Scholarly Publishing
Use Research Profiles to make your research stand out
Use these 7 steps to increase the buzz around your research contributions and enhance the impact of your work.
Becker Blog
Mastering Information
New Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
Becker Medical Library has created a new Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources. The guide allows users to browse Becker Library’s growing collection of DEI-related books, many curated through the Feuerstein Health and Wellness Information Center, as well as links to organizations, articles and videos grouped under headings like “Anti-Racism,” “LGBTQIA+,” “People with Disabilities,” [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
The origin story and impact of Queeny Tower
Becker Medical Library’s visual collection archivist, Philip Skroska, leads a walking tour through time in this brief history of Queeny Tower, a long-time landmark at the Washington University Medical Center, currently being demolished.
Mastering Information, Science and Informatics
Free SAS E-Learning Now Available to WashU Users
Educators and students have access to the SAS suite of tools for statistical and predictive analytics.
Mastering Information
Resource Spotlight: HS Talks’ Biomedical & Life Sciences Lecture Collection
Whether exploring a new subject or looking for material to supplement coursework, Henry Stewart Talks (HS Talks) provide students and faculty with immediate access to over 2,900 seminar-style online lectures.
Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-up June 2021
Learn more about upcoming login changes to eRA Commons accounts, the new Science Advisor for the White House, PMC Labs, and more. As of September 2021, NIH/eRA and its partner agencies will require all external users to only use login.gov to access eRA’s external modules including Commons, Commons Mobile, IAR and ASSIST. For more information [Read more]
Mastering Information
6 Advantages of Using the Citation-Simplifying Software EndNote to Create Your Bibliography
Washington University offers special access to the software researchers use to reduce the time spent formatting citations and managing bibliographies.
Announcements
Limited access to e-journals and e-books Memorial Day weekend
Over Memorial Day weekend, Becker Library’s e-resources portal will be unavailable for searching e-journals and e-books.
Announcements
Upcoming Login Changes for eRA Commons and NCBI Users
This page was updated April 27, 2022. The ways you log in to eRA Commons and NCBI accounts will be changing. eRA Commons NIH announced that two-factor authentication will soon be required for eRA Commons users as of early 2022. Two options are available: Login.gov. account. With one login.gov account, users can sign into multiple [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
New rare book eyes ophthalmology in 19th-century Japan, international influences
Becker Medical Library is delighted to share our most recent addition to the rare book collections! A copy of the Edo-period ophthalmologist Dojun Nakanome’s text Ganmoku Shinron; Kokon seisen mokubyo shinron, or Selected True Ophthalmology of All Times, printed in 1850.