The five main components and features of a society site license to MedInfoNOW
A weekly literature update service. Society members with valid e-mail addresses will receive the Weekly Literature Update sent by a society-branded e-mail and featuring
- society news;
- personalized, pre-sorted searches of new book and software information; and
- personalized, pre-sorted expert searches of new journal articles added to Medline® in the specialty areas each individual member designates.
A private-label Web site. A content-rich Web site branded for the society, accessible through a unique URL link from the society's home page and featuring
- a comprehensive database of book and software titles (Doody’s Book Reviews database);
- the last 52 weeks of articles added to Medline® (Online Literature Review); and
- a profiling system that lets each member filter new developments in the literature according to his/her personal areas of interest.
Doody’s Book Reviews™. The best-of-breed database of health science book and software information (including Doody’s expert reviews) which provides
- the society with the opportunity to spotlight titles written by key leadership figures of its organization;
- registered members the ability to conduct sophisticated searches of the most comprehensive database of information on 70,000 book and software titles in the health sciences; and
- registered members with the opportunity to purchase book and software titles (often at discounted prices) through a seamless e-commerce connection to two leading Internet bookstores.
Online Literature Review. The time-saving service filtering the most recent updates of journal article citations and abstracts from the Medline® database based on each individual user’s chosen areas of interest. Online Literature Review is organized to provide access to
- article citations added to Medline® in the last seven days featured in the Weekly Literature Update;
- the last 52 weeks of Medline® updates at the Web site;
- the entire Medline® database through a seamless link to the PubMed Web site; and
- links to journal publishers’ gateways to online versions of the journal article.
The Knowledge Manager. A password-protected administrative site that allows society staff members to
- cross-promote society programs with weekly announcements to members in the Weekly Literature Update;
- monitor its members’ usage of the service and traffic at the Web site; and
- highlight titles in Doody’s Book Reviews database written or edited by the society’s leadership.