STM publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of its new Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. The module provides biomedical and life science researchers access to trustworthy reference content updated as science progresses. The new module will be demonstrated on December 8 and December 9 at Elsevier booth #424 at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting in Philadelphia.
Reference Modules combine thousands of related reference work articles into one source of trustworthy information that is continuously updated by experts in the field. Other available Elsevier Reference Modules are in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering and Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences.
The new Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences includes: Content from 15 Elsevier's authoritative, peer-reviewed reference works and 2 related multi-contributor books; more than 4770 articles that are continuously reviewed, updated as needed and then time stamped by the expert editorial board; intuitive subject hierarchies, designed by the editorial board, that make it easy to navigate and find essential information; and linking to relevant journal articles and book chapters on ScienceDirect for additional information.
Biomedical and life science researchers benefit by gaining access to the most current foundational reference content that was previously locked up during the lengthy publishing process, typically for five to seven years. Librarians are increasingly under pressure to stretch budgets further and secure content that contributes to meaningful research and learning. As a result, they see value in the Reference Modules' continuous reviews and updates by expert editorial boards, such as this one led by editor-in-chief Michael Caplan, PhD, MD, Yale School of Medicine.
The Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences helps researchers access the increasingly interdisciplinary content they require. The interdisciplinary subjects in the new module include: cell biology, developmental biology, endocrinology, epidemiology and public health, genetics, human nutrition, immunobiology, medical biotechnology, medical microbiology, neurobiology, pathobiology of human disease, pharmacology, physiology, toxicology and virology.
Also included in the module is content that incorporates Elsevier's innovative Virtual Microscope, an integrated browser-based slide viewer providing access to high-resolution whole slide images. The Virtual Microscope is fully integrated with ScienceDirect and appears alongside articles that contain high-resolution slide images. The in-article viewer is fully interactive, and enables users to zoom in and navigate within the slide image alongside an article.
The new Reference Modules in Biomedical Science is available on ScienceDirect, Elsevier's full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from over 2,200 peer-reviewed journals and more than 25,000 book titles. Existing Reference Modules in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, and Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences are also on ScienceDirect.
