Apologies for cross-postings.

I thought list members would like to know about a new
resource in 
biomedical informatics and healthcare technology.  To give
the 
medical library community an opportunity to learn more about
this 
new full-text database, IGI Global will be hosting a Sunrise

Seminar breakfast event on Monday, May 19th from 7-8am in
the 
Atlanta Room in the Hyatt Regency.  Please see the press
release 
below for the official announcement.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Megan Childs
Title: Marketing Communications Coordinator
Address: 701 E. Chocolate Ave.,
Suite 200, Hershey, PA 17033
Email: mchildsigi-global.com
Tel.: 717-533-8845 x148
Fax: 717-533-7115
Web: www.igi-global.com

New Database Delivers Research on Biomedical and Healthcare

Technology Innovations

HERSHEY, PA - May 13, 2008 -IGI Global, the leading
publisher of 
scholarly computer science and information technology
management 
research, will launch a new database covering innovations in

biomedical informatics and healthcare technology -- 
InfoSci-Medical -- at the annual meeting of the Medical
Library 
Association (MLA) in Chicago (May 16-21).

"The InfoSci-Medical database meets a need for
authoritative 
research to help organizations understand and fully benefit
from 
the rapidly expanding role of technology in basic research,

medical education, clinical practice, and healthcare
delivery and 
management, across all sectors of the biomedical and
healthcare 
industries," said William C. Hayward, IGI Global's
Director of 
Sales and Marketing.

Delivering full-text studies selected for their relevance to

biomedical informatics and healthcare technology from IGI 
Global's peer-reviewed journals, scholarly books, and
reference 
works, InfoSci-Medical covers a comprehensive range of
topics 
such as clinical knowledge management; medical informatics
and 
nursing; robotics in healthcare and medicine; technologies
for 
dentistry; telemedicine and healthcare delivery to rural
areas; 
and hundreds of other critical issues.

InfoSci-Medical is updated continuously with new content,
and is 
available for unlimited, site-licensed access under annual 
subscription and one-time fee models (contact IGI Global at

eresourcesigi-global.com for pricing information).

Librarians interested in learning more about InfoSci-Medical
are 
invited to visit IGI Global at Booth #721 during the MLA
Annual 
Meeting, and to join IGI Global for a Sunrise Seminar
breakfast 
event during the conference. For details on the breakfast
event, 
e-mail sunriseseminarigi-global.com or refer to the final 
conference program.

For immediate information about InfoSci-Medical and to
register 
for a free trial, visit www.infosci-medical.com.

Jackie Zanghi-LaPlaca
Associate Sales and Marketing Manager for Electronic
Resources
IGI Global - (Disseminator of Knowledge Since 1988)
(formerly "Idea Group Inc.")
701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
Tel: 717-533-8845 ext. 131; Fax: 717-533-8661
E-mail: jlaplacaigi-global.com

IGI Global celebrates 20 years of excellence as the industry

leader in delivering scholarly knowledge in computer science
and 
information technology management. Founded in 1988, IGI
Global 
continues to publish superior books, journals, and databases
for 
many years to come. To recommend IGI Global publications to
your 
librarian, please visit www.igi-global.com.