News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
On Thursday, Dr. Ashley Bowen, curator of the National Library of Medicine exhibit on America’s women physicians will discuss the careers of three influential women as highlighted by their publication journeys. These highlights include Dr. Rebecca Crumpler, the first African American woman physician, and her work A Book of Medical Discourses in Two Parts (1883). An introductory interview with Read More …
Emory Libraries and Information Technology Services are partnering with the WHSC-Data initiative to host a virtual seminar series this summer and fall dedicated to topics related to Rigor and Reproducibility. The first seminar in this series is “Data publication and citation: How do I get credit for promotion?”. Presenters: Lance Waller, Director of the WHSC-Data Read More …
The 2020 release of Journal Impact Factors are now available. Access to the new Impact Factors are made available through Journal Citation Reports via the Web of Science platform. Sign in with your Emory University NetID and password to view or browse impact factors. These are the most recent Impact Factors reflecting journal citation data Read More …
Recent calls to action have highlighted the need for peer-review volunteers to answer the rapidly growing rise in publication submissions in response to COVID-19. At the end of April, several open access publishers announced a collaborative effort under OASPA to create a shared list of qualified peer reviewers answering the call for rapid peer review Read More …
The Emory Libraries are prepared to support you, wherever you are in the world. Our digital collection of titles on writing and publishing cover topics from medical writing, literature reviews, writing grant proposals, writing your dissertation, or finally putting that article together for publication. Just sign in with your University NetID and password to access Read More …
On Thursday, October 24th the Emory Libraries will host an ORCID iD sign-up event aimed at encouraging graduate students, post-docs, and fellows to create a persistent author ID. An ORCID iD helps authors and researchers claim and track their work across their career and future institutional affiliations. Many journal publishers and funding agencies now require Read More …
The NIH, CDC, and AHRQ recently announced that beginning in FY2020, ORCID iDs (Open Researcher and Contributor Identifiers) will be required for individuals supported by agency research training, fellowship, research education, and career development awards (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-109.html). An ORCID iD is a unique digital identifier for an individual that can be used to associate a person Read More …
This summer Emory’s instance of Lynda.com transitioned to the LinkedIn Learning platform. In addition to the content available on Lynda.com, you will now have: Access to all LinkedIn Learning, including courses from popular certification programs Learning Paths – recommended courses for mastering certain skills Users will also have the option of connecting their LinkedIn Learning Read More …
In 2018, Woodruff Health Sciences Center faculty at Emory University published 24 manuscripts, with titles ranging from Seeking Symmetry: Finding Patterns in Human Health to Boo Boos & Butterflies “Elixirs & Extracts: A Celebration of Emory’s Health Sciences Writers” is a new exhibit at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, running throughout the upcoming Fall Read More …
The 2019 release of Journal Impact Factors are now available. Access to the new Impact Factors are made available through Journal Citation Reports via the Web of Science platform. These are the most recent Impact Factors reflecting journal citation data from 2018. Journal Impact Factors are a proprietary measurement of journal quality based on the average number Read More …