Posts by: Eli Zoller

What is scholarly communication?

Scholarly communication refers to “the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use (Association of College and Research Libraries ).”

Scholarly communication relies in part on the ability of research libraries to purchase published works. The marketplace for scholarly publishing has developed in ways that challenge libraries’ ability to acquire the works needed by their users. Commercialization of publishing in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors has led to egregious price increases and unacceptable terms and conditions of use for some key research resources needed by the scholarly community.

How can Tufts University Libraries help?

The Tufts University Libraries are here to help you navigate through the publishing landscape and learn about copyright, fair use, and open access publishing.

Some ways Scholarly Communications @Tufts can help you:

  • Learn about managing your copyrights, and use the Author’s Amendment when you negotiate with publishers.
  • Consider using a less restrictive Creative Commons license.
  • Deposit your research in the Tufts Digital Repository, so that it can be openly accessed.
  • Consider putting your course in Tufts OpenCourseWare, and construct it carefully, so that you have the necessary permissions to do so.
  • Consider publishing in an Open Access Journal.
  • Keep up with developments in the open access movement by regularly reading:
    • Open Access News – daily blog following the latest open access developments supported by the Open Society Institute and SPARC
    • Create Change – advocacy and education campaign cosponsored with the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of College and Research Libraries to engage the academic community in reclaiming scholarly communication.
    • The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), is an alliance of universities, research libraries, and organizations built as a constructive response to market dysfunctions in the scholarly communication system.

For more information about Scholarly Communications @Tufts visit the website. And if you’re interested in keeping up with changes to publishing and open access visit the Scholarly Communications Team’s reading list.

The following eJournals are now available for the Tufts community, most as a direct result from requests by faculty and students.

Check out the latest:

Coming soon: 

Food, Culture & Society

 

The Collections department is happy to hear from you with suggestions on what to purchase and we try to fill as many requests as budget and licensing considerations allow.

Like to suggest a purchase? Contact Frances.Foret@tufts.edu or fill out our request form.

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pubmedhealth

 “But does it really work?”  In our sound-bite saturated news media, it’s difficult to discern which health studies demonstrate effectiveness and which studies do not. How do we know when medical news is evidence worth paying attention to – or – when it is just ‘print noise’?

PubMed Health is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that was designed to help consumers and clinicians answer the question, “what works?” PubMed Health “specializes in reviews of clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for consumers as well as full technical reports.” It provides information on how to assess the research results as well as how to read health news.

One of the most valuable features of PubMed Health is “Behind the Headlines,” a joint project of the National Health Service and the U.S. National Library of Medicine. “Behind the Headlines” evaluates current medical news for accuracy and also describes how medical news stories come to acquire their “spin”.

Check out PubMed Health – it works!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/

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Did you know you can checkout electronic equipment from the Hirsh Health Sciences Library for four hours at a time?

Stop by the Library IT Desk on the 5th floor Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm and Friday 9am-7pm to checkout any of the following items:
  • Macbooks (with a charger and a mouse)ipad
  • iPads – See what apps we have available here.
  • Headphones
  • Macbook chargers
  • Apple iPad/iPod/iPhone chargers
  • VGA adaptors for Apple devices and PCs to connect your device to a projector
  • A myriad of other devices and cables such as S-video and HDMI

Equipment items can be checked out at the 4th floor Library Service Desk when the Library IT Desk is closed.

For more information regarding checkout policies, see the laptop page on the HHSL website.

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Want to keep up with all the latest news about the Hirsh Health Sciences Library? Follow Us!

Like us on Facebook at http://bit.ly/TuftsHHSL! Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TuftsHHSL!

Checkout our Facebook page for news, events, and pictures of what’s going on at the library. And if you are on Twitter, you can find these updates and other news around the University and health sciences field.

 

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FirstConsult point-of-care

ClinicalKey provides point-of-care information for the health professional on the go.

  • Simply put a subject in the ClinicalKey search engine box.
  • On the results page, look for the First Consult logo. 

For example, when you search heart failure, you see the FirstConsult result right on top!

 

  • FirstConsult allows you to see up-to-date information regarding diagnosis, treatment, and more. With easy to use side navigation to help you jump to jump relevant information quickly!

 

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Congrats grads

The Hirsh Health Sciences Library congratulates the class of 2013 on their matches!

On Friday, March 15th, Tufts’ medical graduates officially find out their residency destinations at noon. We expect to be abuzz with activity on the 4th floor from about 11am-2pm.

The library service desk will remain open for all students, faculty and staff who need assistance during that time.

 

Photo modified from nlmAdestiny on Flickr.

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Elsevier’s ClinicalKey  has several features which bring information quickly to your fingertips!

Search within a book

 

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HHSL would like to recognize several Tufts University faculty and staff from the Boston and Medford campuses who have been awarded with funding under the Provost’s Open Access Fund for Publication and Digitization. The Provost’s Open Access Fund intends to support faculty and students with paying journal article processing charges and digitize research materials for educational use.  For more information about applying for open access funding visit Provost’s Open Access Fund for Publication and Digitization or ask a librarian.

The February 2013 winners are:

  • Benjamin Hescott, School of Engineering- Computer Science
  • Sean Cash, Friedman School of Nutrition- Agriculture, Food and Environment Program
  • Colin Orians, Arts & Sciences- Biology
  • J. Michael Reed, Arts & Sciences- Biology
  • Lisa Shin, Arts & Sciences- Psychology

For more information about Open Access at Tufts visit Tufts Scholarly Communications and open.tufts.edu. And if you’re wondering where you can find open access journals, visit the Directory of Open Access Journals.

 

The Hirsh Health Sciences Library will be closing at 2pm on Friday, March 8th due to the inclement weather. Please see Tufts Announcements for more information.

 
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