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.
Becker Medical Library offers micro-grants to fund projects that promote well-being among the campus community. Submit your idea!
Papers that need to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy take one of four paths or methods to get into PubMed Central. The journal determines the submission method and the methods are labeled A-D.
Becker Library has added a new quiet study area. The Center for the History of Medicine space on the 6th floor of the library is now available to School of Medicine students and faculty for quiet study – no reservations required. The library opened the space in response to student requests for more study areas [Read more]
Beginning with the January 25, 2023 grant cycle, the NIH will enact a policy requiring all NIH grant submissions to include a two page Data Management and Sharing plan (henceforth referred to as the plan). The plan outlines how the investigator will store, protect, and ultimately share research data generated from NIH funds. You can begin [Read more]
Additional information about Research Profiles has been added to the Becker Library website at becker.wustl.edu/resources/research-profiles. Students, staff and faculty — as well as visitors from outside the Washington University community — are encouraged to consult these pages to learn about ways to use Research Profiles. The main page provides an overview of the site [Read more]
Learn more about journals with reduced or waived article processing charges for corresponding authors, how to cite a preprint, and new features on the Scopus author page. New agreements and memberships with publishers. Becker Medical Library is exploring new models of publishing to enable open access to publications by negotiating agreements and memberships with [Read more]
Learn more about the origins of preprints and guidance from NIH for citing preprints.
Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce a new transformative license agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) — a nonprofit publisher of leading research journals in molecular biology, genetics, and related fields. The agreement allows for a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) for a limited number of [Read more]
Q: Does the library keep a record of books I’ve checked out in the past? A: By default, the library does not track book checkouts—but you can opt in to this feature by editing your account. Contact askbecker@wustl.edu if you have any questions!