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10 Ways to Increase Usage and Citation of your Published Article Using Social Media

Cathy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:35:53 +0000

Sage Publishers offers recommendations for authors to increase the visibility of published works using social media outlets, “10 Ways to Increase Usage and Citation of your Published Article Using Social Media.”

New Enhancements to RePORTER

Cathy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:46:15 +0000

Version 1.6 of the NIH RePORTER was released on June 24, 2010. Among the new features include:

General Updates:

MyRePORTER feature has been added allowing users to create a MyRePORTER account to save and manage queries. When users are logged into their account, the Hit List page now has a ‘Save Query’ button so users can save their search criteria.
Printer-friendly version of the RePORTER Manual made available.
Created nicely-formatted report printout for each project that includes all information found on the Description, Details, Results, History, and Subprojects tabs.
Added ‘Help’ feature to Hit List, Publications, Patents, and Visualize tabs.
Added font size increase option to printout of Description page.

Query:

New frequently-requested search fields added to Query Form: Project Start and End Date and Award Notice Issued Date.
‘Other’ added as a category in the NIH Recovery Act Projects select box on the Query Form.
Updated ‘Visualize’ charts to make colors more consistent.

Search Results:

New frequently-requested information added to Project Details: Award Notice Issue Date.
Improved sorting of organizations for intramural projects.
Added a hyperlink to Project Details from project numbers on the Project History page.
Provided full name of study sections on Results page, as opposed to just the acronym .

Export to Excel:

Funding Mechanism and Award Notice Issue Date have been added as downloadable data elements for Export to Excel.
Added a hyperlink to Project Description page from project titles exported to Excel.
Reorganized downloadable fields into a hierarchical structure.

Tools for Authors

Cathy — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:58:38 +0000

Tools for Authors libguide is now available. It contains resource for authors such as how to find collaborators, how to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy, how to find who is citing your work, and more.

Who is the Real Alan William Harris?

Cathy — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:57:26 +0000

Interesting case example of author disambiguation: “When Alan met Alan.”

Use of Twitter to Disseminate Health Information

Cathy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:53:51 +0000

Interesting articles about the use of Twitter and health information:

Dissemination of Health InformationThrough Social Networks: Twitter and Antibiotics

Medicine and Social Media: Why Do I Tweet?

Medicine in the Age of Twitter

Beyond Scientific Publication: Strategies for Disseminating Research Findings

Cathy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:49:44 +0000

Beyond Scientific Publication: Strategies for Disseminating Research Findings

CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation

“A community research partnership is ideally part of a larger collaboration that includes the interests of each partner and spans a wide range of activities. Often a neglected afterthought in busy research schedules, the dissemination of key findings upon project completion is a crucial step in community-based research. In fact, we believe that researchers have an ethical obligation to ensure that research findings are disseminated to research participants, as well as other individuals and institutions in the communities in which we work. In an effort to increase ease and efficiency, this document provides key strategies for dissemination, including practical advice and specific templates you can adapt for your use.”

Discovering Synergistic Qualities of Published Authors to Enhance Translational Research

Cathy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:27:30 +0000

Review this interesting study by Bahr and Cohen that investigated the synergistic features of published researchers at the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) to see how scientists with different specializations could work together to improve translational research.

reBlog from Michael Clarke under: The Scholarly Kitchen

Cathy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:45:38 +0000

I found this interesting blog posting:

The next decade is likely to bring more change to scientific publishing than the decade that just ended. However, it will likely continue to be incremental change that builds on the existing infrastructure rather than destroying it. It will be change that puts pressure on publishers to become even more innovative in the face of declining margins on traditional knowledge products. It will be change that requires new expertise and new approaches to both customers and business models. Despite these challenges, it will be change that improves science, improves publishing, and improves the world we live in.Michael Clarke under, The Scholarly Kitchen, Jan 2010

Technology Enabled Research

Cathy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:15:16 +0000

Take a look at this interesting slide show titled “Technology Enabled Research.” It reviews how authors can establish a digital identity, keep track of research being done in their field and how to find collaborators using a variety of digital tools.

Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF)

Cathy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:03 +0000

The Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) is an outstanding example of a web-based application to advance neuroscience research. What is NIF?

The Neuroscience Information Framework is a dynamic inventory of Web-based neuroscience resources: data, materials, and tools accessible via any computer connected to the Internet. An initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, NIF advances neuroscience research by enabling discovery and access to public research data and tools worldwide through an open source, networked environment.

The NIF project is designed to serve the biomedical research community. The more participation from the community, the better the NIF. We welcome all feedback and suggestions and are actively looking for resource providers to make their resources accessible through the NIF. We offer a variety of methods for making resources searchable through the NIF. For more information or to recommend a resource, follow the link to Register Your Resource, or send us an e-mail at curation@neuinfo.org.

Collaborating institutions working on the current version of NIF include University of California, San Diego, California Institute of Technology, George Mason University, Yale University Medical College, and Washington University.