NIH recently announced a new timeframe for use of the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) as documentation of compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy when citing an applicable paper in an application, proposal or progress report.
A PMCID is now required for demonstration of compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy for applicable papers that [...]

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In conjunction with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the libraries of Washington University, University of Missouri, and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale hosted a free day-long workshop that covered scholarly communication and strategies for author support on July 28, 2009.
Materials and related information are available on the Workshop website.

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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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The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research recently released a resource titled “Author’s Checklist for Preparation of Publications” which outlines a series of tips to consider when preparing a publication.

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If you are an author of a book that is in-copyright and registered with the U.S. Copyright Office prior to January 5, 2009, you may want to explore your options regarding books that are digitized by Google. Please see About the Google Book Settlement for more information.

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Interesting editorial on Nature. Nature 457, 1058 (26 February 2009) | doi:10.1038/4571058a; Published online 25 February 2009.
“There are societal debates that have much to gain from the uncensored voices of researchers.”
Why should researchers blog? See: “Why Do We Blog and Other Important Questions, Answered by 34 Science Bloggers.” This post summarizes responses from researchers who [...]

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Thomson Reuters recently announced an enhanced release of  Journal Citation Reports.
Journal Citation Reports now includes:
• Five-Year Impact Factor – provides a broader range of citation activity for a more informative snapshot over time.
• Journal “Self Citations” – An analysis of journal self citations and their contribution to the Journal Impact Factor calculation.
• Graphic Displays of Impact Factor “Box [...]

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The Fair Copyright in Research Works bill (H.R. 801) was reintroduced on Tuesday, February 3rd, after being reshelved in 2008.
Library Journal: Copyright Research Bill Reintroduced (04 Feb 2009)
Library Journal: New Wrinkles as Bill Banning NIH-Like Public Access Resurfaces (05 Feb 2009)

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Are you interested in learning more about the NIH Public Access Policy? Are you preparing a grant application or submitting a progress report? Do you need to know how to respond to a request from NIH asking for documentation of compliance for citations you noted in a progress report, application or proposal?
If so, then consider [...]

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Becker Medical Library and Washington University Libraries are pleased to announce the launch of a new Scholarly Communications website. This website represents a joint effort between the two campus library systems to provide resources and information related to scholarly communications for the Washington University community.
Features of the Scholarly Communications website include:
       Copyright resources
       Customized author [...]

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