Micromedex Drug Information App

On March 31, 2014 some important cross-platform changes took place to the Micromedex Drug Information App.

Apple

If you previously downloaded the Micromedex Drug Information App, as of 3-31-14, the old app will no longer work. You will have to download the new Free Micromedex Drug Reference for Internet Subscribers, now available on the App store. There is no change in the app's features, but it now requires a download code and a quarterly update. Instructions on how to locate the code are below.

1. Delete the old app
2. Download the new app
3. Navigate to Micromedex from the library's e-resources page
4. Next click on Micromedex 2.0
5. Click on mobileMicromedex
6. Get subscription code for Apple and enter it into your device

Android 

No changes to the app.

Windows 8

Micromedex now has a app available for your device at no charge. You may locate the app from the Windows Store.



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EndNote X5 for Mac

EndNote X5 for Mac is now available! Those Mac users familiar with EndNote X4 and its usefulness for organizing citations in preparation for publishing can now take advantage of the new features in EndNote X5:

• Transfer files between EndNote and EndNote Web
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EndNote X4 for Macs has Arrived!

It is finally here! Endnote X4 for Macs has arrived to WesternU and is ready for Mac users to download.

EndNote is a bibliographic management software program that allows you to store all your citations in one place. It also helps with formatting citations within a Word document.

The new features of EndNote X4 for Macs are:

• Import bibliographic information from saved PDFs that have Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) and CrossRef® data imbedded into the PDF. This will not work with PDFs that have just been scanned and saved from a print copy.
  
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