UK Higher Education Funding Bodies select Elsevier’s SciVerse Scopus as Data Provider for 2014 Research Excellence Framework - September 20, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that four UK Higher Education Funding Bodies (representing England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) will use Elsevier's SciVerse Scopus database as the sole bibliometric provider for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The Framework was developed to assess the quality… Read More
EQUATOR Network to hold seminar and annual lecture on October 3 - September 20, 2011
The EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network is holding a seminar and its third annual lecture prior to the 2011 Clinical Trials Methodology Conference in Bristol. Both events will be held in the Bristol Marriott City Centre hotel on October 3, 2011.… Read More
Monongahela Valley Hospital selects Thomson Reuters’ Micromedex Solutions for clinical decision support - September 16, 2011
Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) has signed a multi-year agreement to use Thomson Reuters Micromedex solutions as its source for evidence-based clinical reference information. MVH is a 210-bed, full-service healthcare facility in western Pennsylvania. The hospital needed a… Read More
Ovid launches latest local language search portal, OvidEspañol - September 14, 2011
Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the release of OvidEspañol, a Spanish-language search portal that allows healthcare practitioners, clinicians, students, and researchers to search, browse, and manage search results of core Spanish-language medical content. Based on the same platform functionality as Ovid's… Read More
APA releases new repository for Psychological tests and measures - September 14, 2011
The American Psychological Association (APA) has announced the release of its new database, PsycTESTS. This new resource joins APA's suite of renowned research databases, providing a simple yet comprehensive solution for libraries and their patrons looking for access to test content. PsycTESTS will be updated monthly… Read More
Unbound Medicine partners with Elsevier to launch Harriet Lane Handbook for mobile devices - September 14, 2011
Unbound Medicine, a US-based provider of knowledge management solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced a new licensing relationship with STM publisher Elsevier with the launch of Harriet Lane Handbook for iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad), Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone. The… Read More
