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About Access Restrictions to Electronic Resources

Access and use of electronic resources made available by the Becker Medical Library are governed by license agreements between the School of Medicine and publishers or third parties. Several of the electronic resources carry some restriction on their use. Access may be restricted by user location, number of concurrent users, and/or password.

In short, most people experience access limitations based on the network to which their computer is connected. Below is a quick breakdown of what can be accessed from various networks.

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AccessMedicine
STAT!Ref
UpToDate Online		 AccessMedicine
American Academy of Pediatrics Journals
Applied Clinical Informatics
Harriet Lane Handbook
Red Book Online
ScienceDirect
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Publishing and Research Impact Information for Authors
Scholarly Publishing

"Clinicians and researchers can no longer live in blissful ignorance of copyright. . . "

by Cathy Sarli - December 29, 2011
Interesting commentary in NEJM:
Author Rights, Copyright
Scholarly Publishing

Citation Analysis: Is it Sufficient?

by Cathy Sarli - December 21, 2011
As stated by Eugene Garfield:
Authors at WU, Citation Analysis, research impact
Scholarly Publishing

Can Tweets Predict Citations? Metrics of Social Impact Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

by Cathy Sarli - December 19, 2011
Interesting article by Gunther Eysenbach: "Can Tweets Predict Citations? Metrics of Social Impact Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact."
research impact
Scholarly Publishing

Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier: A Practical Guide

by Cathy Sarli - December 7, 2011
Elsevier issued a guidance document, Ways to Use Journal Articles Published by Elsevier: A Practical Guide, that outlines the rights of authors who publish in journals published by Elsevier.  
Author Rights, Authors at WU, Support for Authors
Scholarly Publishing

Impact has a Bad Name. . .

by Cathy Sarli - November 29, 2011
Impact has a bad name among many researchers, but thinking of impact as re-use could be key to uniting both funders and researchers. Blog post by Cameron Neylon.
research impact
Scholarly Publishing

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What Retractions Say About Scientific Transparency

by Cathy Sarli - November 21, 2011
Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch posted the following: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What Retractions Say About Scientific Transparency.
Authors at WU, Responsible Conduct of Research
Scholarly Publishing

How to Write a Scientific Paper?

by Cathy Sarli - November 10, 2011
Need help with writing a scientific publication? There are a number of resources that offer guidance on preparing for publication. Some examples include:
Authors at WU, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors
Scholarly Publishing

The BRIF (Bioresource Research Impact Factor) as a tool for improving bioresource sharing in biomedical research

by Cathy Sarli - November 8, 2011
"The central aim of the BRIF (Bioresource Research Impact Factor) initiative is to construct a quantitative parameter to evaluate bioresources, modeled to some degree on the Journal Impact Factor (JIF), and to provide guidance and methodology for optimizing recognition of bioresources, their use and their sharing at international level."
research impact