Cathy Sarli, a senior librarian at Becker Medical Library who focuses on scholarly publishing support, is quoted in a feature titled “New tools for measuring academic performance” published in the February 10, 2017, issue of Science. Sarli specializes in analyzing the impact of research and is a principal author of the Becker Model for Assessing Research [Read more]
The Bernard Becker Medical Library is fortunate to have robust collections in archives and rare books that document the history of medicine from the late 15th century up to the present. Subjects in which the library’s holdings are particularly strong include ophthalmology and optics, neurology, deaf education, and the history of dentistry. In order to encourage researchers living more than 100 miles from St. Louis to use these collections, Becker Library will offer two grants annually of up to $1,000 each to help defray the costs of travel, lodging, food and photo reproductions. Covered expenses will be reimbursed at the conclusion of the visit.
Read about the revised ICMJE recommendations for authors, the new NIH Research Commitment Index, 100 Metrics to Assess and Communicate the Value of Biomedical Research, and more.
Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries working together have successfully negotiated a license agreement with Wiley Publishing that, for the first time, allows university-wide access to all of the Wiley electronic journals subscribed to by either Becker Library or University Libraries. Students, faculty and staff on both the Danforth and Medical School campuses may now access a combined total of 490 Wiley e-journals, including archived e-journal backfiles. The joint agreement has not only expanded the resources available to both campuses but also saved money by allowing the elimination of 29 duplicate subscriptions.
On February 16, 2017, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Bernard Becker Medical Library and the Center for History Of Medicine will present the 56th Historia Medica Lecture, “Books and Bodies: 500 Years of Printing Medical Texts,” followed by a grand opening reception in the newly renovated Glaser Gallery. The event is free and open to the [Read more]
Join us for some yummy treats! Gluten-free and not-so-sweet selections will be available in addition to cupcakes, cookies and sweets galore. Cash only.
Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) was a productive one for Becker Library.
Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters) recently released Highly Cited Researchers 2016, a list recognizing leading researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences from around the world.
Becker Medical Library is offering trial access to InCites, a research analytics platform produced by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters). Web of Science, EndNote and Journal Citation Reports are other resources from Clarivate Analytics. Trial access to InCites will start on 14 November and end 15 December 2016. InCites is based on publication/citation data from [Read more]
Scholarly Publishing Round-up November 2016 Federally Funded Research Results Are Becoming More Open and Accessible by Jerry Sheehan from the office of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Sixteen Federal agencies now require researchers to ensure free public access to peer-reviewed publications resulting from all newly funded research, with a delay of [Read more]