AIHA To Unveil OEHS Library Central At AIHce 2007

Fairfax, VA - The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) will unveil OEHS Library Central, a comprehensive, new digital library of knowledge, information, resources, and research for occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce 2007) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 2–7.

OEHS Library Central will offer downloadable versions of all AIHA print publications to site subscribers and will link to abstracting and indexing databases for more than 150 science and technical journals, such as Medical Physics.

More than 4 years in the making, a task force of AIHA members analyzed input from four focus groups to prioritize desired features and ultimately selected AIP Publishing Services as the vendor to build, host, and service OEHS Library Central.

AIHA members will continue to receive The Synergist by mail and will have access to it on the AIHA Web site. Similarly, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH) will be available at OEHS Library Central, as well as on the current site, and will continue to be offered in print. AIHA members will pay no additional charge to download these publications.

For other publications, AIHA members will be able to view abstract information and the table of contents without a subscription. To view or download them, a subscription is necessary. AIHA will continue to offer print copies of its publications at the Marketplace on the AIHA Web site.

Non-AIHA member users of OEHS Library Central may view abstract information and the table of contents of publications without a subscription. To view or download the chapter or article, a subscription is needed.

Subscriptions will be sold on a per-download basis, with a download defined as a chapter or article. A variety of subscription options will be available, including single and multiple downloads for members, nonmembers, and students. Specific pricing information will be available at AIHce.

In addition to the comprehensive OEHS information, subscribers will enjoy robust Google search features by author, title, and topic. What's more, subscribers will have the option to set up a user profile to receive content alerts by e-mail and to allow them to manage a personal user library. Other subscriber features include the ability to save favorites and send links to others.

AIHA will offer a demonstration and more information about OEHS Library Central at the AIHA Information Central (booth number 635) in the center of the expo hall at AIHce 2007. The domain name, www.oehslibrary.org, will be available on June 4, 2007.

For further information regarding AIHA's OEHS Library Central, please contact Connie Paradise, director of marketing and product development, at (703) 846-0742 or cparadise@aiha.org.

SOURCE: AIHA