Access to Chicago Health Journals via S.M.I.L.E.

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For Immediate Release: June 11, 2007

Chicago Journals to Provide Access to Healthcare Journals through 
SIMID S.M.I.L.E.

Chicago (USA) / Porza (CH) -- The University of Chicago Press 
announced today that it has partnered with SIMID to provide 
metadata and full-text articles from its portfolio of medical 
journals. Through involvement with the Scientific Medical 
Information Library Europe (S.M.I.L.E.) database, the University 
of Chicago Press aims to increase European readership and 
international exposure to vital medical research.

Founded in 1891, the University of Chicago Press is the largest 
American university press. Chicago Journals publishes periodicals 
and serials in a wide range of disciplines, including several 
journals that were the first scholarly publications in their 
respective fields. Online since 1995, Chicago Journals has also 
been a pioneer in electronic publishing, delivering original, 
peer-reviewed research from international scholars to a worldwide 
audience.

SIMID is a European corporation providing internet library 
service to the pharmaceutical industry and medical professionals. 
Launched in 2005 by SIMID, S.M.I.L.E. is a combination database 
and library of over 660 medical journals and books covering 
thirty-four medical disciplines, including oncology, cardiology, 
and psychiatry. Sponsored users are able to search the exhaustive 
database in its entirety and enjoy direct access to full-text 
scientific medical articles.

For more information, please contact:

The University of Chicago Press, 1427 East 60th Street, Chicago
Kate Duff (Licensing & Permissions Manager) +1 773 702 7688
E-Mail: kduff@press.uchicago.edu

SIMID SA, Via Chiosso 15, 6948 Porza, Switzerland
Mark Meyling (Managing Director), Phone: +41 91 935 0020
E-mail: m.meyling@simid.org

Boudewijn Gruwel (Director of Marketing), Phone:  +31 653 743 706
E-Mail: b.gruwel@simid.org