Becker Blog

Announcements

All modules of Ditki are now available

By — October 4, 2023

Ditki (formerly Draw it to Know it) provides an efficient learning platform for faculty, students, and clinicians. Through a rigorous process, Ditki Medical & Biological Sciences presents anatomy and science in an instructive format that flows logically, so comprehension comes naturally, and memorization comes easily. Interactive exercises, drills, quizzes, and downloadable flashcards are available.

Modules include all human body systems along with subject modules on biochemistry, neuroscience, genetics, and histology among others.  Board preparation tutorials for USMLE/COMLEX QBanks are also available. The Board Prep materials provide questions and rapid-review tutorials, designed to save you time as you review.

Scholarly Publishing

September 2023 Scholarly Communications Round-up

By , , and — September 20, 2023

Learn more about upcoming events for Open October 2023, new SciENcv tools for NSF applicants, and My Bibliography. Open October 2023 Join us for a series of seminars highlighting trends in open science, open data and open access. The Keynote seminar, Expanding public access: Perspectives from NIH, NSF and NASA, will feature Jessica Tucker, Martin  [Read more]

Announcements

ILLiad Update

By — September 18, 2023

Becker Library Technology Services, working closely with Collection Management, has updated the Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) request web pages. The new pages are mobile-friendly and more accessible. Users can now retrieve a full history of requests and search across active and previous requests. To learn more about Interlibrary Loan at Becker Library: https://becker.wustl.edu/using-the-library/requesting-materials If you have  [Read more]

Mastering Information

SciComm Seminars Return

By — September 5, 2023

Our #SciComm Seminars are back this fall with exciting new topics to expand your science communication toolbox. Here are some highlights from the 2022-23 #SciComm Seminars series: Beth Prusaczyk, Assistant Professor of Medicine, drew from her experiences in policymaking and journalism for valuable tips on how to prepare, deliver, and follow up on your advocacy  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

The Humors and You! Medieval Health, Diet, and Humoral Theory

By — August 31, 2023

Practitioners of humoral theory took the idea of a balanced diet to a whole new level as they incorporated the consumption of food and drink into their medical belief system. A prevalent medical practice in medieval and early-modern Europe, humoral theory has its roots as far back as Hippocrates and Galen in ancient Greece. The four  [Read more]

Science and Informatics

Free Bioinformatics Training at WUSM

By — August 25, 2023

Becker Medical Library offers free trainings to introduce researchers to the fundamentals of biomedical research computing, basic programming concepts and tools, and to prepare researchers for ongoing learning. Have you participated in any of the introductory genomic data analysis workshops through Becker Medical Library?  Are you interested in additional in-depth training to learn more about  [Read more]

Announcements

New to WashU? Welcome to Becker!

By — August 15, 2023

Welcome to Washington University School of Medicine! Whether you’re new to WashU or returning to campus, Bernard Becker Medical Library is here to assist with your education and research needs. Essential resources and services: Find assistance with literature searches, using databases and other information needs: Email us at askbecker@wustl.edu or visit the Information Services Desk  [Read more]

Mastering Information, Science and Informatics

Introducing the FDP NIH Data Management and Sharing Pilot

By — August 5, 2023

Are you working on a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan for your NIH grant application under the 2023 NIH DMS policy (NOT-OD-21-013) and curious about the evaluation metric? Check out NIH’s ongoing pilot with DMS Plan templates Alpha and Bravo. The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) NIH DMS Pilot, launched on March 1, 2023, is  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

Travel Scholarships Available for Archives and Rare Books Collections Use

By — July 21, 2023

Bernard Becker Medical Library is fortunate to have robust collections in archives and rare books that document the history of medicine from the late 15th century up to the present. Subjects in which the library’s holdings are particularly strong include ophthalmology and optics, neurology, deaf education and the history of dentistry. To encourage researchers living  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

Need to describe your research impact beyond publications? Try the Translational Science Benefits Model

By , , , and — July 20, 2023

Are you struggling to describe how your research impacts the “real world”? Many folks know we have citation databases and other resources at Washington University to help researchers identify and describe the impact of their publications. Yet, increasingly researchers need to demonstrate their impact outside of academia. One resource we recommend is the Translational Science  [Read more]

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