RefWorks is one of the many databases and applications licensed by the Libraries that can be used on your smartphone or PDA. You can use your mobile device to search within your RefWorks account, view references and attached files (if supported by your device), and add comments or notes to a reference. A SmartAdd feature locates references on the web when you enter an ISBN, DOI, PubMed ID (PMID), first author and pub year, or partial title and enters them in your RefWorks database.
The login process is simple:
- Navigate to www.refworks.com/mobile
- Enter your Group Code, Login Name and Password.
- Select the Remember Login option if desired. Your login information will be remembered for 14 days from the date you check this box.
- Click the Login button.
For more information, see Working with RefMobile at http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/help/Refworks.htm.
MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine’s excellent consumer health information source, is now available in an easy-to-navigate format for mobile devices. Visit http://m.medlineplus.gov/ to browse Health Topics, Drug Information and recent Health News — in English or in Spanish!
Drexel University is serving as a beta test site for MDConsult Mobile, which provides access to books, journals, Clinics, and guidelines through web-enabled smartphones like the iPhone, Blackberry, and Treo.
If you already have an MDConsult username and password, just visit http://mobile.mdconsult.com with your mobile browser.
If you don’t already have a personal account for MDConsult, you can set up one on a Drexel network-connected computer:
Use the MDConsult link from the Health Sciences Libraries homepage (http://www.library.drexel.edu/healthsciences) to access MDConsult.
Click on “Create an Account” on the top right
Complete the registration form, create your username and password and click “Submit”.
You’ll then be able to use that username and password at http://mobile.mdconsult.com.
If you have trouble creating an MDConsult username/password on site, please contact Hahnemann Library (215-762-7184) or Queen Lane Library (215-991-8740).
If you encounter technical problems with mobile access, please contact Joe Posimo, J.Posimo@elsevier.com.
Epocrates, the latest addition to the Health Sciences Libraries’ clinical information tools, provides clinical information at the point of care. The database contains practical, peer-reviewed content with a unique patient-centered approach for access to continually updated integrated drug and disease information Premium features include pill identifier, alternative medicines, and a robust suite of calculators.
In addition to easy navigation and searching, Epocrates offers printer-friendly versions of every monograph. You can find Epocrates in our list of medical databases, http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/dbsubjects/medicinebiomedicalsciences.html or in the alphabetic list of databases — watch for its addition to the QuickLinks on our homepage!
The Libraries’ license to DynaMed — a popular clinical reference tool — has been expanded to include access via PDA devices, including Smartphones, BlackBerry, and iPhone.
DynaMed, created for use primarily at the ‘point-of-care’, provides clinically-organized summaries for more than 3,000 topics and is updated daily.
Use of DynaMed on a handheld device requires an individual serial number; instructions for obtaining the serial number and installing DynaMed, as well as a complete list of the devices on which it can be used, are available at Dynamed for PDAs.
