Mastering Information, Scholarly Publishing
Celebrate Open Access Week with Digital Commons@Becker
Browse 10,000 open access articles from WashU authors and share your scholarly work in Digital Commons@Becker.
Becker Blog
Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-up October 2021
Learn more about our keynote address for Open October 2021, the future of annual meetings, a new practice guideline: Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern (CORREC), and more. The Evolution of Preprints in the Life Sciences As part of Open October 2021, please join us for “The Evolution of Preprints in the Life [Read more]
Health and Science Communication
Key takeaways from #SciComm Week
Becker Library recently hosted its first #SciComm Week to launch its new Center for Health and Science Communication. Three exceptional science communicators shared their expertise for the series. Here are a few highlights from the presentations. Transforming Slide Design Melissa Marshall, Founder of Present Your Science, kicked off the week by sharing the assertion-evidence slide design [Read more]
Mastering Information
Extend due dates and create reading lists with MyCatalog
Logging into the library catalog with the MyCatalog feature allows you to extend due dates for checked-out materials and create reading lists or preferred searches. To explore these features, go to the library catalog and click the My Catalog tab. Here you will log in using your WUSTL Key. After logging in, you will see [Read more]
Scholarly Publishing
Got ORCID iD?
All students and researchers should sign up for an ORCID digital identifier. ORCID is a non-profit organization that provides the Open Researcher and Contributor ID, allowing faculty, researchers, and students to register for a unique identifier. The ORCID iD is a unique, persistent identifier, free of charge to researchers. It is a non-propriety means of establishing your [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
Notable Works from the Central Institute for the Deaf Collection
Goldstein was also an avid traveler and collector, having made more than eighteen trips to Europe.
Announcements
Becker launches Center for Health and Science Communication
Becker Library and the Office of Health Information and Data Science are pleased to announce the launch of the Center for Health and Science Communication in order to support the campus community in these increasingly essential competencies. The new center was created in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Medical Education, Office [Read more]
Scholarly Publishing
Resources for peer review
To celebrate Peer Review Week this year, participating organizations organized virtual events and activities to highlight the role of personal and social identity in peer review. All the webinars and events can be viewed on Peer Review Week’s YouTube channel. Learn more about peer review with these resources and tips compiled by Becker: Get started [Read more]
Announcements
New to WashU? Welcome to Becker!
Whether you’re new to WashU or returning to campus, get to know all the resources, services and study spaces available to you at Becker Library.
Mastering Information, Science and Informatics
Prepare for NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans Using the DMPTool
Create your NIH Data Management and Sharing plan using templates from DMPTool.