The Library has recently purchased a site license for an online reference site, Antimicrobe.org. It is a database for infectious diseases and antimicrobial agents. Continue reading
Blog Buzz: October 22 – October 28
Some items of interest in blogland:
- With help from Nokia and custom prosthetics manufacturers, a British man had a mobile phone dock built into his prosthetic arm
- A CDC advisory committee recommended HPV vaccine for boys this week
- Happy Open Access Week! The Royal Society has announced that the archive of its historic journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society has been made permanently free to access online
- According to this piece by Sarah Kliff at WonkBlog, some healthcare providers may be warming to the administration’s Accountable Care Organization regulation due to compensation changes in the plan
- Meanwhile, NPR’s Shots health blog reports that Democrats have lost enthusiasm for the healthcare bill after a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that public approval has fallen
PubsHub is Now Available
The library has recently licensed PubsHub Journals & Congresses. PubsHub is a database of submission criteria for peer-reviewed medical journals and congresses. It covers more than 3,500 journals, with data on journal impact factors, acceptance rates and publication turnaround times etc. It helps researchers and clinicians decide where to publish their research material. Continue reading