Announcements, Science and Informatics
Virtual office hours
Weekly office hours sessions resume Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Becker Blog
Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-up June 2022
Learn more about a PACM report, how to select a journal for publication and journal metrics. Need a PACM report? The NIH Public Access Compliance Monitor (PACM) provides an institution with the current compliance status of all journal articles that apply under the NIH Public Access Policy. PACM Reports are available upon request. Reports can [Read more]
Scholarly Publishing
Citation management software EndNote download is now available via WU Service Now Platform
WashU offers access to the EndNote software at a discounted price for faculty and staff ($50) and students ($26). Use this software to reduce your time spent formatting citations and managing bibliographies. You may download this software from the ServiceNow Catalog.
Announcements
WUIT Software Licensing’s Requests Moved to ServiceNow
Washington University Information Technology’s (WUIT) Software Licensing team manages site licenses for a variety of software to offer campus-wide access free of charge or at a discounted cost. Effective June 2, 2022, WUIT’s Software requests have moved to ServiceNow, the platform for WUIT support and requests for services. Going forward all students, faculty and staff at WashU can [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
Couching Cataracts: Cloudy with a chance of infection
Since June is Cataract Awareness Month, we’ll be taking a closer look at one of the most common surgical operations of the early modern period: couching a cataract.
Mastering Information
Resource Spotlight: New journals in 2022
Becker Library now provides students, staff and faculty access to: Addiction Biology Bipolar Disorders Current Developmental Disorders Reports European Journal of Pain Evidence-Based Mental Health Haemophilia Injury Prevention Journal of Attention Disorders Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology Nature Aging Nature Reviews Disease Primers Nature Reviews Methods Primers NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery NEJM Evidence [Read more]
Mastering Information
LGBTQ Books at Becker
Becker Library strives to house a collection that supports and reflects the diversity of our community. The Feuerstein Health & Wellness Information Center collection (located in the atrium of Becker Library) includes a number of LGBTQ resources in both electronic and print format, including recent additions suggested by the education subcommittee of OUTmed. Below is [Read more]
Mastering Information
Embase now provides article preprints from MedRXiv and BioRXiv
Embase now provides access to biomedical information at the earliest possible moment, including randomized controlled trials (useful for systematic reviews), identifying key opinion leaders via grey literature, and competitive intelligence from MedRXiv and BioRXiv. Preprint filters have been added to the search results page under publication types (limit to preprint) and journal titles (limit to [Read more]
Health and Science Communication
Research or medical glossaries help simplify language, better communicate your work
At the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences’ 4th Annual Symposium, “Making an Impact, Shaping the Future,” panelist Dr. L. Ebony Boulware, vice dean for translational science research at Duke University, emphasized the need to speak a common language, especially when working with community members and research participants. While this isn’t always an easy task, it [Read more]
Mastering Information
Refugee health resources
Refugees often arrive with a broad spectrum of health challenges including lack of medical records, language barriers, and trauma. Here are some resources healthcare professionals may use when caring for refugee populations.