NLM reaches 1 millionth mark in scanning pages for Medical Heritage Library Project - February 29, 2012
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the US’ National Institutes of Health, reached a benchmark at the conclusion of its 175th anniversary year, 2011, when it scanned its one millionth page for the Medical Heritage Library Project. NLM is contributing Medicine in… Read More
OCLC in deal with publishers to add more content and collections to WorldCat Local - February 27, 2012
Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has signed new agreements with leading publishers worldwide and has added important new content and collections to WorldCat Local, the OCLC discovery and delivery service that offers users integrated access to more than 922 million items. WorldCat Local offers access… Read More
EBSCO Publishing and Isabel Healthcare in deal to provide integrated access to content in Isabel and DynaMed - February 23, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced a new agreement with Isabel Healthcare. The deal allows direct linking between the Isabel diagnosis tool and the evidence-based point-of-care tool DynaMed, allowing mutual customers to link from one resource to the other. The agreement brings… Read More
Cairn.info content now available via Ex Libris’ Primo Central index - February 23, 2012
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that Cairn.info has joined the rapidly expanding group of information providers whose scholarly content is searchable in the Primo Central Index. The Cairn.info platform contains top French, Belgian, and Swiss academic journals in the fields… Read More
Thomson Reuters honours sixteen scientists based in Japan for leading global research in seven emerging areas - February 23, 2012
Sixteen leading scientists based in Japan were recognised for their influential contribution to global research on seven emerging research areas (known as research fronts) during the third Thomson Reuters Japan Research Day & Research Front Awards 2012 presentation ceremony held at Akasaka Business Tower in Tokyo.… Read More
EBSCO Publishing’s Patient Education Reference Center content now available in additional EMR systems - February 22, 2012
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that hospitals and healthcare systems using Epic as their electronic medical record (EMR) system will now be able to easily integrate patient information content from Patient Education Reference Center (PERC) from EBSCO. The integration will allow… Read More
