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A Review of Dimensions
Featured Article February 26, 2019

Rebecca Harrington, MSLIS, AHIPAssistant Professor & Clinical LibrarianPreston Medical Library and Health Information CenterThe University of Tennessee Graduate School of MedicineUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville Medical Center Dimensions (https://app.dimensions.ai/) is a linked research knowledge platform that indexes almost 100 million publications and provides a structured resource for researchers who wish to explore the latest studies and […]
Review Update: Qinsight
Featured Article February 26, 2019

Tobin Magle, PhDBioinformationistHealth Sciences LibraryUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus General Much has changed since my review of the biomedical search engine Quetzal was published in the July 2016 issue of Doody’s Collection Development Monthly (http://dcdm.doody.com/2016/07/a-review-of-quetzal/). Now known as Qinsights, this database maintains its core audience of biomedical researchers by combining its intuitive AI-powered search […]
Growing the Market for a New Database – A Case for Board Vitals
LBA Profile/CaseStudy February 26, 2019

Priscilla L. Stephenson, MSLS, MSEd, AHIP Chief, Library Service James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & Clinics, Tampa, FL Marketing is critical to the success of any new library resource, but particularly for electronic products. These are, no doubt, our libraries’ most expensive purchases, but they can also be the least visible. Patrons need to be […]
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
Product Highlight February 26, 2019

Sponsored content ISSN: 1048-891X New research in women’s cancer The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (IJGC) is a premier educational journal that publishes evidence-based content on the detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic malignancies. IJGC emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach and includes original research, reviews and opinion pieces. Serving as the official journal of the […]
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Product Highlight February 26, 2019

Sponsored content ISSN: 1098-7339 The leading subspecialty journal in anesthesiology For more than 30 years, Regional Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine (RAPM) has provided regional anesthesia and pain specialists new research, guidelines and important information to treat their patients—from pediatric to geriatric. RAPM is the official journal of the American Society for Regional Anesthesia. “We are […]
Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional
Product Highlight February 26, 2019

Sponsored content This important publication builds on the racial health equity work that public health advocates and others have been doing for decades. They have documented the existence of health inequities and have combatted health inequities stemming from racism. This book, which targets racism directly and includes the word squarely in its title, marks an […]
Specialty Profile: Nursing Pharmacology
Specialty Profile January 22, 2019

Over the past year, we have received 16 titles in Nursing Pharmacology from six different publishers, all of which were reviewed. These books range in price from $16.99 to $135.00, for an average price of $55.97. Doody’s Core Titles 2018 features 14 titles in Nursing Pharmacology, with five designated as Essential Purchase Titles.
Publisher Profile: Oncology Nursing Society
Publisher Profile January 22, 2019

After the first National Cancer Nursing Research Conference in 1973, 20 oncology nurses discussed the need for a national organization to support their profession. The Oncology Nursing Society was created and these 20 nurses used word-of-mouth to spark interest among their colleagues to launch the organization. Now, the Oncology Nursing Society has more than 39,000 […]
Editorial Review Group Chair: Carol E. Agana, MNSc, RNP, APRN, BC
Editorial Review Group Chair January 22, 2019

Since Carol Agana began serving as Editorial Review Group Chair for Nursing Pharmacology in mid-2015, we have sent her 45 titles. Remarkably, she has reviewed 41 of them herself, far exceeding our request that Chairs get reviews of two-thirds to three-fourths of the titles we send them. Mrs. Agana has been on the faculty at […]
A Review of OMMBID
Featured Article January 22, 2019

Alison Gehred, MLIS Reference Librarian Grant Morrow III Library Nationwide Children’s Hospital Content Scriver’s OMMBID, a database for researchers who are studying genetics and genetic mechanisms in disease states, is offered through McGraw-Hill Education. The database is based on the four-volume Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Diseases, which was originally published in 1960. Its […]