Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Science and Health updates

The Merck Manual for medical reference will no longer be updated in print form, but a link to the website will be made available under RPL's online tools under the Health category. There is no registration requirements, nor advertizing, and the site offers infographics, health trackers along with pill identifiers and drug interaction checkers.  The site has a consumer and professional option, but patrons will probably garner more benefits from the consumer site.

ScienceOpen is an open access resource for scientific research articles that now has over 10 million articles. ScienceOpen gives the ability to search for topics, see related articles, and also browse collections including topics such as stem cells, microbial health, and cancer therapy. Registration is requested, but not required to view articles.