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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Hi Matthew,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">We’ve subscribed to Read by QxMD for several years and it has been well received by our users. We have not had the access problems you describe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">I consulted our Medical Librarians for their input ~<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">QxMD is developed by Dr. Daniel Schwartz here at UBC and he and his team are very interested in working with academic librarians to improve access to their
journal collections through QxMD. I know that he would be very open to discussing his product with any health librarian and how best to make article access seamless for user groups.<br>
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I track information about Docphin (like QxMD is personalized and meant for medical professionals) and Browzine (more general dashboard and alerting service). Readcube is similar to all except is a desktop program rather than optimized for mobile devices.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">------------<br>
Kat McGrath</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
Renewals and Collections Librarian | UBC Library<br>
University of British Columbia<br>
e: <a href="https://www.mail.ubc.ca/owa/redir.aspx?C=No8mBfXo6EGJ8BnsMahOsqv55DfattEIt-Zxs5DbEw0gfSLh9Zgrz8hs33d2NCkkNNBql_qGICY.&URL=mailto%3akat.mcgrath%40ubc.ca" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">kat.mcgrath@ubc.ca</span></a> | t: 604-822-5476</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christy, Matthew J.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> December-13-17 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] QxMD Reader<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with this, or similar ‘reader’ products (ReadCube, Docphin).
<i>Read by QxMD</i> is basically the latest in a string of for profit companies that expropriate our library’s name in their product, without permission, and then create more work for us when patrons report that they’re having a problem with the product. It’s
extremely annoying. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But now QxMD is offering to give us access to a librarian page so that we can add proxy info. That would solve a lot of the problems, however, I’m still reluctant to do so. Without a contract I can’t be sure that in
a year or two they won’t start charging us for this privilege. And I’m not even convinced that this is a legitimate product/company.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Does anyone have any experience with QxMD that would cause them to recommend or warn us about this company/product?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Matthew Christy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Associate Director for Technology and eResources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Baylor Health Sciences Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:christy@tamhsc.edu"><span style="color:blue">christy@tamhsc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">214-828-8930 or 214-820-7377<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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