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Content alerts

Why set up a content alert?

Do you feel like you don't have enough time to stay on top of the latest research? Do you need a tool to help you stay informed?

Use an app provided by your Library to receive alerts. Follow your favourite journals in BrowZine or set up topic alerts in Read by QxMD. Need help? Meet with a Librarian to help you set up your alerts.

Read by QxMD

Provides seamless access to the Austin Health Sciences Library journal collection

Your personalised current awareness service. Set up content alerts by specialty, journal or keyword to filter abstracts drawn from PubMed. Browse and read medical journals with access to full text provided by the Library. Share articles via email, Facebook and Twitter.

How do I get Read by QxMD?

  1. Download Read by QxMD by following this link http://qx.md/read or search for ‘QxMD’ in the app store. A web version is also available at https://read.qxmd.com
  2. Create a QxMD account
  3. Then add Austin Health to your “Account Settings” under “Institutional Access”
  4. Austin staff - in the Library Barcode and Password field enter your Austin IT credentials. For example Barcode = LIBRARW1 and password =ABCDE123
  5. Mercy staff - in the Library barcode field enter your Library barcode (on the reverse of your Library card, including the letters and numbers) and your Library password.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Detailed instuctions:

Read by QxMD Setup (Mobile)

Read by QxMD Setup (Web)

If you experience any issues accessing QxMD, please contact the library for assistance.

 Already have Read by QxMD?

Add Austin Health to your “Account Settings” under “Institutional Access”

BrowZine

BrowZine provides instant access to Austin Library journals on your favourite device

Browse and read complete issues of journals held by the Library. Create an account and set up a personalised bookshelf of your favourite journals. Share articles with your colleagues via email, Twitter and other services. Export citations to EndNote, Mendelay or Zotero. 

How do I get BrowZine?

  1. Download the BrowZine app or try out BrowZine Web
  2. Select "Austin Health" from the list of libraries
  3. Create a BrowZine account.

For further information, view BrowZine's FAQ