The New MD Consult: Smarter. Easier. Better.

MLA Bowling Party

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:31:47 +0000

10th Anniversary Prize Giveaway Winners

Dave Sherman, Marketing Manager — Wed, 09 May 2007 14:20:10 +0000

It’s here!

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Tue, 01 May 2007 19:15:41 +0000

If you haven’t seen it by now, the new Smarter, Easier, Better MD Consult is now available! Try out our new Smarter search with Recommended Results and Search Refinements, see the new streamlined and simpler user interface, and experience better access to the best clinical medical reference information. (more…)

Questions from customers — linking to content

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:38:49 +0000

I’ve been talking with a lot of our current customers about the upcoming enhancements, and there’s a handful of questions that have come up several times around linking to content on MD Consult.

I thought it would be worthwhile to post those questions (and answers, of course) here. If you have additional questions, post them in the Comments section below. We’ll answer questions in subsequent posts, and the answers to most questions will be addressed in our improved Help section on the new MD Consult or on the site itself.

Q: We have links to MD Consult journals on our web site. Will those links to journal articles or journals, or books break?
A: No. Links to individual journal articles, to lists of journals, and to pre-formatted journal searches will remain the same. No changes will be required by customers. The MD Consult Resource Center has information for institutional customers interested in learning more about linking to journals.

Q: We also have links to the books on MD Consult — will those existing links to books break?
A: No. Customers will not need to make any changes to links to books provided they are using the “durable URLs” that we provide. “Durable URLs” allow customers to set up permanent links to specific book titles on MD Consult. These durable URLs remain the same regardless of the edition of the book that is on MD Consult. The MD Consult Resource Center has information for institutional customers interested in learning more about durable URLs.

Q: If MD Consult does not have the full text for an article, but our institution has access to the full text through another source, can we link to the full text through the other provider?
A: Yes. In the Spring of 2006, MD Consult added functionality that allows customers to “link out” from MD Consult to full text through another provider. This requires that the institution has a piece of software called a “link resolver.” Articles in MD Consult search results will link to the link resolver; from there, the link resolver directs the person to the appropriate location for the full text. Institutional customers who are interested in establishing this functionality should contact their sales representative or Technical Support. Currently, this functionality is only provided for customers with link resolvers. This functionality currently provides links for all abstracts/citations, regardless of whether the institution has full text access. Links to the full text on MD Consult are still provided alongside links to the link resolver.

Visit us at ACP and APDIM

Mike Smith, Marketing Manager — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:20:05 +0000

If you’d like to learn more about the new MD Consult in person, one great way is to visit us at some upcoming conferences where we’ll be exhibiting. Several of us from MD Consult will be at two conferences next week in beautiful San Diego, California and we’ll be glad to show you more about how we’re making MD Consult smarter, easier, and better, and answer any questions you have.
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You’re invited to a FREE MD Consult Live Webcast!

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:48:06 +0000

Join us for a FREE one hour web-based seminar where you can learn how the new MD Consult will provide smarter search results and easier access to the best medical content. MD Consult Product Director Jeff Lash will take you on an EXCLUSIVE virtual tour of the new MD Consult coming this Spring!

Date: Thursday, April 26, 2007
Time: 4:00 PM EST

Register now for the free webinar!

Smarter Search, Part 5: Recommended Results

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:00:14 +0000

Welcome to our final installment of our week-long series on what’s behind the “smarter search” coming soon to MD Consult. Today we’re looking at one of the most exciting enhancements — Recommended Results. (more…)

Smarter Search, Part 4: Search recommendations

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:38 +0000

Welcome to part 4 of our week-long series on MD Consult’s new smarter search that’s coming this spring. Here’s a recap of what we’ve covered so far — MD Consult’s enhanced search will have

Next on our list is a very exciting addition to MD Consult that will provide search refinements along with regular search results for certain types of searches. (more…)

Smarter Search, Part 3: Search refinements

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:00:32 +0000

This week we’re taking a closer look at how MD Consult’s search will be “smarter” this Spring. We’ve already discussed improvements to synonymy and better query interpretation. Today we wanted to give you an overview of how we’re using search refinements to provide quicker and easier access to the best clinical medical reference information. (more…)

Smarter Search, Part 2: Better Query Interpretation

Jeff Lash: Product Director, MD Consult — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:00:58 +0000

Yesterday we presented the first in our five-part series about what we’re doing “behind the scenes” to make MD Consult’s search smarter.

Today, we’ll cover how searching on MD Consult will be improved through better query interpretation. (more…)