American College of Chest Physicians Relaunches CHEST Publications with Silverchair

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA/NORTHBROOK, IL) July 19, 2012—The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has launched the next generation of CHEST Journal and CHEST Books on SCM6, the natively semantic online hosting platform from Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair). This new online edition of the CHEST Publications includes an all-new iPhone and iPad application going live later this month that will encompass the entire CHEST archive (all 77 years of CHEST content).

“Physicians and other health care professionals are struggling with information overload,”said Steve Welch, Senior Vice President of Communications and Executive Editor of CHEST. “A critical goal in moving to Silverchair’s SCM6 platform is to help readers better discover and manage the information they need to be effective and keep up to date amidst the deluge of information they receive daily. Silverchair’s semantic technology allows us to deliver specific content to our readers where and when they need it in their workflows and on their device of choice.”

The transition to SCM6 brings a number of improvements to CHEST Publications including

• Semantic search provides better results by normalizing synonyms, alternate spellings, abbreviations, and jargon and by offering topical filters for precise refinement of results.
• Semantic collections organize the full spectrum of CHEST Publications resources into key topical areas.
• Content relationships recommend to readers highly relevant articles, book chapters, clinical resources, and other resources.
• User-centered design offers an intuitive interface to the CHEST Publications resources and functionality, saving readers time
• Mobile optimization for all CHEST Publications optimizes the retrieval and reading experience on mobile devices
• iOS application provides subscribers with access to the full CHEST archive – all 77 years of content (in App Store later this month).

“The ACCP is renowned for forward-thinking approaches to information delivery, both across disciplines and across media,” said Silverchair CEO, Thane Kerner. “The all-new CHEST Publications sites and applications for iPhone and iPad are designed to leverage the full power of the the SCM6 platform, including semantic search, dynamic collections, and semantic content relationships that extend to the entire CHEST archive. This depth of integration is supported by our array of platform APIs that deliver the semantic capabilities of SCM6 remotely to the devices, applications, and health care professionals that rely on CHEST for the state of the art in cardiopulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.”

For a full description of the new features brought to CHEST Publications please visit: http://www.silverchair.com/clients/american-college-chest-physicians.

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About the American College of Chest Physicians and CHEST Publications

The ACCP is a not-for-profit specialty medical society, representing 18,400 members who provide patient care in the areas of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine in the United States and more than 100 countries throughout the world. The mission of the ACCP is to promote the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research. For more information about the ACCP, visit the ACCP website at www.chestnet.org, or follow us on Facebookand Twitter.

CHESTand the trusted CHEST Books are available online at publications.chestnet.org/. CHEST is the official peer-reviewed publication of the ACCP. The journal has one of the largest circulations of clinical respiratory journals in the world. Ranked in the top four respiratory and critical care journals by impact factor, more than 350,000 readers worldwide turn to CHEST online each month for the latest in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. The books complement the ACCP Board Review courses in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine and are staples for general self-study.

About Silverchair Information Systems

Founded in 1993, Silverchair delivers advanced semantic technologies, publishing platforms, and e-learning solutions to scientific, technical, and medical publishers, professional societies, and the federal government. Inc. Magazine ranked Silverchair as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2011. This past January, the company received Virginia’s 2012 Governor’s Award for Science Innovation.Silverchair is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. Additional information is available at www.silverchair.com.

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Kate Nikkel
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Silverchair Information Systems
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