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British Library to make 1,500 more journals available for immediate download - 28 May 2008
The British Library has announced that it is making 1,500 journals available for immediate download at http://direct.bl.uk. The move is in response to customers' growing need for instant digital access to research material. A huge variety of titles will be added on June 1, 2008, ranging from science, medicine and technology through to politics, history, anthropology and literature. In recent years the British Library's collection of electronically stored content has grown steadily. The imminent addition of over 1,500 titles from such publishers as John Wiley & Sons, Taylor & Francis Group and Future Science Group will bring the total to over 7,000. The British Library is known for delivering both popular and hard-to-find research materials for over 40 years, and is one of the world's leading document suppliers. The ingest and storage of content from major publishers in electronic form is a relatively recent development that enables customers to download articles immediately as DRM-enabled Adobe PDF files from the Library's secure servers. Beginning June 1, 2008, over one in three documents from the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents (ETOC) database will be delivered immediately.
ASCP releases 'Pharmacy Policy and Procedure Manual for Assisted Living' - 28 May 2008
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) has released the ASCP Pharmacy Policy and Procedure Manual for Assisted Living. The announcement was made during the Opening General Session at Geriatrics '08, ASCP's 30th midyear conference and exhibition. The new manual is projected as a clear and concise guide on all aspects of pharmacy services that are essential to ensuring quality of care. The product includes a fully searchable CD with modifiable policies and procedures to meet the specific needs of individual assisted living communities and state laws and regulations. The manual delineates functions and responsibilities of individuals involved with the medication use process including: medication ordering, receipt and delivery; medication administration; and medication packaging, storage and disposal. It is designed to help pharmacists and assisted living staff safely and effectively meet the medication management challenges and varying needs of assisted living residents; from those who manage their own medications but need some assistance with administration, to those who are completely dependent on staff to provide, manage and administer medications. The ASCP manual may be ordered from MED-PASS. Customisation, fulfillment services and volume discounts are available.
TechTarget launches 50th website - SearchSMBStorage.com - 28 May 2008
IT media company TechTarget, US, recently announced the launch of its 50th website - SearchSMBStorage.com. The new site seeks to provide IT professionals at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with a comprehensive information resource for cost-saving strategies and best practices on all aspects of storage. This includes new solutions and techniques such as iSCSI SANs; "all-in-one" storage systems; online backup and disaster recovery services; NAS systems; and Wizard-driven configuration and management. The new site features news and independent analysis, a library of essential tips, informative tutorials, and white papers, all created to provide IT professionals at SMBs with information resources that deliver strategic and tactical insights to support storage technology acquisition decisions. SearchSMBStorage.com extends TechTarget's portfolio of targeted IT resource offerings and further strengthens its position as a leading independent source of IT information.
Next-Generation Melvyl search engine to aid library research - 28 May 2008
Students of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will now have access to a world of knowledge with the launch of the Next-Generation Melvyl search engine. Designed to replace the current Melvyl library search software, Next-Generation Melvyl will be capable of searching all University of California libraries and UC books digitised by Google. In addition, the search engine will grant UC students and affiliates consolidated access to the WorldCat global catalogue. The WorldCat global catalogue is an online computer library center which contains library records from around the world. The Next-Generation Melvyl seeks to improve search capabilities by providing a more interactive platform for users. Though the search engine is still in its beta phase, it will eventually be a compendium of resources from all 10 UC campus libraries and will serve as an electronic entry into library catalogues throughout the world. The UC library system will bring this new version into mainstream usage for the next six months, at which point a decision will be made whether or not to proceed with the programme.
Thieme releases new reference tool for early detection of breast cancer - 28 May 2008
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, recently announced the release of a new book - Crushed Stone-like Calcifications: the Most Frequent Malignant Type - by Dr. Laszlo Tabar, Dr. Peter B. Dean and Dr. Tibor Tot. The book is the latest edition to the recently launched Breast Cancer: Early Detection with Mammography series. Dr. Tabar and Dr. Dean, internationally renowned breast cancer imagers, along with Dr. Tot, a distinguished pathologist, use their expertise to help readers uncover breast cancer at the earliest possible stage by focusing on the most frequently occurring malignant type of calcifications. The book comprises concise descriptions of mammographic and MRI findings and is projected as one of the most reliable guides for accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis. It contains more than 800 clear images and includes unambiguous discussions of terminology based on thorough analysis. 3-D histologic features, along with enclosed viewing glasses, assist readers in recognising specially marked images in their true three-dimensional form. This book is ideal for breast imagers and breast pathologists, as well as surgeons and oncologists who specialise in breast diseases. The resource is adept for use when interpreting mammograms in a clinical setting and is the perfect assistant for radiologists who desire to harness the power of mammography to detect breast cancer at the earliest possible stage. The Breast Cancer: Early Detection with Mammography series describes in great detail the many subtypes of breast cancer in an effort to improve diagnosis and treatment. Other volumes in the series cover areas such as crushed stone- like and powdery calcifications and spiculated lesions as well as architectural distortion.
Maney Publishing signs up Accucoms for North America sales representation deal - 28 May 2008
Accucoms, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services to scholarly and society publishers, has announced that it has been selected by academic publisher Maney Publishing, UK, to deliver sales representation services in North America. The exclusive deal will see Accucoms selling electronic journal collections to library customers in the US and Canada and will take immediate effect. Maney Publishing has a collection of nearly 80 journals in materials science, humanities, and healthcare and is committed to publishing high quality journals in print and electronic formats that are international in scope and peer-reviewed. All the journals are available online and form the MORE (Maney Online Research E-Journal) collections; Healthcare and Biomedicine, History and Humanities, and Materials Science and Engineering, and the specialist sub-sets Archaeology and Heritage and Language and Literature. Accucoms offers publishers worldwide a sales representation service that includes face-to-face selling, account management, representation at library events, telesales and local language marketing activities.
New scientific director for CIHR's Institute of Cancer Research - 28 May 2008
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), along with CIHR's Governing Council, has announced the appointment of Dr. Morag Park as incoming Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Cancer Research. This appointment is effective August 1, 2008. Dr. Park is a James McGill Professor in the Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Medicine at McGill University where she serves as director of the Molecular Oncology Group at the McGill University Health Centre. She is also a member of the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec, Réseau Cancer. The CIHR is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. It seeks to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyse its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health-care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 11,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
LabX names Mario Di Ubaldi as publisher for Lab Manager magazine - 28 May 2008
LabX, the highly specialised business-to-business marketplace where scientific equipment and supplies can be bought and sold, has appointed Mario Di Ubaldi Publisher of LabX and Lab Manager magazine. With more than 20 years of publishing experience, Mario was most recently the Group Publisher of Advantage Business Media - Science Group, responsible for adverting sales and product development. In his new position Mario will help LabX capitalise on new and existing market opportunities. His responsibilities include heading up ad sales and product development, and spearheading marketing and strategic development activities. LabX has evolved as a highly specialised B2B marketplace where scientific equipment and supplies can be bought and sold. It recently acquired the print and digital publication, Lab Manager (http://www.labmanager.com).
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