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  # EBSCO Introduces Three New Medical E-book Featured Collections

 

   ~ Collections Include Titles from American Journal of Nursing 2013 Books of the Year, Doody’s Core Titles and Doody’s 4- and 5- Star Reviewed Titles ~ 

 

 

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**IPSWICH, Mass. — May 16, 2014** —Three new medical e-book collections are available from [EBSCO Information Services](/) (EBSCO): The American Journal of Nursing 2013 Books of the Year, Doody’s Core Titles 2014 and Doody’s 4-and 5- Star Reviewed Titles 2014. The new [*EBSCO eBooks*™ Featured Collections](http://www.ebscohost.com/ebooks/medical/featured-collection) are created to provide medical libraries with convenient ways to begin or expand their e-book collections with current, reputable content from leading publishers.

*The American Journal of Nursing* 2013 Books of the Year collection features award-winning nursing eBooks from several publishers. Each of the 25 titles was recognized with a 2013 Book of the Year Award from *The American Journal of Nursing*. Titles cover a variety of disciplines, including palliative care and hospice, nursing research, psychiatric and mental health nursing, nursing education, community and public health, advanced practice and more. *The American Journal of Nursing* is published by Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins.

Doody’s is an authoritative medical book review service designed to assist medical libraries and institutions with their purchasing decisions. The Doody’s Core Titles 2014 Featured Collection offers a package of front list medical e-books from the Doody’s Core Titles (DCT) 2014 list. Published annually, the DCT list highlights the best titles from a variety of medical specialties. Core Titles are based on a four-step selection and scoring process from nearly 200 medical librarians and content specialists.

Doody’s Review Service (DRS) uses a vast network of medical librarians and specialists to review new content monthly, rating it on a 5-star scale. The Doody’s 4- and 5- Star Reviewed Titles 2014 Featured Collection contains 4-and 5-star rated titles from the DRS 2014 reviews. It includes some titles from the Doody’s Core Title 2014 list and content will be added throughout the year.

[*EBSCO eBooks*](http://www.ebscohost.com/ebooks) are available for purchase on an individual basis as well as in Subject Sets, Featured Collections and Custom Collections with a growing number of purchase, lease and subscription options as well as patron driven options. EBSCO eBooks represents a deep collection of e-book content that is accessible via a variety of devices. EBSCO proactively acquires new content in critical areas, based on the dynamic needs of libraries. Visit: <http://www.ebscohost.com/ebooks> for more information.

**About EBSCO Information Services**  
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is the leading provider of resources for libraries including *EBSCONET*®, EBSCO’s total e-resource management system, and EBSCO*host*®, the world's premier for-fee online research service, including full-text databases, subject indexes, point-of-care medical reference, historical digital archives and e-books. EBSCO provides more than 375 research databases and nearly 600,000 e-books plus subscription management services for more than 360,000 unique titles including more than 57,000 online titles. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals and magazines from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). EBSCO is also the provider of *EBSCO Discovery Service*™ (EDS), which provides each institution with a fast, single search box for its entire collection, offering superior relevance ranking and greater customization than any other discovery service. For more information, visit the EBSCO Web site at: [www.ebsco.com](http://www.ebsco.com). EBSCO is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

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**For more information, please contact:**

Kathleen McEvoy  
Vice President of Communications  
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594  
<kmcevoy@ebsco.com>



 

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