Elsevier’s new Procedures Consult Mobile enables clinicians to view top medical procedures from mobile devices - July 15, 2010
STM publishing Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that physicians, residents and students will be able to visualise and review over 300 top medical procedures on their mobile devices with the launch of Procedures Consult Mobile. As the use of smartphones increases in the clinical setting, access to… Read More
The National Library of Netherlands signs book digitisation agreement with Google - July 15, 2010
The National Library of Netherlands, Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), has announced an agreement with Internet search services provider Google. Under the deal, Google will digitise more than 160,000 out-of-copyright (public domain) books from the library's collection. The books will be fully searchable and accessible for free via… Read More
University of Chicago Press joins F1000 Affiliate Program - July 15, 2010
Article evaluation services provider Faculty of 1000 (F1000), UK, has announced that the University of Chicago Press has joined the F1000 Affiliate Program. As an F1000 Affiliate Publisher, the University of Chicago Press will offer their readers free access to a selection of F1000 evaluations of… Read More
London Libraries Consortium members increasingly opting for RFID - July 15, 2010
The London Libraries Consortium has reportedly announced that members of the consortium are extensively using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for self-service, improved stock management and to facilitate longer opening hours. Around a third of London is served by the consortium's library services. The most recent RFID… Read More
Leading orthopaedics share surgical techniques in new four-volume reference - July 15, 2010
Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the publication of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, a new four-volume reference that provides start-to-finish guidance for virtually every contemporary orthopaedic surgery technique. The reference is edited by Dr. Sam W.… Read More
Unbound Medicine announces enhancements to the Unbound Platform - July 15, 2010
Healthcare knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, has announced enhancements to the Unbound Platform highlighted by the addition of a customisable study system, Grasp. Grasp is an innovative mobile and web study solution that uses a proven learning method to help learners master unfamiliar concepts… Read More
