RMIT Publishing Presents the Informit Health Collection

["Non Jenkins" <non.jenkins@rmit.edu.au>]

(Press Release: Melbourne, Vic, Australia, September 1, 2009

RMIT Publishing, the premier source for authoritative content 
from the Australasian region, is pleased to present the 
forthcoming Informit Health Collection. This new full text online 
resource will deliver instant, cover-to-cover access to core 
allied health content from the region. Many of the peer reviewed 
titles it includes are uniquely available through Informit, 
offering new perspectives benefiting health professionals and 
students.

"Now, at a time where nurses and allied health professionals are 
under more pressure than ever, we are delighted to provide new 
and reliable reference points to support their work. Through our 
ongoing collaboration with leading publishers and content 
providers we look forward again to making unique and hard-to-find 
material easily accessible to the global health arena," commented 
Heather Crosbie, Director of RMIT Publishing.

Importantly, Informit Health Collection will provide access to 
evidence-based research and case studies of practical support to 
practitioners and students in therapeutic, diagnostic and 
preventative health roles. Subjects covered include alternative 
medicine, biotechnology, children's health, continence and 
urology, counselling, epidemiology, geriatric health, indigenous 
health, nursing, rehabilitation and rural health.

Informit Health Collection has been developed by RMIT Publishing 
in response to the growing demand for online allied health 
information and it will replace its more clinical predecessor - 
Meditext - from January 1, 2010.

The National Library of Australia (NLA) has provided the metadata 
for Meditext since 1968 and copyright cleared scanned images for 
full text articles from 2001. The NLA expresses its confidence in 
handing over provision of Australasian health content to RMIT 
Publishing and supports the move to a new cover-to-cover full 
text product with an expanded scope. The index upon which 
Meditext was based - the Australasian Medical Index - will be 
archived and remain available through Informit and the NLA.

RMIT Publishing previews the new Informit Health Collection in 
Brisbane at the International Congress on Medical Librarianship 
throughout this week. Informit Health Collection will be 
available to libraries and institutions on annual subscription 
from January 2010. Trials will commence on October 1 2009. Read 
more and register for a trial now at www.informit.com.au/health

** About RMIT Publishing **

RMIT Publishing is the largest provider of authoritative content 
from the Asia Pacific region. A preferred partner for content 
providers, RMIT Publishing collaborates with publishers, 
government departments, research institutes and others. Through 
its Informit brand and online platform, RMIT Publishing provides 
easy access to core content and specialist research not readily 
available elsewhere online. Read more at: 
www.rmitpublishing.com.au. RMIT Publishing is a business unit of 
RMIT Training Pty Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of RMIT 
University.

** About Informit **

Search, research and discover core and unique content from the 
Asia Pacific region. With over 70 subject databases to choose 
from, a subscription to Informit increases the diversity of your 
collections and fills gaps left by other content providers. 
Informit databases include A+ Education, Business Collection, 
Engineering Collection, Humanities & Social Sciences Collection, 
AGIS Plus Text (Law), Australian Public Affairs - Full Text, 
TVNews and RequestTV. Read more at www.informit.com.au

For more information contact:
Non Jenkins
Marketing Executive
RMIT Publishing
e: Non.jenkins@rmit.edu.au
t: +61 (0)3 9925 8100