial of a new technology called BrowZine, a tablet application that allows you to browse, read and monitor some of the libraries’ best journals.

Our trial subscription will last until April 15th. It currently includes over 2,700 UST-owned titles. They are browsable by general subject area. Favorite journals can be saved to your own personal bookshelf to be read just like any other e-journal. Individual articles can be saved, shared, imported into other apps as PDFs, and more.

BrowZine is growing fast and will continue to expand, adding new titles and features as time goes on. Work is progressing to include RefWorks integration, as well as content from publishers such as Highwire, Cambridge, APA, and many more. If a favorite title isn’t available now, it is very possible it might become available in the near future!

To get started:

From your iPad, click here to download BrowZine from the App Store and install it.

When opening BrowZine for the first time, a list of libraries will appear. Select “University of St Thomas,” then enter your UST username and password for access to our content.

Select the subject areas you are interested in and start browsing!

Want to know more? Watch this two-minute introductory video for more details about BrowZine’s features.

Again, this trial will only last until April 15th. Please check it out now, and send any comments or questions to laura.hansen@stthomas.edu while we consider subscribing to this service. Thank you!

March 13, 2013 by