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Updates from Journal Apps (BrowZine, docwise, ReadbyQxMD, Docphin)

Here a short overview of all new updates around the Journal apps we are supporting.
Personally I am most excited about the anouncements of "docwise" making big steps to keep up with BrowZine & Read (Integration -"Open in"- with Dropbox, Evernote and more, save and email full text articles), but making a hug jump with unique features, like shareable Folders with docwise users ánd a RSS reader feature (boldly called Google Reader replacement!). Bring it on!


BrowZine:

  • just published the Android Version of their App to which the CMB UMCG now has a subscription. To be downloaded from Google Play Store or Amazon App Store
  • the following publishers have been added 
    • Project MUSE
    • Cambridge University Press
    • American Marketing Association
    • Academy of Management
    • Royal Society of Chemistry
    • Institute of Physics
    • American Physical Society
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
    • American Geophysical Union
    • International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
    • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
    • Ecological Society of America
    • Mary Ann Liebert
    • Medical publishers using the Silverchair platform
    • More Highwire publisher!
    • Announced for the near future:
      • American Meteorological Association, 
      • Thieme, 
      • Informa, 
      • de Gruyter, 
      • Karger
  • Tools for Libraries- Page has been extended
  • Announced as new features for the near future: 
    • adding annotations, 
    • supporting direct export to RefWorks and Mendeley, and 
    • adding push notifications.
  • Check the Feedback Support Page for user suggestions
  • Read the full News Bulletin here
  • docwise has now  full text access for over 240 institutions worldwide. A simple email is enough to set-up YOUR institution. It's free.
  • Announced features & enhancements (within 30 days):
    • Integration with Dropbox, Evernote and more
    • Folders that you can create and share with all other docwise users
    • The ability to email and save full text articles
    • Replace your Google Reader (finally!) with the ability to add any RSS feed
    • An even more sophisticated topics adding capability
Docphin
  • no news found

  • Read the update news
  • Support for following ‘keywords’ ie custom search terms. (Previously you could search but not save your keywords.)
  • Support for all of biological & health sciences.
  • Read papers on the web, not PDF, when using your iPhone
  • Use Read on the Web, search

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