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BrowZine

BrowZine

What is BrowZine?

BrowZine lets you virtually browse scholarly e-journals available from Vanguard on the web or in its mobile app. BrowZine's multi-level subject categories help you find new journals relevant to your research interests. With a personal account, you can then create custom journal collections called bookshelves, set up new article alerts, and create personal article collections. BrowZine makes it easy to stay current in your field.

 

How Can I Use BrowZine?
Without an account
  • View a journal's table of contents, including a list of articles in press
  • Get one-click access to full text or Interlibrary Loan options from the Vanguard library
  • Browse and search for journals by title, academic discipline, keyword, and Scimago Journal Rank
  • Export citations to your favorite citation manager
  • Share citations and BrowZine links via email, Twitter, Facebook, and more

 

With an account
  • Use My Bookshelf to create custom journal lists (up to 64 titles)
  • Set up notifications when new articles in your journals are published
    • Easily mark articles as read to keep track of your readings
  • Create custom article collections for your research and teaching needs (up to 500 articles)
    • Collections sync across your web and mobile devices
    • On BrowZine mobile (iOS and Android) save PDFs for offline reading
 
Getting Started
On the web
  • Go to browzine.com
  • If off-campus, click on Choose My Library
    • Select Vanguard University
  • Create an account.
  • Go to Settings
  • Under BrowZine Account, click Login, then Sign up

 

Mobile app
  • Download the BrowZine app from your app store
  • Select Vanguard Univeristy from the library list
  • Follow the steps in the app to sign up for an account.