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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN \u2014 Purdue Libraries is now sponsoring BrowZine, a new tablet application that allows users to browse, read and monitor many of the Libraries\u2019 scholarly journals, all in a format optimized for iPads, Android tablets, and Kindle Fire HDs.<\/span><\/p>\n Users can mark journals to follow and will receive push notifications when new issues of journals come out. Users can read and save articles in BrowZine; send PDFs of articles of interest to preferred PDF readers or other places like Dropbox; and, save articles to reference management tools such RefWorks and Zotero. This app recreates the experience of browsing new journal issues and discovering interesting articles at their fingertips. <\/span><\/p>\n Instructions on how to download the app onto tablets can be found on the Libraries website: http:\/\/guides.lib.purdue.edu\/browzine<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Who can use BrowZine? <\/span><\/b>Any student, staff, or faculty member currently associated with Purdue<\/span><\/p>\n Is there a fee?<\/span><\/b>Cost to download the app is free<\/span><\/p>\n What devices are supported?<\/span><\/b> So far, just tablets are supported, including the iPad, Android tablets (with OS v4.0+), and Kindle Fire HD.<\/span><\/p>\n What about smartphones?<\/span><\/b> Early 2014, iPhone and Android smartphones will be supported<\/span><\/p>\n What publishers are supported?<\/span><\/b> A list of publishers can be found here: http:\/\/support.thirdiron.com\/knowledgebase\/articles\/132654-what-publishers-do-you-support-<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Journals that are available as part of aggregator subscriptions, like ProQuest or Ebsco databases, aren\u2019t included. Only subscriptions direct with participating publishers will be available. <\/span><\/p>\n What if a patron has problems with BrowZine?<\/span><\/b> ThirdIron, the company who owns BrowZine, offers great customer support here: http:\/\/support.thirdiron.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n