Stanford & Louisiana State Use Thieme ElectronicBook Library as a Resource

New York, Stuttgart, October 2006 – Thieme launches the “Thieme ElectronicBook Library” (www.thieme.com/ebooklibrary), an electronic information resource for learning, research and review for students, researchers and medical professionals. “Thieme ElectronicBook Library's” ever-expanding content covers: anatomy, basic science, clinical science and radiology. Stanford, Louisiana State, and Capital Health Services are among recent subscribers to “Thieme ElectronicBook Library”.

With a robust search function, “Thieme ElectronicBook Library” lets users locate information swiftly. “Thieme ElectronicBook Library” incorporates a ‘simple search’ function alongside its advanced search function, allowing keyword and full-text queries within individual books or throughout the entire system. “Thieme ElectronicBook Library” gives non-subscribers an opportunity to try out the service via browsing, viewing table of contents, reviewing indexes and/or reviewing sample chapters from its books.

Subscribers have complete online access to “Thieme ElectronicBook Library's” extensive content drawn from Thieme’s print editions. Exclusive features available only to subscribers include: the ability to bookmark individual pages, view pages either as single-paged or double-paged spreads, convert pages to full-screen view, and print. Thieme Electronic Book Library content is ideal for use as textbooks, review aids as well as for research. Online content has been fully reproduced from the original print editions.

“Thieme ElectronicBook Library” is a vital resource for students, researchers, and people working in the health sciences and related fields. “Thieme ElectronicBook Library” content includes Thieme’s highly regarded, must-have Flexibook Atlases & Textbooks series. For over 40 years, medical students and physicians have used Thieme's flexibooks.

Detailed, high-resolution illustrations, from the print versions of the Flexibook Atlases & Textbooks series, covering the medical school curriculum, have been accurately converted for optimal online viewing. Flexibooks are essential resources, assisting medical students with theoretical study as well as practical experience while also aiding scientists and those who work in the health sciences and related fields. Over 20 million copies of the series have been purchased worldwide.

“Thieme ElectronicBook Library” provides a user-friendly, web-based system as a vital resource for assisting students, researchers and medical professionals. Additional content in the ever-expanding, “Thieme ElectronicBook Library” system includes: Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy; Color Atlas of Pharmacology; Color Atlas of Physiology; Neurology; Normal Findings in CT and MRI. Virtually, every course in the medical school curriculum has also been included online. Universities and health care professionals increasingly view “Thieme ElectronicBook Library as an indispensable resource”.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishers is part of the Stuttgart based, privately held, medical and scientific publishing company, Thieme Publishing Group. Thieme employs 740 people and maintains offices in 7 cities, including New York, Beijing, Delhi and Stuttgart. For 120 years, Thieme’s high-quality books and journals have been a vital resource for scientists, physicians, researchers and academics. Thieme publishes 130 peer-reviewed journals and over 500 new books annually. All scientific and an increasing number of medical publications are also available online. Please visit www.thieme.com for additional information.
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