Sunnyvale, CA - March 10, 2016 - Boopsie, Inc., the leading mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, has further expanded its footprint to include the medical library market with the addition of new customer A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU). Boopsie's partnerships with the industry's top medical content providers paired with their innovative technology will connect ATSU medical students with the highest quality resources via native mobile apps with a user-friendly interface.
"A 2014 survey found that Canadian medical students, residents and faculty members use mobile devices for their medical research and emphasized that streamlined authentication processes are needed to ensure access to reliable, library-licensed resources," says Megan Vizzini, Boopsie's EVP of Sales and Marketing. "We're excited to partner with the prestigious ATSU to fill this need for mobile access to information that supports quality medical education and patient care."
The app will seamlessly connect researchers to EBSCOhost and EBSCO Discovery Service content, among other products and services from academic and medical library industry leaders.
"As a preeminent multidisciplinary healthcare educational institution, we recognize the importance of offering access to authoritative content in an easy to use interface designed for all of the major mobile devices used by our medical students and faculty," said Harold Bright, Electronic Resources Librarian at ATSU. "Boopsie's partnerships with leading content providers combined with their user-focused technology helps us educate the next generation of healthcare providers."
Libraries can contact Boopsie for more information about how easy it is to provide a best-of-class library-branded app to their users.
About A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU)
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) is the founding institution of osteopathic healthcare, established in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still. As a leading health sciences university, ATSU is comprised of two campuses (Kirksville, Mo., and Mesa, Ariz.) on more than 200 acres with six prestigious schools. Learning environments include residential and online medical degrees as well as community-based partnerships worldwide. ATSU has more than 700 employees dedicated to its not-for-profit mission and an average annual enrollment of over 3,100 students from 35 countries.
About Boopsie
Boopsie, Inc. is the industry-leading mobile platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider for over 4,000 library locations worldwide. Boopsie's apps have been downloaded over 3 million times and are used by over 400,000 unique app users per month. Boopsie's library-branded mobile apps are affordable, easy to deploy and maintain, and enable libraries of all types and sizes, including academic, corporate, public and special, to quickly acquire new users and increase circulation. Boopsie's mobile apps are fully hosted and maintained by Boopsie's U.S. based customer service organization and are designed for Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Kindle Fire and even Blackberry platforms. Boopsie enables 24/7 remote library access via the user's device of choice. Boopsie also sells subscription services including a digital catalog of comics and graphic novels. Visit Boopsie.com for more information about mobile apps for libraries.