The Becker Model has been extensively revised along with a new website. The Becker Medical Library Model for Assessment of Research Impact model is a framework for tracking diffusion of research outputs and activities to locate indicators that demonstrate evidence of biomedical research impact. It is intended to be used as a supplement to publication [...]

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What is the h index? Can the h index be used as a single metric for evaluating the impact of an author? Is there a single metric that can be used to adequately measure productivity, performance, quality or impact? For more information on the h index, see Tools for Authors: What is the h index? [...]

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A research team at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine published their findings in the February 15, 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “In conclusion, evidence from this study suggests that treatment with amoxicillin for 10 days offers little clinical benefit for most patients with clinically diagnosed uncomplicated acute [...]

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BioMed Central announced a new initiative: “Threaded Publications.” “Authors registering trials in any one of the four largest, global trial registration databases will, for all articles published from 2011, find seamless links between their trial record and study protocol published in a BioMed Central journal, and any subsequent article reporting the outcomes of the trial [...]

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* Authors are highly recommended to use the same variation of their name consistently throughout the course of their academic studies and future professional activities. If the name is a common name, consider adding a middle name to distinguish it from other authors. If the name is still a common name, consider changing the name. [...]

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eRA Commons has partnered with NCBI in providing a link to MyNCBI in Commons. MyNCBI includes “MyBibliography,” a tool for users to maintain and manage a list of all of their authored works, such as journal articles, manuscripts accepted for publication, books, and book chapters. The partnership between eRA Commons and NCBI allows Commons users [...]

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Interesting blog post titled “A Model for Alternative Scholarly Recognition Measures in Academic Librarianship?” by Eric Schnell contains a review of the promotion and tenure guidelines used by the New Media Department at the University of Maine. While these guidelines are specific to the field of new media, there are some compelling alternatives to the standard ” [...]

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