Scholarly Publishing
January 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about the new ICMJE recommendations, Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate, and Public Domain Day.
Becker Blog
Science and Informatics
A Becker Guide for Proteomics Data Repositories Part 2
In the first part of this blog series, I provided an overview of the ProteomeXChange (PX) Consortium and introduced its most important member – the PRIDE Database. I also introduced ProteomeCentral, the common portal providing the ability to browse and search all of the public datasets within the PX Consortium member repositories. Here in the [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
Reproductive Rights: Highlights from Becker Archives and Rare Books
Reproductive rights in America are constantly changing. But how did we get here? Historical context can help us understand our current moment and even possible futures. Becker Library has a variety of historic materials that shed light on the history of reproductive rights at WashU and in St. Louis.
Announcements
Open October 2024
Now that October has come and gone, I’d like to take a minute to reflect on our recent Open October programming. Open October is an annual, month-long series of events highlighting trends in open science, open data and open access presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library in collaboration with Washington University Libraries. The goal of [Read more]
Scholarly Publishing
November 2024 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about PubMed Central’s efforts towards equitable access, publisher agreements for discounts or waivers of Article Processing Charges, and the Smithsonian Open Access images collection.
Science and Informatics
A Becker Guide for Proteomics Data Repositories Part 1
Introduction Proteomics, the large-scale study of proteomes, is a highly valuable tool in biomedical research, but because most proteomics approaches are based on mass spectrometry (MS), the analytical chemistry nature can be a barrier to some biologists and physician-scientists. In this series of three blog articles, I would like to introduce MS-based proteomics data by [Read more]
Announcements
Relax with a popular eBook, Audiobook or Movie
Did you know that WashU Libraries provides campus wide access to a collection of popular ebook/audiobook and streaming movie titles? The Overdrive Collection provides access to thousands of titles that you can stream from the “Libby” app. To start using the collection, simply download the app to your preferred device or visit on your browser, [Read more]
Announcements
New JoVE Core Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics animated video series
JoVE Core Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics is a comprehensive collection that delves into the essential concepts underlying pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, illuminating the principles behind drug movement, absorption, and response mechanisms.
The initial release comprises 51 animated videos, which take viewers through topics like drug absorption, pharmacokinetic modeling, and biostatistics. These lessons provide a thorough understanding of how drugs interact within the human body, from the cellular level to systemic effects. They also explore the influence of biostatistical analysis on pharmacokinetics, covering critical topics such as data variability, hypothesis testing, and statistical inference.
Archives and Rare Books
Spotlight on East Asia: A Cross-Campus Speaker Series Recap
When discussing medical history, it is common for narratives to focus predominantly on Europe and America — yet doing so misses large, rich parts of medical history. Spotlight on East Asia was a two-day speaker series focusing on medical history in East Asia (specifically China, Japan, and Korea), and was hosted by Becker Medical Library [Read more]
Announcements
Becker Library releases FY24 annual report
During the 2023-2024 academic year Becker Library continued to make significant contributions in support of the medical school’s faculty, staff and students. Highlights of activities in our areas of expertise include: Biomedical Information Data and Research Computing Health and Science Communication History of Medicine Institutional Knowledge Medical Center Archives Scholarly Communications and Research Impact Searching [Read more]