Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-Up July 2018
Authorship is the topic of July’s Round-Up with a look at multiple first authors and corresponding authors.
Becker Blog
Mastering Information
“Advanced PubMed Search Tips” video tutorial now available
PubMed is a commonly used database, but it can sometimes be challenging to search. Becker librarians have produced a brief tutorial to assist users in improving their PubMed skills: Advanced Pubmed Search Tips from Becker Medical Library on Vimeo. The tutorial covers using Boolean, nesting, truncation and field tags to create more effective PubMed search [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
Arshav Nushan: Immigrant, Orderly and Jazzerino
When the United States entered World War I, Base Hospital 21, the medical reserve unit based at the Washington University Medical Center, placed a call for volunteers as the U.S. had yet to institute the draft. There was a great response from the public. In a nation of immigrants, many enthusiastically joined up in support [Read more]
Mastering Information
Clinical Quality Improvement Support at Becker
Becker librarians offer robust information retrieval and management services to support clinical quality improvements by providing comprehensive literature searches, setting up customized alerts on topics of interest, and organizing resources for team-members and groups.
Scholarly Publishing
Tips to NIH Public Access Compliance: Don’t forget to check the “NIH funding” box on forms from the journal
Congratulations! Your article has been accepted to a journal. We know this is an exciting time and there are many details to manage. One key thing to remember – If NIH funding supported the work, don’t forget to check the “NIH funding” box on the publisher’s copyright form. This lets the publisher know that the [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
New Glaser Gallery exhibit on the illustrated history of brain function
A new historical exhibit titled, “Brain Localization: images and ideas through 500 years,” is on display from June 11 to September 14 on the seventh floor of the Bernard Becker Medical Library.
Announcements
News about Ovid
Fee-based Ovid accounts will be deactivated July 1, 2018. Use of Ovid will be free to all Washington University School of Medicine faculty, staff and students on the WUSM network or while using remote access.
Archives and Rare Books
New Additions to the Becker Library’s John T. Hodgen Collection
A very generous donation of archival materials was given to Becker Library in May 2018 consisting of letters, photographs, case reports, and other papers that had belonged to John T. Hodgen, one of the most prominent 19th century physicians in St. Louis.
Mastering Information
Search for Journals by MeSH terms
When searching for a specific journal or e-book in the Electronic Resources portal, you can search by various title options, ISBN/ISSN, or a specific DOI or PMID number.
Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-Up May 2018
Advice for NIH-funded authors, Publons and taking credit for peer review activities are the topics for the May 2018 Round-Up.