scholarly publishing – EHSLibrary http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Blog Tue, 25 Oct 2016 21:16:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Center for Open Science Workshops http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2016/06/30/center-for-open-science-workshops/ Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:37:42 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=5132 COSWorkshopFollowing the discussions at the Research Reproducibility Conference, the Center for Open Science and The University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library are hosting free, practical, hands-on workshops to create more rigorous, open, impactful, and reproducible research. Join April Clyburne-Sherin, MS for a half-day on November 15, 2016 focusing on concrete steps to increase openness and reproducibility in health science and quantitative research.

Health Science Focus

  • Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
  • Location: HSEB 1730 (map)

Quantitative Focus

  • Time: 1:30pm – 5:00pm
  • Location: EHSL Garden Level (map)

These workshops are open to any researcher including students, faculty, and staff and does not require any specialized knowledge of programming. This activity has been approved for 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Please bring a laptop in order to fully participate.

Please choose the workshop that best suits your needs as space is limited. RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/NUz2BvyoWR2v6mdh1

Download the workshop flyer here.


The Research Reproducibility Conference is sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Vice President for Research. Explore the program here and click here to register. Information about travel and hotels can be found here. All other questions can be found under FAQ.

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Conference Announcement & Call for Posters http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2016/06/06/conference-announcement-call-for-posters/ Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:29:31 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=5104 20160607_UtahRR16_Speakers2

Conference Announcement

We are pleased to announce the Research Reproducibility Conference speakers have been confirmed.

The Priscilla M. Mayden Lecturer: Hilda Bastian
A long-time consumer advocate in Australia, whose career turned to analyzing evidence, communicating about it, and working to make it more accessible, Hilda Bastian now works at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US, at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in the National Library of Medicine (NLM). She is editor of PubMed-related projects on clinical effectiveness and post-publication evaluation, PubMed Health and PubMed Commons. [click here for full bio]

Featured Speaker: David Moher
A senior scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, where he holds a University Research Chair, Dr. David Moher is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Systematic Reviews and serves on the editorial boards of several journals; he is a member of PLoS ONE’s Human Research Advisory Group. One of Dr. Moher’s research foci is journalology (publication science). He spearheaded the development of the CONSORT and PRISMA Statements, and has been involved with several other reporting guideline initiatives. He is leading a program to develop core competencies for medical journal editors. [click here for full bio]

The Clifford C. Snyder M.D. & Mary Snyder Lecturer: John Ioannidis
Currently the C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention at Stanford University, John Ioannidis is Professor of Medicine, and of Health Research and Policy, and Director of the Stanford Prevention Research Center at the School of Medicine; Professor of Statistics (by courtesy) at the School of Humanities and Sciences; one of the two Directors of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford; and Director of the PhD program in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. The PLoS Medicine paper on “Why most Published Research Findings are False,” has been the most-accessed article in the history of Public Library of Science (exceeding 1.5 million hits). The Atlantic selected Ioannidis as the Brave Thinker scientist for 2010 claiming that he “may be one of the most influential scientists alive”. [click here for full bio]


Call for Submissions

The Research Reproducibility Conference will bring together researchers, students, and administrators for a frank discussion on how institutions can support research reproducibility and make more research true. We hope to further the dialogue around open science, open data, transparency, and good research practices. The conference will be held November 14-15, 2016 at The University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law.

Submit your proposal for the Poster Session, which can consist of completed or in-progress projects that reflect the pursuit of making research true. Suggested topics can include, but are not limited to:

  • Case study of large-scale collaborative research
  • Adoption of replication culture and its impact
  • Research illustrating a lack of reproducible research in your field
  • Registration of studies, protocols, analysis codes, datasets, raw data, and results
  • Examples of use or sharing of data, protocols, materials, software, and other tools
  • Reproducibility practices
  • More appropriate statistical methods
  • Work in standardization of definitions and analyses
  • Improvement of study design standards
  • Improvements in peer review, reporting, and dissemination of research
  • Better training of scientific workforce in methods and statistical literacy

Presenting a poster is a great opportunity, especially for students and new researchers, to obtain interesting and valuable feedback on ongoing research from conference attendees. We strongly encourage student and industry submissions. A Best Poster Award will be presented based on the quality of research work, poster design, and oral presentation.

Deadline to submit posters is July 31st, 2016.

See more information here: http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/UtahRR16/proposals

This conference is sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Vice President for Research. Explore the program here and click here to register. Information about travel and hotels can be found here. All other questions can be found under FAQ.

Conference hashtags: #UtahRR16 #MakeResearchTrue

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Book Launch: The Moon Prince and The Sea http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2016/06/01/book-launch-the-moon-prince-and-the-sea/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:44:48 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=5077 Moon Prince InvitationBook Launch:  The Moon Prince and The Sea

Written by:  Daniela Rose Anderson,
University of Utah Medical Student (MS2018)

Monday, June 6, 2016 at 5:00-8:00 PM
Garden Level, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library

The Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, and Et Alia Press invite you to a launch party for the publication of children’s book The Moon Prince and The Sea (Et Alia Press, 2016), written and illustrated by University of Utah medical student Daniela Rose Anderson (MS2018). A discussion and book signing will be held on the Garden Level of the Spencer Eccles Health Sciences Library on Monday, June 6 from 5-8 pm.  Light refreshments will be served.

The Moon Prince and The Sea is based on the true story of a bond formed across an ocean between two children who found joy despite terminal illnesses. In a hospital in India, Sumit is surrounded by children who call the hospital their home; in a hospital in America, Marina is surrounded by her loving family and friends. The book is named for Sumit, the moon prince, who paints a map of two moons that the children will later find on their adventure, and Marina, whose name means “of the sea.” The pair embarks on a magical adventure that raises questions about love, life, and death in a manner designed to be accessible to and comforting for children and families. This book is intended for children and families experiencing sickness, grief, or loss, and for any child who is curious about these topics. Written in memory of Sumit and Marina, proceeds from The Moon Prince and The Sea will support children otherwise financially unable to access the medical care they need.

RSVP or queries for more information to gretchen.case@hsc.utah.edu

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Announcement: Research Reproducibility 2016 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2016/05/06/announcement-research-reproducibility-2016/ Fri, 06 May 2016 22:56:21 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=5031 utahRR16_smallResearch Reproducibility Conference
November 14-15, 2016

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Reproducibility of research is critical to the advancement of science.

Bringing together researchers, students, and administrators at the first Research Reproducibility Conference to start a frank discussion on how institutions can help support research reproducibility and make more research true, we hope to further the dialog around open science, open data, transparency, and good research practices.

The conference will feature prominent speakers and opportunities to explore the concept of reproducibility, and is free of cost for registered participants. In addition, the Center for Open Science will answer questions and provide training on open and reproducible tools, methodologies, and workflows.

Explore the program here and click here to register. Information about travel and hotels can be found here. All other questions can be found under FAQ.

Have an idea for a poster? Submit your proposal for the Poster Session, which will showcase cutting-edge research and works-in-progress in pursuit of making research true. Presenting a poster is a great opportunity, especially for students and new researchers, to obtain interesting and valuable feedback on ongoing research from conference attendees. We strongly encourage student and industry submissions. A Best Poster Award will be presented based on the quality of research work, poster design, and oral presentation.

This conference is sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Vice President for Research.

Conference hashtags: #UtahRR16 #MakeResearchTrue

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New video: Navigating the NIH Manuscript Submission Process http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2016/04/20/new-video-navigating-the-nih-manuscript-submission-process/ Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:28:33 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4984 See the newest video on the NCBI YouTube channel:

Navigating the NIH Manuscript Submission Process gives you detailed help with submitting, reviewing and approving your manuscript in the NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system.

Image of NIH Manuscript Submission System

– from NCBI News on 4-18-16

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Writing Your Thesis/Dissertation? http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2016/02/02/writing-your-thesisdissertation/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:16:45 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4717 Boot Camp Flyer SP2016

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Attention graduate students! Get ready for the next Dissertation Writing Boot Camp by familiarizing yourself with the mechanics and thesis templates. All workshops and the boot camp are held at Marriott Library.

The Mechanics of Organizing and Writing Your Thesis / Dissertation
Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 4-5 PM

Formatting Your Thesis or Dissertation in LaTeX
Thursday, March 10, 2016 @ 3-4 PM
Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 10-11 AM

Thesis & Dissertation Formatting in Word 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016 @ 2-3 PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 @ 2-3 PM

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The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) proposes requirements for authors to share clinical data for consideration of article publication.
Logo for International Committee of Medical Journal EditorsRead the proposal:

Listen to or read the story from NPR Shots (Published January 26, 2016)

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Free Online Tools for Collaboration http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/10/22/free-online-tools-for-collaboration/ Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:30:55 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4488 Explore these free online tools that will make collaborating much easier!

Share documents and files via Box

You may already be familiar with Dropbox or Google Drive and the concept is the same for Box. The big difference is that Box is HIPAA and FERPA compliant. Because the University of Utah has partnered with Box for enterprise accounts for faculty, students, and staff, you get 50 GB of storage space, can assign different levels of access to your collaborators, and have access to your files on any device at any time.  Click here to get started.

Write papers together via Authorea

Authorea lets you write in LaTeX, Markdown, HTML, Javascript, and more, and your document becomes a beautiful webpage. You can even have data-driven interactive visualizations embedded in your document! With Git doing version control, you don’t even have to worry about tracking changes. Click here to learn more.

Write systematic reviews together via Covidence

There does exist an easier way of doing systematic reviews, especially for managing the review process without using Excel. Covidence provides a nice working environment for selecting, excluding, and resolving discrepancies. Plus, you can annotate the PDFs and it will auto-populate your Cochrane risk of bias tables without cutting and pasting text. Click here to learn more.

Note, this video has no sound but gives a great inside look at the functionalities.

Collaborate on diagrams and charts via Lucidchart

Have you ever wanted to work on diagrams and charts simultaneously with a collaborator who is miles away? Then check out this program: Lucidchart. It runs in the cloud and has an easy user interface. Click here to learn more.

Organize team projects via Trello

Trello lets you see your project at a glance by having every step laid out in a giant board with lists of cards. Check out this example of meal planning using Trello (video) and click here to learn more.

Do you have a favorite tool? Tell us about it in the comments!

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NIH Compliance and the Public Access Policy http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/10/22/nih-compliance-and-the-public-access-policy/ Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:06:43 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4533 NIH_Master_Logo_With_Tag_2Color-PNGBy Darell Schmick

It’s that time again: R1 Research grant deadlines are coming up! If you’re benefiting from NIH funding, are you compliant? Many researchers believe this to be a hassle, but there’s a great benefit to what compliance brings.

Public Access Policy requirements pertain to your published work if:

  1. It was peer-reviewed
  2. It was published on or after April 7st 2008, AND
  3. It arises from:
    • Any direct funding from an NIH grant or cooperative agreement active in Fiscal Year 2008 or beyond, or;
    • Any direct funding from an NIH contract signed on or after April 7, 2008, or;
    • Any direct funding from the NIH Intramural Program, or;
    • An NIH employee

What is sometimes forgotten is the benefit. It means that every article that has been funded by taxpayer monies after April 7th, 2008 is publicly available for the general public to view and enjoy no later than 12 months of official publication date. The articles are submitted into PubMed Central – a completely open access repository of biomedical literature that consists of 3.6 million articles. All available for anyone with an internet connection to read.

Be sure to stay ahead of NIH Compliance! It needn’t be a hassle. If you’re stuck, contact Darell Schmick at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library for a consultation. For more information on the NIH Public Access Policy, view our guide at http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/nihpublicaccesspolicy.

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Evaluate the Pros and Cons of Open Access http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/10/20/evaluate-the-pros-and-cons-of-open-access/ Tue, 20 Oct 2015 20:00:17 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4512 openaccess2While Open Access definitely has a place in today’s scholarly communications, one should approach publishing within open access journals with a careful review of the pros and cons associated with such.  The Eccles Library Director, Jean Shipman, would be glad to discuss these options with anyone interested in learning more about what factors to weigh when considering publishing in Open Access journals. Jean currently is a member of the Chicago Collaborative (chicago-collaborative.org), a group of editors, publishers and librarians that meets twice a year to discuss current and relevant issues related to scholarly publishing.

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Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) is Open for Collaboration! http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/10/20/neuro-ophthalmology-virtual-education-library-novel-is-open-for-collaboration/ Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:00:13 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4476 NOVEL banner

The Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Educational Library is a collaboration between the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and the Spencer S Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL).  Nancy Lombardo, Associate Director of IT at the EHSL and Kathleen B. Digre, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the University of Utah, forged the collaboration and have invited participation from numerous individuals and institutions in order to expand the project. Since the NOVEL library was founded in 2005, usage has increased to more than 175,500 page views per year, with users in more than 140 countries.  The basis of NOVEL repository is 18 collections, including the proceedings of the annual NANOS meetings from over 40 years, and the annual Walsh Sessions, since their inception in 1969.  Notable collections covering the optic disc and numerous neuro-ophthalmologic complaints have been contributed from luminaries in the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology. The NOVEL collections are open access, and free to all users. (http://NOVEL.utah.edu)

The NANOS Curriculum Committee, Chaired by Valerie Biousse, MD, of Emory University, has selected materials from the NOVEL collections, and is soliciting creation of new materials, that will illustrate the complete neuro-ophthalmologic curriculum.  For each topic in the curriculum, the NOVEL team identifies relevant learning objects available in the NOVEL library and provides links to them – including background information in the Walsh and Hoyt textbook, detailed images and video examples, and short power point lectures describing the topic. This Illustrated Curriculum is a value-added resource available to NANOS members as a benefit from Society membership.

All collections in NOVEL have been peer-reviewed by an editorial board comprised of an international group of NANOS members. The NANOS-NOVEL Editorial Board is Chaired by Aki Kawasaki, MD, of the University of Lausanne. EHSL Librarians, Nancy Lombardo and Christy Jarvis, developed the method and the tools for the review process, and for soliciting targeted submissions. These processes included an online review form, a structured review cycle, and standardized communication. Guidelines for submission have been developed to solicit the highest quality content. Librarians apply collection development theory to identify gaps in the collection and target solicitations to fill the gaps. The entire review process is completed electronically.

As a result of the refined review process, NOVEL is now offering a non-traditional publication platform to contributors.  NOVEL accepts submissions of interesting cases, images, videos, and power point slide sets that relate to the topics defined in the NANOS Curriculum Outline. If approved by the Editorial Board, the materials are added to the NOVEL collections and contributors receive an acceptance letter with a citation to the item. The citation can be added to the author’s CV as a publication in an online educational repository.

By expanding the repository into a more dynamic publication platform, we have achieved a fast turnaround time for the publication and peer-review process (30 day turn-around time from submission to publication approval.) There is greater Society engagement, with more NANOS members participating through submissions as a result of this citation incentive. Developing the formal processes has led to enhanced prestige for the Editorial Board members. Editorial Board members also receive academic credit for their role as reviewers.

NANOS members benefit because the gaps in the NOVEL repository are being filled more quickly with higher quality materials. The Eccles Library benefits from increased recognition of our skills and expertise. EHSL Librarians are essential to the implementation and management of the publishing system and the Society sees our value. Librarians are gaining valuable experience in creating publishing mechanisms for academic faculty to publish scholarly works in new and innovative ways.

 

Lombardo, N.T. (2015). Non-Traditional Publishing: A New Role for NOVEL. eSynapse, 30(1).

Lombardo, N.T. (2012). NOVEL Presented at NANOS 2012. eSynapse, 27(2).

Lombardo, N.T. (2011). NOVEL Presented at NANOS 2011. eSynapse, 26(2).

Lombardo, NT,  Digre, KB,. (2010) Update on the Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL). Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 30(3):  301-302.

Digre, KB, Frohman, L, Lombardo, NT. (2008) Update on the Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL). Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 28(3): 253-254.

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Open Access Week 2015 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/10/19/open-access-week-2015/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:00:33 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4406 openaccess2Today marks the beginning of the 8th International Open Access Week. This year’s theme is “Open for Collaboration” and highlights the power of openness to drive collaboration and advance research. Learn more about the chosen theme on SPARC’s website.

  • What is Eccles Health Sciences Library doing to participate this week?

We will be featuring collaborative projects that we are working on and highlighting some “open” resources you may find useful. Check back daily for a new post and follow us on Twitter @EHSLibrary for more open access-related information!

JCE68_6_p617aToday’s example of collaboration to advance research is librarians co-authoring systematic reviews. Our own Deputy Director Melissa Rethlefsen has published an article in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, titled “Librarian co-authors correlated with higher quality reported search strategies in general internal medicine systematic reviews.”
Click here to read the whole article.

If you’re doing a systematic review, contact us today. We are open for collaboration!


  • Who can I talk to if I have questions generally about publishing, copyright, etc.?

Talk to us! If we don’t know the answer, we can put you in touch with someone who does. Eccles Health Sciences Library is open 7 days a week for in-person, phone, or chat consultations. Alternatively, you can use our contact form or send your inquiries by email to ehsl-reference@lists.utah.edu.

  • Wait, let’s take a step back. What does “open access” mean and why should I care? 

Many people have written and spoken about open access; for example, Peter Suber’s Open Access book is a concise introduction to the issues. However, if you only have 8:24 minutes, this video is also a good starting point:

Open Access Week 2015

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

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Writing Your NIH Biosketch in LaTeX http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/10/05/writing-your-nih-biosketch-in-latex/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:30:13 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4320 In December 2014, the NIH released new requirements for the Biographical Sketch (biosketch) for grant applications submitted on or after May 25, 2015. Major changes include:

  • page limit extending from four to five pages
  • describing up to five of your most significant contributions to science
  • for each contribution, listing up to four relevant peer-reviewed publications or other non-publication research products (audio or video products; patents; data and research materials; databases; educational aids or curricula; instruments or equipment; models; protocols; and software or netware)
  • linking to a full list of your published work (e.g. MyBibliography or SciENcv).

Resources you may find helpful as you compose your biosketch:

NIH does not provide a LaTeX template but there are a few floating out there. Thus far, I’ve only been able to find one publicly available biosketch template with the 2015 modifications:

However, it’s not particularly difficult to build your own file with the article class using tables and sectioning. For example, see Professor Rob MacLeod’s Biosketch, which he provides as a .tex file so you can read the code.

For more information about getting started with using LaTeX, please see the subject guide. If you have any questions or would like to request a private consultation, please contact us through chat, phone, or email.

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Peer Review Week 2015 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/09/28/peer-review-week-2015/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/09/28/peer-review-week-2015/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:30:04 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4288 peer-review-weekWelcome to Peer Review Week! Festivities last all week long and we will be tweeting tips and following the conversation at #PeerRevWk15. Follow us @EHSLibrary!

Mark your calendars: on Thursday October 1 at 9am, we will be hosting the webinar on “Trust and Transparency in Peer Review” in HSEB 4100C. Refreshments will be served! Please join us as we hear from Kent Anderson (AAAS), Verity Brown (St Andrews University), Alexander Grossman (ScienceOpen), Laure Haak (ORCID), and Andrew Preston (Publons).

Peer Review Week is the brainchild of ORCID, ScienceOpen, Sense about Science, and Wiley in an effort to support and recognize peer review. Learn more from the Scholarly Kitchen blog post:  http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/09/10/peer-review-week-a-celebration/

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LaTeX: what is it and where can I find help? http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2015/09/25/latex-what-is-it-and-where-can-i-find-help/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:34:50 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=4294 Do any of the following statements resonate with you?
  • I want my document to look professional (e.g. like a textbook or journal article).
  • I want to focus on my writing and less on the formatting.
  • I want an easy way to typeset mathematical formulas and equations.
  • I want a table of contents that automatically updates.
  • I want my tables and figures labeled so I can reference them in text, and any changes are automatically updated.
  • I want all my bibliographic references and citations to update automatically when I make changes in the text.

If yes, then LaTeX is for you!

What is LaTeX?

LaTeXLaTeX is a typesetting program that produces beautifully formatted documents (e.g. books, articles, presentations, posters, graphics). It is especially useful for technical or scientific writing and publishing, but it is not a word processor.

LaTeX encourages authors not to worry too much about the appearance of their documents but to concentrate on getting the right content. [It] is based on the idea that it is better to leave document design to document designers, and to let authors get on with writing documents. [1]

Unlike Microsoft Word, typing a LaTeX document is akin to writing a webpage in HTML with the appropriate markup. You don’t see your final document until the code is compiled. There is a bit of a learning curve (like with all programs and tools), but the payoffs are enormous (especially in time).

Where can I find help?

We have a subject guide to help you get started:

http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/LaTeXHealthSciences

Periodically, we will post tips on using LaTeX and BibTeX (the bibliographic management piece). In the interim, if you have any questions or would like to request a private consultation, please contact us through chat, phone, or email.

References

[1] An introduction to LaTeX. https://latex-project.org/intro.html

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Where are the Data Repositories? http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2013/04/22/where-are-the-data-repositories/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:00:41 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=3097 Discovering and re-using research datasets has become much easier in recent years due in large part to data sharing initiatives, the increasing use of standards and innovative new technologies. Come learn about the data repositories and research data available for your use. We will also provide information on how to deposit your own research data and appropriately cite datasets in your publications. Eccles Express is pleased to have Daureen Nesdill, Data Curation Librarian, from the Marriott Library present this workshop.

Finding and Re-purposing Datasets
Thursday, April 25
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
HSEB 3100 D

For questions on the content of this workshop, please contact Daureen Nesdill: daureen.nesdill@utah.edu

For more information about the workshop series or to suggest topics for Eccles Express, please contact Jessi Van Der Volgen: j.vandervolgen@utah.edu

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ORCID: A Unique Identifier for Researchers http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2013/02/22/orcid-a-unique-identifier-for-researchers/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:15:29 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=2722

ORCID is a free tool that allows you to gather together the outputs of your research under one unique identifier. It will give you the ability to make sure that the articles, data sets, etc. that you published are the ones attributed you, and are linked together.

“ORCID aims to solve the name ambiguity problem in research and scholarly communications by creating a central registry of unique identifiers for individual researchers and an open and transparent linking mechanism between ORCID and other current researcher ID schemes. These identifiers, and the relationships among them, can be linked to the researcher’s output to enhance the scientific discovery process and to improve the efficiency of research funding and collaboration within the research community.” http://about.orcid.org/about/what-is-orcid/mission

Currently, ORCID only supports published works, but in the future it will expand to include grant and patent information, as well as a list of institutional affiliations.

Visit the ORCID website for more information and to register for an ID.

 

ORCID Profile Example

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Open Access Week http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/10/22/open-access-week/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:14:35 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=2314 This week is Open Access Week.  Here is the schedule of events happening at the University of Utah.

Tuesday Oct 23rd:

Publishing SMART: How to Make Your Article Visible
Instructors: Allyson Mower, Marriott Library and Abby Adamczyk, Eccles Library
1 to 3 pm, Marriott Library, Room 1009
Register Here

Authors want their scholarly articles to be seen, cited and utilized. This class provides opportunities for researchers to increase their visibility by exploring various publishing and archiving choices. Tools for evaluating journal impact factors, online usage, local online availability, retaining copyrights, and submission to online archives are covered.
(If you cannot make this session, there will be another on Monday Dec. 3rd at the Eccles Health Sciences Library)

Wednesday Oct 24th:

The Social Impact of Research: New Modes of Scholarship and New Ways of Publishing
Presenters: Dr. Johan Bollen, Indiana University-Bloomington and Mr. Roger Schonfeld, Ithaka S+R
U of U Panelists: Jose Crespo, Biology; Rob Gehl, Communication; Randy Irmis, NHMU/Geology & Geophysics
2 pm to 4 pm, Marriott Library, Gould Auditorium
This year’s keynote address will provide insight into the world of scholarly communications and will include a panel of University of Utah authors who will share their experiences publishing in open access journals and how it affected their readership.
Check out the Marriott Library OA Week blog post for more information.

Thursday Oct 25th:

USpace at Seven: Shaping and Sustaining the U’s Institutional Repository
Presenters: Lisa Chaufty, Donald Williams, Kinza Masood, Sarah LeMire, Allyson Mower (Marriott Library)
2 to 3 pm, Marriott Library, Room 1150
During Open Access Week 2010, we celebrated USpace’s fifth birthday. Two years have flown by. Come and hear how the University of Utah’s open access digital repository has continued to develop and grow. Presenters will discuss recent projects, new content development streams, and areas of future growth.

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New open access journal, PeerJ http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/2012/06/12/new-open-access-journal-peerj/ Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:38:34 +0000 http://library.med.utah.edu/blog/eccles/?p=2105 “PeerJ is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. Initially, it will be publishing Research Articles in the Biological and Medical Sciences. It will aim for rapid decision making and will publish articles as soon as they are ready… PeerJ operates a ‘Lifetime Membership’ model. Unlike many Open Access publications which charge authors per publication, PeerJ provides low-cost memberships to individuals, which gives them lifetime rights to publish with us (for free).” – from PeerJ

Read the comments and articles in Nature and Scientific American about PeerJ and open access publishing.

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