Reed Business Information launches new online destination for Australians looking for health information - May 23, 2011
B2B information provider Reed Business Information (RBI) has announced the launch of www.itsmyhealth.com.au, a new online destination for Australians looking for information about health and general wellbeing. Designed to meet the growing demand for reliable online health information, the website combines… Read More
3M Library Systems to launch e-book lending service at ALA Annual Conference - May 23, 2011
Library solutions provider 3M Library Systems is set to launch its 3M Cloud Library e-book lending service at the ALA Annual Conference, scheduled for June 23-28, 2011 in New Orleans. Random House and IPG are among the first publishers to partner with the company for the… Read More
Ovid announces its first clinical tool to bridge content from Ovid and UpToDate - May 19, 2011
Ovid, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, has announced the availability of OvidMD, claimed to be the first clinical tool from Ovid designed especially for physicians and other clinicians. OvidMD provides quick answers to clinical questions based on relevant full-text content from Ovid. The solution presents latest… Read More
Elsevier launches learning resource for Dental Nursing market - May 18, 2011
STM Publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a comprehensive learning resource, Mosby's Textbook of Dental Nursing. The textbook contains everything a pre-registration dental nurse in the UK needs to know to perform safely and effectively in the clinical environment. Written by Mary Miller,… Read More
BMC Medicine set to launch thematic series on stem cell therapy - May 18, 2011
BMC Medicine, an open access journal published by BioMed Central, is seeking submissions of original research offering novel translational and clinical insights into stem cell therapies, to be presented as part of an ongoing stem cell series. With this thematic series, which will have its own… Read More
EBSCO announces new look for DynaMed - May 17, 2011
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has announced a new look for its evidence-based point-of-care clinical reference tool DynaMed. A new design and easier functionality are being introduced in a preview so users can explore the new features before the transition in completed in… Read More
IEEE publishes amendment to 802.11 Wireless LAN standards - May 16, 2011
Technical professional association IEEE, US, has announced that it has published an amendment - IEEE 802.11v-2011. The amendment defines mechanisms for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN(WLAN) devices to support enhanced Wireless Network Management (WNM) and operational troubleshooting capabilities, enable new location and time synchronisation applications, and provide… Read More
BioMed Central launches ‘Systematic Reviews’ journal - May 16, 2011
Open access publisher BioMed Central (BMC) has launched a new journal, called Systematic Reviews, encompassing all aspects of the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. The journal's mission is to publish high quality systematic reviews related to a broad definition of health, rapid reviews, and… Read More
‘Nature China’ re-launched with expanded content and new design - May 13, 2011
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has re-launched Nature China to celebrate the publication of the Nature Publishing Index 2010 China. Nature China will seek to highlight the best research from Hong Kong and mainland China in science and clinical medicine. The re-launch includes a… Read More
STN offers numeric property search of research and patent information - May 13, 2011
Scientific information services provider FIZ Karlsruhe, Germany, has developed a new search feature for STN which is said to offer not only improved identification of claims and detailed descriptions of the patent applications, but also allow for numeric property searches. FIZ Karlsruhe operates STN, an online… Read More
