Licensed Software Available to WesternU Students
Blackboard Mobile Learn. A free mobile application that brings two-way teaching and learning to mobile devices and gives students the ability to check grades and assignments, view documents, create threaded discussion posts and comment on blogs and journals, upload content and view documents, view course rosters and more. Available from the App Store, Android Marketplace, or download site most appropriate for your mobile device.
Graphpad
A powerful combination of biostatistics, curve fitting (nonlinear regression) and scientific graphing in one comprehensive program.
Endnote for Windows and Macs
The library provides a bibliographic management software that allows users to save and organize citations for your research papers. Visit the library's EndNote page for documentation, tutorials and tip sheets.
The library also provides a variety of mobile apps for your clinical practice such as DynaMed and Micromedex . Visit the Library's Mobile Devices research guide for information as well as free guides, tips and tutorials on the use of mobile devices or contact the library at 909-469-5323 or 888-704-1660 or reference@westernu.edu for more information
Medical Education iPad Apps. A compendium of publicly available information of the best and most used Medical Education Applications to teach future doctors using the IPAD.
Free Plug-ins and Helper Applications
The following links provide access to plug ins and other software commonly used in Western University programs:
Adobe Acrobat Reader ®
Allows you to open and print Portable Document Format (pdf) files.
Adobe Flash Player ®
Allows you to play animations on the Web.
Adobe Shockwave Player ®
Windows Version. Allows you to view interactive, rich-media web content using 3-D technology.
Apple QuickTime Media Player ®
Allows you to play streaming audio and video clips compressed using Apple's QuickTime Media technology.
RealOne Player ® RealMedia
Allows you to play streaming audio and video files compressed using RealAudio and RealMedia technologies.
Windows Media Player ®
Allows you to play streaming audio and video clips compressed using Windows Media technology.
WinZip ® Archive Utility
Allows you to compress and decompress files for archiving or email exchange.
Free Assistive Technologies
Read&Write GOLD Literacy Tools to Google Chrome
Research, Highlight, and Organize Online Content with Read&Write Web