Journal Apps: a comparison of 4 Journal Apps specifically designed for personalized reading (medical) scientific literature Guus van den Brekel University Medical Center Groningen, Central Medical Library, Groningen, The Netherlands a.j.p.van.den.brekel@med.umcg.nl Keeping up to date is one of the most difficult tasks in modern times for medical staff ánd librarians. The constant exponentially growth of information (on the Web) is causing many to dispare. But on the same Web comes up with new innovative ways of dealing with this task constantly. While email alerts are still the most dominant way for medical staff to keep up to date, the use of mobile devices and medical Apps is catching up fast. At the start of 2013 the Central Medical Library of the UMCG started a public trial and comparison period between 4 Journal Apps specifically designed for personalized reading of scientific literature. I will offer an extensive comparison for 3 medical journal Apps (docwise, Read by QxMD & Docphin) plus BrowZine which covers all academic areas. Many practicalities for medical libraries to set up these Apps for their patrons and access to the collections will be shared. Supporting and facilitating medical professionals in education, patient-care and research is the main focus for medical and health librarians. We constantly have to attempt to make their workflow more efficient and easier. To be abled to advice patrons about efficient ways of keeping up to date, we háve to know what tools are out there. In this presentation I will picture the wide range of possibilities of keeping up to date in relation to the rise of (medical) Apps. In my CEC workshop I want to go even more into more detail on these possibilities.

1. Journal Apps
Comparison of
designed for personalized reading (medical) scientific literature
Transfer of Knowledge X, 24-26 June 2014 Arkhangelsk, Russia

2. BrowZine Docwise
Read by QXMD
Docphin

3. Iphone
Ipad
Android
smartphone
X X X
Android
Tablet
X X
WEB X X
Transfer of Knowledge X, 24-26 June 2014 Arkhangelsk, Russia

4. User Diversity

7. Off Campus
Access
?

9. http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek/services/bibcmb/local_news/meeting-cmb-about-staying-uptodate-in-your-specialty-2.0

10. Who are they?

11. September 2011, teamsize: 12
Key features: TOCs, Bookshelves, integration bibliographic
software
Next feature: smartphone app
Tablet: iPad, Android
SmartPhone: -
Web: -

12. December 2012, teamsize: 3
Key features: flipboard-like personalized updates,
Search & Topic Alerts, Add any RSS.
Next feature: ?
Tablet: iPad
SmartPhone: iPhone
Web: -
Android: -

13. November 2012, teamsize: 3
Key features: Flipboard-like view, pdf annotation, web-version
Next feature: Android support?
Tablet: iPad
SmartPhone: iPhone
Web: +
Android: -

14. July 2012, teamsize: 4
Key features: Medstream, Landmark articles
Next feature: ?
Tablet: iPad, Android
SmartPhone: iPhone, Android
Web: +

15. CEC3 Workshop EAHIL 2014
Criteria for comparison
• Registration process
• User Interface
• Performance
• Access to full text
• PDF view + extra's
• Share options
• "Open In" other Apps
• Notifications
• Search Options
• Support

16. Peak demo

17. Discover access issues
very quickly
be abled to act faster

18. Staff end personal subscriptions.
Now they SEE what we have.
It means they did not
'see' our collection before

19. The visible collection
vs
How to See What You Are Not Looking At.......

20. Very cooperative,
fast adding of extra
journals,
Search topics & News
Add/ Edit interface needs work

21. User interface,
Annotations in pdf
Mysterious topic drill down

22. Trending articles in
Docphin community,
The entering of ads

23. Browzine Docwise Read Docphin
Registration
User interface
Performance
Access full-text
Pdf view &
extra's
Share
"Open in"
Notifications
Search
Support
Gold BronzeSilver 4th
(Subjective rating by course participants mixed with my experiences with the apps)

24. Gold BronzeSilver 4th

25. http://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/214124292

26. http://www.journaltocs.hw.ac.uk

27. http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/feednavigator/

28. • http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=M-Libraries#Publishers_offering_databases.
2Finterfaces_for_mobile_devices

29. http://info.h5.com/Portals/179343/images/shutterstock_24639607.jpg
O N E S I Z E D O E S N O T F I T A L L

30. Keep up to date

31. If you want to be seen as an expert ...
...then your expertise has to be seen
Lorcan Dempsey http://www.slideshare.net/lisld/the-inside-out-library

32. http://www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek
http://about.me/digicmb
https://www.rebelmouse.com/JournalApps