EBSCO announces new look for DynaMed - May 17, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced a new look for its evidence-based point-of-care clinical reference tool DynaMed. A new design and easier functionality are being introduced in a preview so users can explore the new features before the transition in completed in… Read More
Gale and TheGreenInterview.com partner to enhance content of GREENR - May 17, 2011
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, US, and TheGreenInterview.com, a Canadian subscription website offering information on environmental subjects, have announced an agreement to enhance the content of GREENR. GREENR is Gale's electronic resource offering authoritative reference content in the area of sustainable development, the environment, energy and… Read More
BMJ Group, Isabel Healthcare to integrate clinical decision support products - May 16, 2011
Medical information provider BMJ Group, UK, has announced an international partnership with diagnostics firm Isabel Healthcare, US, to offer a fully integrated version of their decision support products. Under the agreement, the ability of Isabel to produce a differential list using multiple patient specific clinical features… Read More
STN offers numeric property search of research and patent information - May 13, 2011
Scientific information services provider FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, has developed a new search feature for STN which is said to offer not only improved identification of claims and detailed descriptions of the patent applications, but also allow for numeric property searches. FIZ Karlsruhe operates STN, an online… Read More
McGraw-Hill launches McGraw-Hill eBook Library - May 13, 2011
Scientific and medical information resources provider McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced the launch of the McGraw-Hill eBook Library. The move is in response to librarians' and patrons' evolving digital information needs. With this initiative, the company seeks to provide unlimited concurrent usage… Read More
JANET becomes first research and education network to run 100Gbit/s technology for operational traffic - May 12, 2011
UK research and education is expected to benefit from a network running at 100Gbit/s, the equivalent of uploading 125 doctoral theses in just one second. Internationally other national research and education networks have conducted trials of 100Gbit/s technology but JANET, the UK's education and research network,… Read More