Check out this article, Searching for Clarity: A Primer on Medical Studies, from the New York Times (published September 30, 2008) by Gina Kolata. The article provides an overview of medical research and three basic principles for understanding medical findings from clinical trials. The article also includes a link to “How to Read a Medical Study (Skeptically).”
What is a comprehensive literature search? How to know when you’ve exhausted the literature? Questions to ask . . . · Do your research results provide a clear chain of evidence in demonstrating the accumulation of knowledge on a particular topic? · Did you find the first description or research of a particular topic? · [...]
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The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy recently created a slide-rule to help determine if a particular work is copyright protected. Pointing the red arrow to the date of first publication of the work provides information on the copyright status of the work.
Tags:Copyright, Fair Use, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors, Uncategorized
The World Intellectual Property Organization recently issued a guide titled “Understanding Copyright and Related Rights.” The guide is intended to “provide an introduction for non-specialists or newcomers to the subject of copyright and related rights.”
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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Committee on Research Integrity and Publication Practices has prepared a guidelines document, Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research: Ethics and the Publication Process. “The responsible conduct of research – from the earliest stages of a project and onward – has a direct bearing not only on the quality of any resulting article [...]
14 October 2010 Update: See How to Find the PMCID or NIHMS ID for more information on how to find the PMCID or the NIHMS ID. One stipulation of the revised NIH Public Access Policy is that as of 25 May 2008, PIs will be required to note the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) on any NIH [...]
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The revised guidelines for the NIH Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-08-033) are now available: Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research. Compliance with this Policy is a statutory requirement and a term and condition of the grant award and cooperative agreement, in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Stat ement [...]
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Interesting manuscript by Steven Harnad that discusses the importance of open access for biomedical research findings. Abstract: The ethical case for Open Access (OA) (free online access) to research findings is especially salient when it is public health that is being compromised by needless access restrictions. But the ethical imperative for OA is far more general: [...]
Tags:Clinical Impact, Impact Factors, Intellectual Impact, Open Access, Responsible Conduct of Research
The Appropriations Act for 2008 (H.R. 2764) has passed the House and the Senate and now awaits the signature of President Bush. According to a New York Times article, President Bush is expected to sign the bill. Included in the bill is language that changes the current NIH Public Access Policy from voluntary to mandatory. The [...]
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Two interesting articles from The Scientist on authorship issues that discuss collaboration among authors and how to avoid disputes. Bringing Order to Authorship and Managing Authorship.
Tags:Author Rights, Authors at WU, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors
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