RSC to host UK’s chemical database service and develop chemistry data repository - February 27, 2013
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has won the tender from EPSRC to operate the UK National Chemical Database Service from 2013 to 2017. The service, providing access to selected data sources to UK academic researchers, was launched on January 2, 2013 with an initial… Read More
WK Health expands Medi-Span to include Patient Safety Programs File - February 27, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that its Medi-Span solution has been expanded to include a new Patient Safety Programs File. The application enables health IT systems to rapidly identify drugs containing specific characteristics that require surveillance based on federal regulations.… Read More
2013 ASCE E-Books and Standards collection now available for purchase - February 26, 2013
The American Society of Civil Engineers has announced that the 2013 ASCE E-Books & Standards collection is now available for purchase at a special pre-launch rate. The collection will launch on ascelibrary.org on May 1, 2013. Access options include an annual subscription or one-time, perpetual access… Read More
Elsevier launches InOrder, an evidence-based, collaborative order sets solution - February 26, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of InOrder, an intuitive, cloud-based order sets solution that enables clinicians to author, review and publish orders in a collaborative environment that quickly translates evidence-based knowledge into better patient care. By combining Elsevier's deep experience in providing… Read More
AccessEngineering wins 2012 PROSE Award for best eProduct in Physical Sciences and Mathematics - February 22, 2013
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced that its innovative reference and learning platform for engineers, AccessEngineering, was honored as the best eProduct in Physical Sciences and Mathematics at the 2012 Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (the PROSE Awards), in a… Read More
Medi-Span Offers multi-faceted approach to addressing alert fatigue - February 22, 2013
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that it has developed a multi-faceted approach to addressing alert fatigue through its Medi-Span clinical decision support solutions. Medi-Span is said to combine its functionality for alert customisation and regular clinical content updates with 35… Read More