New KLAS report on healthcare clinical decision support rates DynaMed higher than other disease reference tools - December 13, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced that its evidence-based point-of-care clinical reference tool DynaMed has been rated highest in its category by healthcare providers. A new report on clinical decision support resources by KLAS, a research firm that specialises in monitoring and… Read More
Cambridge Digital Library publishes 4,000 pages of Newton material - December 13, 2011
Cambridge University has published, on a new digital library website, over 4,000 pages of Sir Isaac Newton's most important works. These include an original manuscript containing Newton's famous laws of motion. Also available online publicly is the scientist's own annotated copy of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.… Read More
CRD and PubMed Health announce new partnership - December 12, 2011
The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York has announced a partnership with PubMed Health. PubMed Health is a new online service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the US National Library of Medicine (NLM). The service provides… Read More
UpToDate releases UpToDate MobileComplete, a downloadable local version of its iPhone App - December 9, 2011
UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has released a downloadable local version of its iPhone App, UpToDate MobileComplete. The fastest mobile version of UpToDate, MobileComplete provides clinicians with access to evidence-based, practical recommendations - even offline, where there is no network connection (Wi-Fi connection required for initial download… Read More
Amazon unveils KDP Select scheme for independent authors and publishers - December 9, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced KDP Select, a new option featuring a $6 million annual fund dedicated to independent authors and publishers. If a KDP author or publisher chooses to make any of their books exclusive to the Kindle Store for at least… Read More
Accelrys unveils enhancements in Enterprise Lab Notebook - December 8, 2011
Scientific informatics software and services company Accelrys, Inc., US, has announced new workflow orchestration and analysis capabilities that seek to improve project, study, experiment and sample management for scientists. As key enhancements within Accelrys' Enterprise Lab Management software portfolio, the new Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) capabilities… Read More