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Re: Databases

In connection with the discussion of statewide database deals, readers of
this list might be interested to check out the new factual
(non-bibliographic) databases from Academic Press's SciVision Division,
e.g.  OncoIS (IS = Information System), a database of classified and
systematized information on studies of somatic mutations of human cancers;
ToxSys - a database on the toxicological effects of over a quarter million
compounds or mixtures; and others on the properties of glasses and
polymers (coming). See http://www.scivision.com.  These 'knowledge bases'
don't just point to information, they actually show it, and can literally
save researchers weeks of work. They are offered as online licenses or as
CD-ROM subscriptions on a concurrent user basis to institutions large and
small, including statewide and other consortia. A major strategic goal of
Academic Press is to publish high quality informational products and
services to complement its books and journals.

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