National Library of Medicine launches MedlinePlus Connect - June 22, 2011
The US' National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched MedlinePlus Connect. MedlinePlus Connect is a free service that allows health organisations and health information technology (HIT) providers to link patient portals and electronic health record (EHR) systems… Read More
Swets launches SwetsWise 5.7 - June 22, 2011
Journal subscription services provider Swets, Netherlands, has announced the successful release of SwetsWise 5.7, the latest technical update to its information management and procurement platform. Claimed to be the only platform within the information industry to offer selection and management services for both eBooks and journal… Read More
SAGE adds new feature to its SAGE Journals Online offerings - June 21, 2011
Academic Publisher SAGE is adding a new feature to its SAGE Journals Online offerings with SAGE scope, a tool that provides readers with interactive slide imagery as supplements to articles posted on SAGE Journals Online. The digital pathology scanning and hosting will be provided by Flagship… Read More
ICIS launches ICIS Dashboard service - June 21, 2011
Global chemicals information provider ICIS, part of the Reed Business Information group, has introduced a dashboard service. The ICIS dashboard is a new platform for delivering the company's paid-for information. It enables users to view their entire ICIS price and market intelligence in one place via… Read More
AIP launches new Chinese language website to mark first anniversary of its Beijing office - June 20, 2011
AIP Publishing, a division of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), has launched a Chinese-language version of its website (http://china.aip.org), which gives Chinese researchers access to critical information about AIP in their own language. The new website marks the first anniversary of… Read More
Amagine’s new interactive programme to help physicians determine health IT priorities - June 20, 2011
Amagine, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Medical Association (AMA), has introduced the health IT index. This interactive programme allows physicians to identify their individual health IT priorities in just three minutes so they can begin working towards adoption. Physicians attending the AMA's Annual Meeting, taking… Read More
EPA releases two databases with chemical toxicity and exposure data - June 16, 2011
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the release of two databases in a bid to make it easier to find data about chemicals. These include ToxCastDB, the Toxicity Forecaster database, and ExpoCastDB, a database of chemical exposure studies. Scientists and the public can use… Read More
BioMed Central launches new journal – Microbial Informatics and Experimentation - June 15, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the launch of a new journal - Microbial Informatics and Experimentation. Prof. Barry Wanner from the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University, and Prof. Michael Wise from the University of Western Australia, will serve as the Editors-in-Chief… Read More
Inaugural issue of Scientific Reports goes live - June 15, 2011
Scientific Reports, an online-only, open access, multidisciplinary publication from Nature Publishing Group (NPG), has announced the publication of its first articles. The fifteen articles published range in scope from graphene to coral disease to viral nanoparticles. More articles will be published in the coming days, under… Read More
Thomson Reuters Institutional Profiles to analyse and compare leading academic research institutions worldwide - June 14, 2011
Research analytics and evidence-based decision support data services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced the release of Institutional Profiles, a web-based resource that provides a comprehensive view of nearly 500 of the world's leading academic research institutions. Through rigorous collection, vetting, aggregation, and normalisation of… Read More
