Announcements
Edible Book Festival
We’re pleased to announce that Becker Medical Library’s first-ever Edible Book Festival will take place on Monday, April 24!
Becker Blog
Science and Informatics
Partek Genomics Suite Methylation Array Workshop – April 18th
A scientist from Partek will be on campus to lead a methylation array data analysis workshop on April 18th. The workshop will run from 9:30-11:30 in Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Room 404. This workshop will be hands-on, so please bring a laptop. Partek Genomics Suite trial licenses will be provided if needed. The workshop [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
Diary from Base Hospital 21
When World War I began in 1914, American public opinion was divided about whether the U.S. should get involved. But by 1917, it was clear that U.S. involvement was inescapable. In early April 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. With a great show of public enthusiasm, support for the troops became a rallying [Read more]
Announcements
Health Literacy & Communication Roundup – March 2017
Patient portals are increasingly popular, but can patients understand the content? Check out this study that used the CDC's Clear Communication Index to measure the clarity of content on patient portals. If you're already sharing information on patient portals, ask how our Health Literacy & Plain Language Services can help you create easy-to-read materials to reach [Read more]
Scholarly Publishing
NIH Encourages Use of Preprints and Other Interim Research Products
A new notice from the NIH (Reporting Preprints and Other Interim Research Products, NOT-OD-17-050) indicates that interim research products, including preprints, can soon be cited where other research products are cited. This includes the NIH Biosketch and Section C of the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR), among others. The change is effective for all applications [Read more]
Archives and Rare Books
Traces of the Past: Archival Research on an “Angel of Bataan”
One of my favorite parts of my job as a project archivist at Becker Medical Library is discovering individuals’ stories from the past.
Announcements
Join us at the Health Happening on March 14
Stop by and see us at the School of Medicine's annual Health Happening on Tuesday, March 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Archives and Rare Books
Washington University Medical Alumni Quarterly now digitized for open access
All 54 issues of the Washington University Medical Alumni Quarterly spanning the years 1937-1951 are now available online via Digital Commons@Becker.
Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly Publishing Round-up March 2017
Learn about correcting records for your works in PubMed, upcoming classes on the NIH Policy, My Bibliography and the NIH Biosketch, and pre-prints.
Science and Informatics
ChemOffice Professional Software Freely Available Campus-wide
Olin Library has renewed the ChemOffice Professional site license and continues to make it freely available to all in the Washington University community.