Mobile Friendly Resources
- AAP eBooks
- Access Surgery
- Cochrane Collection of Databases
- LexiComp
- Medical Letter on Drugs & Therapeutics
- NRC+
- Ovid
- StatRef!
- DynaMed
Downloading the app
- For Amazon Kindle Fire and other Android-based eReaders, make sure to enable “installation of apps from external sources” in your device settings.
- The AAP eBooks Reader app is the best option for frequent access to the same title, and/or when a connection is not available.
In a browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
Simply link to the title and the responsive reader will adjust to your device.
- This is the best option for institutional users with IP-authenticated access, or any user looking for a quick answer. It requires an Internet connection (WiFi or cellular).
In our AAP eBooks Reader app
This free mobile application allows users to download their AAP eBooks for offline reading on iOS and Android tablets and smartphones. Requires 19 MB storage plus the size of the downloaded eBooks, and a current version of iOS or Android.
- For Amazon Kindle Fire and other Android-based eReaders, make sure to enable “installation of apps from external sources” in your device settings.
- The AAP eBooks Reader app is the best option for frequent access to the same title, and/or when a connection is not available.
How to login to the app
The AAP eBooks Reader app is free, but an AAP Login is required to view and download titles. There is no device limit per login.
- Individuals: Log in to the AAP eBooks app using your individual AAP Login if you purchased AAP eBooks title(s) through ShopAAP; you used an activation code for an AAP eBook; and/or you have access to select title(s) by virtue of AAP membership.
- Institutions: If your institution provides Web-based access to AAP eBooks, log in to the app using information provided by your institutional librarian or administrator. PLEASE NOTE: For institutional users, the login credentials for the eBooks app will be different than those for the eBooks Web site.
For more information on using the app, click here.
Downloading the app
- iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accessmedicine/id821729889?mt=8
- Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unbound.android.ubam&hl=en
Activating the app
To activate and for continued access to the app, the user MUST have an active MyAccess account through AccessMedicine and sign in every 90 days from the Saint Thomas Health network. Your MyAccess account username and password will activate the app.
*NOTE: The app gives you access ONLY to the following AccessMedicine resources:
- AccessEmergency Medicine
- AccessObGyn
- AccessSurgery
- Case Files Collection
Downloading the app
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Search "EBSCOHost" from the App Store or Google Play
Activating the app
- Visit EBSCOHost - search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,sso&custid=s8393872&groupid=main&profile=ehost&defaultdb=cgh,lsdcca,chh,cmr
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the iPhone and Android Apps link.
- Enter your email and click send.
- You will receive an email with instructions, an activation key, and links to download the app (if you haven't already done so).
*NOTE: The EBSCOhost app is authorized to access the profile from which you emailed yourself the authentication key -- for a period of nine months. After nine months you must perform the authorization process again.
Downloading the app
- Search "LexiComp" in the iTunes Store or Google Play.
Activating the app
- Visit LexiComp - http://online.lexi.com/lco/action/home/switch
- Click on the Mobile App Access button (on the right side of the page, near the top)
- Select your platform (Android/iOS)
- Create Lexicomp account? (Yes, if you have downloaded app)
- Follow instructions to enter activation code
*NOTE: You MUST use your Saint Thomas Health or Ascension email address to activate this app. Your subscription is good for one year from the date that you activate your code. You can check the expiration date by going to Application Info, then My Subscriptions within the app.
Downloading the app
Download the Medical Letter app from the App Store or Google Play or Amazon Appstore.
Activating the app
EBSCO offers an app for accessing Nursing Reference Center Plus (NRC Plus) from your iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch) and Android devices.
The NRC Plus app is available for download from the iTunes app store here and Google Play here.
Before you start:
If you have the Nursing Reference Center app installed on your device, you must uninstall it before installing the Nursing Reference Center Plus app.
To authenticate the NRC Plus app:
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Log into the NRC Plus interface from an STH-networked computer onsite at one our hospitals or Saint Thomas Medical Partners clinics -- the NRC Plus icon can be found on the desktops of Swipe and Go PCs, other networked PCs, and STH-issued laptops.
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Click the NRC Plus Mobile App Access link at the bottom of the page and enter your email address.
Note: You must use an email address that you can access from your device on which you have installed the NRC Plus app.
An email with an authentication key is sent to you.
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Access the email from your device on which you have installed the NRC Plus app, and click the link found in the email to authenticate the application.
You have 24 hours to access the key from your device to authenticate the app. If the key is not used within 24 hours, it expires and you will need a new key.
Note: Once it is authenticated, the app can be used for nine months, after which you must send yourself a new authentication key from the NRC Plus interface.
Learn more at https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/How-do-I-download-the-Nursing-Reference-Center-Plus-application?language=en_US
Downloading the app
- Install the OvidToday app from the App Store or Google Play or Amazon Appstore
Activating the app
- Generate Access Token: You MUST be logged into a Personal account (PIN) first. A link will be sent to the email address associated with your personal account. *NOTE: This link will expire after first use or after 24 hours, whichever comes first.
- From your mobile device, tap on the link. You will automatically be taken to the OvidToday app on your mobile device. For more information, including which mobile devices OvidToday supports, visit the OvidToday Resource Center.
Downloading the app:
- • You must have access to a STAT!Ref subscription. This can be your own subscription or through a consortium, college, university, institution, hospital, etc.
- • Access the STAT!Ref subscription and create your Profile, enter an email address, a password and click register before attempting to use one of the available apps.
- • Download the free app for STAT!Ref iPhone and iPad App or STAT!Ref Android™.
Apps:
Android App
The STAT!Ref Android App allows you to access your institution’s STAT!Ref subscription from your Android smartphone as well as other devices with the Android OS such as the Kindle Fire by Amazon Digital Services. Download from these two sources:
- • The STAT!Ref Android Mobile App is available on Google Play™ - click here.
- • The STAT!Ref Android Mobile App from the Amazon App store - click here.
iPhone & iPad App
- • The STAT!Ref Mobile iPhone & iPad App can be downloaded FREE from the iTunes App Store - click here.
Authenticating a personal account
To use the STAT!Ref Mobile App you MUST have a personal STAT!Ref account. This will allow you to access content thought the libraries' subscription.
- Visit STAT!Ref.
- Click the Profile link above the search window and register for a personal account.
*NOTE: Activating the Temporary Login Account will give you the ability to log in to the libraries' STAT!Ref subscription using the same username and password you used for your MySTAT!Ref account. Authentication for the STAT!Ref Mobile App MUST be renewed after 180 days.
https://www.dynamed.com/mobile
- Download the appropriate app for your device (ios or android)
- Login with your personal user credentials
- Choose to download the full content without images, or the online access only version
https://vimeo.com/403712425 mobile app tutorial
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Library (ASTML) and its staff have no affiliation with or in any other way receive benefit from listing any app or platform on this page.
When at all possible, apps and platforms with a no cost option have been listed. If a cost is associated with any links on this page, ASTML Staff have made all attempts to notate such. If a cost exists or becomes associated with any links on this page, ASTML Staff in no way suggest that functionalities associated with cost or payment are better or more beneficial.