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Amirsys Imaging Reference Center

Amirsys Imaging Reference Center is a new subscription for the academic year 2016-17.

Amirsys Imaging Reference Center offers a comprehensive source of radiology references with a combination of high-quality images, classical diagnoses, and evidence-based clinical content.

Contents include:

72,000 x-ray, CT, MR, and ultrasound illustrations and images.
Expert, evidence-based content – including over 4,000 diagnoses provided by imaging experts.
Over 40,000 journal references.

Image topics serve a wide range of medical professionals across a comprehensive list of searchable categories, including:

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• Brain
• Breast
• Cardiovascular
• Chest
• GI & Urology
• Gynecology
• Head & Neck
• Musculoskeletal
• Nuclear Medicine
• Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Spine
• Ultrasound

Access this new database via our main A-Z list, Medicine AZ list, Nursing AZ list and DiscoverEd.

Trials – new e-resources on trial

We have trial access to The Japan Times Online until 31st May.

Japan Times Online is the oldest English-language newspaper in Japan, founded in March 1897 (Meiji 30). It has been published to promote mutual understandings between Japan and other countries. This newspaper includes unique articles which cannot be read in Japanese-language newspapers. Japan Times Online includes articles from 1999-present. (We are also trialling the archive which contains content from 1897-2013).

We have trial access to Visible Body until 22nd May.

Visible Body is a suite of online programs that cover anatomy, physiology, muscles, the skeleton and the circulatory system through interactive 3D models, animations, quizzes and more.

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of these e-resources as your comments influence purchase decisions so please fill out our feedback form.

A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.

Trial access to PsycINFO and PsycARTICLEs via Ebsco platform

We have trial access to psycINFO and psycARTICLES via the Ebsco platform until the 21st December. We currently have access to both of these databases via the Ovid platform, we are interested in gaining feedback on using these databases on the Ebsco platform.

PsycINFO – 1806 onwards. Abstracts, citations and controlled vocabulary for contents of approximately 2,500 journals publishing behavioural science and mental health.

PsycARTICLES – Full-text from APA journals (mostly volume 1 onwards) and related imprints. Indexed in PsycINFO.

Feedback and further info

We are interested to know what you think of this platform to access these databases as your comments influence purchase decisions so please do fill out our feedback form.

A list of all trials currently available to University of Edinburgh staff and students can be found on our trials webpage.