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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]

Announcements

STAT+ access now available on the Medical Campus

By — June 30, 2023

Becker Medical Library now provides the School of Medicine access to original reporting and analysis of breaking news in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry from the new and highly requested resource STAT+. This resource provides in-depth biotech, pharma, policy, and life science coverage and analysis. Students, staff and faculty must use their @wustl.edu email  [Read more]

Announcements

EndNote 21: A New Version

By — June 9, 2023

The all new EndNote 21 and EndNote Web help you manage and format citations like never before with bold new features. With EndNote 21 you stay organized using features like tags that enhance productivity. You can enjoy peace of mind with data restoration functions that protect your work. Additionally, EndNote 21 supports you to improve  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

DEIA in Scholarly Publishing – Recent Resources for Authors and Peer Reviewers

By , and — June 1, 2023

The scholarly publishing community continues important work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Here is a roundup of recent resources and initiatives that may be helpful for authors and peer reviewers. In 2021, JAMA and the AMA Manual of Style published Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals.  [Read more]

Mastering Information, Science and Informatics

Listen: Designing training and support in a new era of democratized data

By — May 18, 2023

How can WashU transform to enable rapid cycles of learning, publishing, and implementation of ideas, all accessible to faculty and students alike? Chris Sorensen, PhD, Senior Support Scientist at the Becker Medical Library, joined the Talk Data Podcast from MDClone to discuss how WashU has designed its training and support in a new era of  [Read more]

Scholarly Publishing

May 2023 Scholarly Communications Round-up

By , , and — May 16, 2023

Waiver of APCs for WashU Authors for Cambridge University Press Journals Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce a new agreement (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) with Cambridge University Press (CUP) that entitles corresponding authors from WashU a full waiver of Article Processing Charges (APCs) for nearly 400 journals.  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

All the World’s A Stage: The Academic Dialogue in Print

By — May 12, 2023

One of the joys of reading primary sources is that it can provide us with a direct window into the past—browsing through an old distillation manual can lead down the path of researching medicinal cannibalism, or mentions of moon phases can provoke a segue into medical astrology. But it isn’t just the words that can  [Read more]

Archives and Rare Books

Comprehensive index to WU medical center publications now available to researchers

By — May 9, 2023

  An extensive index to Washington University Medical Center publications is now available via the Becker Archives. This new resource consists of nearly 7,000 index headings for faculty, staff, departments, programs and events related to the School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals. Collectively, the headings point to over 35,000 unique citations in medical center  [Read more]

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