Are you considering working on a systematic review project over the summer? Becker Library provides a comprehensive systematic/scoping review service that can assist you! Here are a few things to keep in mind to help prepare for your project: Have questions?
Are you planning a text mining or AI project? Becker Library can help you find vendor policies on scraping and training and navigate questions around limitations on access or use. Before You Start To ensure continued, uninterrupted access to library databases for the university, it is essential to stay compliant with vendor policies. Before you [Read more]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will implement an updated format for Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs) effective May 25, 2026 (NOT-OD-26-046). While the underlying 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy remains unchanged, this new format reflects NIH’s broader effort to reduce administrative burden and improve consistency in how plans are written, reviewed, [Read more]
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Becker Medical Library offers access to The Native Health Database, a small and unique resource maintained by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center. This specialty database provides bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, [Read more]
According to the CDC, there have been 712 confirmed cases of the measles as of April 10, 2025. Physicians, students, and researchers may find it useful to learn more about diagnosis, treatment, and patient support. Below are some resources available through Becker Medical Library. Unless otherwise noted, users must be on the WUSM internet network [Read more]
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Becker Library now offers four brief tutorials to help researchers better understand systematic and scoping reviews: These brief videos are especially helpful for novice systematic review/scoping review researchers, or those who have not utilized Becker Library’s systematic review service before. To learn more about systematic and scoping reviews, please see our guides: Have questions about [Read more]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) in all competing applications that generate scientific data. A DMSP should cover six key elements as outlined in NOT-OD-21-014. While not required, using a DMSP template helps researchers address all six elements and sub-elements required by the NIH DMS policy. The [Read more]
PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) is a helpful tool for writing a systematic review manuscript. The PRISMA checklist provides a list of 27 items that should be reported to ensure the methods of the systematic review are explained thoroughly and are replicable. Hundreds of journals, like the Lancet and JAMA, have [Read more]