One million users access Thomson Healthcare Profiler treatment option tools - February 22, 2008
Healthcare solutions provider Thomson Healthcare, part of Thomson Corporation, US, has announced that over one million people have used Thomson Healthcare Profiler treatment option tools to help make treatment decisions for cancer, heart disease and lung disease. The online Profiler tools are free of charge and… Read More
Dutch technical universities to provide long-term data storage facility - February 22, 2008
Three Dutch technical universities - TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and the University of Twente - have announced plans to create a consortial data repository. The 3TU.Datacentre will ensure well-documented storage and long-term access to technical-science study data. The repository, created under the auspices of the 3TU.Federation, is expected to guarantee… Read More
AAP releases ‘Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment’ - February 22, 2008
The Association of American Publishers (AAP), US, has unveiled a new Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment. The AAP hopes the practical guide will assist publishers in navigating the confusing and often arcane issues relating to the development of environmental sustainability practices within the book… Read More
EBSCO upgrades clinical reference tool DynaMed - February 22, 2008
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing has announced upgrades to DynaMed, its clinical reference tool. Persistent links, an extension of the EBSCOhost Integration Toolkit, make it simple for users to view and copy from the Topics, Searching, and Browse by Category pages. These links are easy… Read More
Springer’s Humana Press launches new website - February 22, 2008
Publisher Humana Press, acquired by Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, in September 2006, has announced the launch of its new website at www.springer.com/humana. The entire Humana Press catalogue, which has been integrated with the Springer portfolio, is now available on the new website. Humana Press' new homepage… Read More
Thieme publications win PSP Awards - February 22, 2008
Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that its book Surgical Treatment of Orthopedic Trauma has won the 2007 PSP Award for Excellence in the Clinical Medicine category. The publisher swept the category, also taking a second-place 'Honorable Mention' for 'The… Read More
