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Browzine

A vital way researchers can familiarize themselves with new academic disciplines, particularly in a period of great interdisciplinary study.
A chance encounter with information is often the catalysis for new ideas.
Visual display allows users to easily find subject areas of interest.
Use across devices (phone, tablet and desk top)
Although Browzine does not include all journals to which Mason Libraries subscribes, it is a subset of scholarly journals, both subscribed and open access, who partner with Browzine.

George Mason University Libraries puts the best research at your fingertips and now browsing is available on the go or at the desk. BrowZine allows you to...

Browse much of the online journal collection* using web or mobile applications access (2005-current);
Read and monitor many of Mason’s scholarly journals;
Receive content in a format optimized for your web browser using a desktop, iPhone, iPad, Android and other tablets.

BrowZine brings journal content together from multiple publishers and platforms, both open-access and subscribed, into a single place where you can save your favorite journals and view the tables of contents, and read full articles. On the mobile application save articles as new issues are released (feature to be released Fall 2015 for web version). Note: BrowZine is not inclusive of all issues of all journal titles available at Mason Libraries.

Using access through the mobile applications, items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Mendeley, RefWorks, Dropbox or several other services to help keep all of your information together in one place. The web version for desk top will release additional storage features in near future. The list of currently supported publishers is growing.

Browzine is available through apps and web based version for desktop and laptop.

BrowZine web version is available making desktop access now possible. with reading list, citation and other features coming soon.

Web version available for laptop or desktop. BrowZine is now available for laptop or desktop computers and is supported by the following browsers: Chrome version 43+, Safari version 8+, Firefox version 31+, and Internet Explorer version 11+.

*If Mason subscribes to journals which Browzine does not have, it redirects you to Mason Journal Finder.

Download the Browzine Apps

BrowZine is available from Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon Kindle App Store. It’s a free download, but make sure to choose “George Mason University” from the list of libraries so you have access to the journals we subscribe to.

What devices are supported?

iPhones, Smart Phones, and Tablets. For now, BrowZine is available for all versions of the iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini running iOS 5.1 or later, and on Android tablets running Android 4.1+, including the Google Nexus 7 or 10, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the Kindle Fire HD. thirdiron.com/download

All mobile devices offer the option of

storing articles in reading lists
sending citations to citation mangement tools.

BrowZine web version is available making desktop access now possible. with reading list, citation and other features coming soon.

If off campus, log in using your patriotweb username and login.

Learn More About BrowZine

To learn more and start using BrowZine today,

Please take a look at this short, three minute video for mobile devices
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News

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FT.com
Provides UK and international business, finance, economic, and political news, comment, and analysis from the Financial Times newspaper group. Note: For access to the Financial Times' personalized features, please set up an FT professional account using your Mason email address.
NYTimes.com
Unlimited access to NYTimes.com and NYT Mobile apps, including Spanish and Chinese editions, which cover a variety of topics through breaking news articles, blogs, videos and interactive features. Includes archives from 1851 to the present (articles from 1923 to 1980 are limited to five per day per user; unlimited access to the archives is available through ProQuest Historical Newspapers).

Create or renew your account through GMU's NYT Group Pass and use your GMU credentials to gain access. All users need to renew their accounts every year. Upon login setup, download any NYT app from the App Store and use same login credentials for unlimited access. Login to NYTimes.com directly from any location.