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tagged information_technology technology_trends by seymoura ...on 10-OCT-08
tagged botswana by seymoura ...on 06-OCT-08
tagged irb research by seymoura ...on 30-SEP-08

National Center for Research Resources strategic plan links and information.

tagged funding science translational_research research by seymoura ...on 29-SEP-08

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released "PubMed Central Deposit and Author Rights: Agreements between 12 Publishers and the Authors Subject to the NIH Public Access Policy," by Ben Grillot, MLS (Maryland 2002), second-year student at the George Washington University Law School, and legal intern for ARL.

tagged nih_public_access_policy scholarly_publishing by seymoura ...on 18-SEP-08

Medpedia, a new online medical encyclopedia to be written and edited by a collaborative group of thousands, with support from several leading medical schools, is calling for volunteers. But not everyone will be accepted. Only those who hold an M.D. or Ph.D. in a biomedical field need apply.

tagged wikis by seymoura ...on 18-SEP-08

Within hours of last week's hearing on the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, a sweeping, publisher-supported bill that would ban public access measures similar to the National Institutes of Health's (NIH), lawmakers all but ruled out action on the bill in 2008.

tagged nih_public_access_policy open_access by seymoura ...on 16-SEP-08
tagged peer_review by seymoura ...on 15-SEP-08

How should we be rethinking the research library in a swiftly changing information landscape?

In February 2008, CLIR convened 25 leading librarians, publishers, faculty members, and information technology specialists to consider this question. Participants discussed the challenges and opportunities that libraries are likely to face in the next five to ten years, and how changes in scholarly communication will affect the future library. Essays by eight of the participants-Paul Courant, Andrew Dillon, Rick Luce, Stephen Nichols, Daphnée Rentfrow, Abby Smith, Kate Wittenberg, and Lee Zia-were circulated to participants in advance and provided background for the conversation. This report contains these background essays as well as a summary of the meeting.

 

tagged future_of_libraries library_trends by seymoura ...on 09-SEP-08

Federal funding of academic science and engineering (S&E) R&D failed to outpace inflation for the second year in a row, according to FY 2007 data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges.

tagged funding science research by seymoura ...on 08-SEP-08

Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) (R01)

The EUREKA program funds exceptionally innovative research that, if successful, will have an unusually high impact.

 

 

tagged funding nih research by seymoura ...on 08-SEP-08

The paper probes the relationship between libraries and the faculty at institutions of all sizes, and how the digital shift is altering that relationship. The authors, Roger Schonfeld and Ross Housewright, pulled together the highlights from two surveys conducted in 2006: one of American faculty members and another of librarians in charge of collection developmen

tagged future_of_libraries librariestechnology_trends library_trends by seymoura ...and 1 other person ...on 29-AUG-08

Proteopedia is a 3D, interactive encyclopedia of proteins, RNA, DNA and other molecules.

tagged genomics wikis web2.0 science by seymoura ...on 28-AUG-08

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, open access, online journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format.

tagged online_publishing scholarly_publishing technolgy publishing open_access by seymoura ...on 21-AUG-08
tagged library_trends technolgy by seymoura ...on 14-AUG-08

HOW SHOULD WE be rethinking the research library in a swiftly changing information landscape?

In February, CLIR convened 25 leading librarians, publishers, faculty members, and information technology specialists to consider this question. Participants discussed the challenges and opportunities that libraries are likely to face in the next five to ten years, and how changes in scholarly communication will affect the future library. Essays by eight of the participants-Paul Courant, Andrew Dillon, Rick Luce, Stephen Nichols, Daphnee Rentfrow, Abby Smith, Kate Wittenberg, and Lee Zia-were circulated to participants in advance and provided background for the conversation.1 CLIR will issue a full report of the meeting, including the background essays, later this summer.

 

tagged future_of_libraries library_trends research by seymoura ...on 11-AUG-08

The Office of UW Technology at University of Washington is developing Research1, a Web site that will allow scattered researchers to reunite in online communities and share their projects with the general public through various media, including audio and video files.

tagged higher_education web2.0 research by seymoura ...on 11-AUG-08

A statistical model is proposed for the analysis of peer-review ratings of R01 grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health. Innovations of this model include parameters that reflect differences in reviewer scoring patterns, a mechanism to account for the transfer of information from an application's preliminary ratings and group discussion to final ratings provided by all panel members and posterior estimates of the uncertainty associated with proposal ratings. Application of this model to recent R01 rating data suggests that statistical adjustments to panel rating data would lead to a 25% change in the pool of funded proposals. Viewed more broadly, the methodology proposed in this article provides a general framework for the analysis of data collected interactively from expert panels through the use of the Delphi method and related procedures.

tagged funding nih peer_review research scholarly_publishing by seymoura ...on 30-JUL-08
tagged scholarly_publishing by seymoura ...on 29-JUL-08

The NIH recognizes the importance of keeping the American people informed about how their tax dollars are spent to support medical research. In 2009, the NIH will unveil the Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) system. RCDC will provide consistent and transparent information to the public about NIH research. With this new computer-based tool, the public will see NIH's research activities broken down into nearly 240 categories each fiscal year. The categories cover research areas, diseases, and conditions. The new system will produce a complete list of all NIH-funded projects related to each category.

tagged funding nih research by seymoura ...on 28-JUL-08
tagged hospitals ranking by seymoura ...and 1 other person ...on 08-JUL-08
tagged web2.0 wiki by seymoura ...and 1 other person ...on 06-JUN-08

iBreadCrumbs.com is a recording toolbar for your web browser. Similar to what a DVR does for tv, iBreadCrumbs.com records all the web pages you visit while you research. Save, review, and share your research with friends or colleagues.

iBreadCrumbs allows students, researchers, and professors to organize the world's data into narrow research "breadcrumbs" or click-streams.

 

tagged research web2.0 by seymoura ...on 05-JUN-08
tagged funding hhmi research science by seymoura ...on 28-MAY-08
Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: What is "quality of evidence" and why is it important to clinicians?
Gordon H Guyatt, Andrew D Oxman, Regina Kunz, Gunn E Vist, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Holger J Schünemann, for the GRADE Working Group
BMJB 2008;336:995-998, doi:10.1136/bmj.39490.551019.BE
tagged ebm evidence_based_practice by seymoura ...on 03-MAY-08
Principal investigators on federal research grants spend about 42 percent of their time dealing with administrative work related to their project rather than on science, according to a new report released by the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP). The findings of the "faculty burden survey" derive from responses by more than 6,000 university faculty. The FDP notes that "the 'creep' toward increasing administrative burden decreases the productivity of our nation's talented academic researchers and lessens the impact of the federal dollars invested in research." The burden, in part, consists of progress report submissions, personnel hiring, project revenue management, institutional review board protocols and training, and numerous other requirements. No single burden stands out as the greatest problem, the report notes. The FDP, which grew out of a project begun in 1986, is a cooperative initiative between ten federal agencies and 98 institutions that collectively receive more than $15 billion in federal funds, with a goal to streamline procedures for administration of research grants and contracts. The report has been circulated to the federal Office of Management and Budget and other agencies.
tagged funding science research by seymoura ...on 10-APR-08
tagged academic_health_centers research by seymoura ...on 10-APR-08
tagged librarian_role scholarly_publishing by seymoura ...on 10-APR-08
At least one system, the University of California, has independently been trying to do what the Ithaka report urged upon all academic institutions: Figure out what kind of publishing, formal and grass roots, is taking place on its campuses. In September its Office of Scholarly Communication published a report, "Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication."
tagged scholarly_publishing by seymoura ...on 02-APR-08
tagged nih_public_access_policy by seymoura ...on 31-MAR-08
tagged nih_public_access_policy by seymoura ...on 31-MAR-08
includes top ten trends in IT
tagged higher_education information_technology technology_trends by seymoura ...on 31-MAR-08
tagged librarian_role by seymoura ...on 27-MAR-08
tagged future_of_libraries librarian_role by seymoura ...on 27-MAR-08
A new book, Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits by Crutchfield and Grant, uncovers the secrets to success for nonprofit organizations. Can libraries apply these principles both individually and collectively to make a difference in the digital age? Rush Miller, Univ Librarian at Pitt is interviewed.
tagged library_trends by seymoura ...on 27-MAR-08
tagged nih peer_review by seymoura ...on 24-MAR-08
The Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium is an alliance of neuroscience journals that have agreed to accept manuscript reviews from other members of the Consortium. Its goals are to support efficient and thorough peer review of original research in neuroscience, speed the publication of research reports, and reduce the burden on peer reviewers.
tagged online_publishing scholarly_publishing peer_review by seymoura ...on 23-MAR-08
In response to frequent inquiries for information about planning academic library buildings, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) have joined forces to provide a basic framework for architects, planners, and librarians embarking on planning and design of libraries for higher education.
tagged library_facilities by seymoura ...and 1 other person ...on 23-MAR-08
tagged publishing serials by seymoura ...on 23-MAR-08
SciVee invites scientists to make their research known by combining their published scientific article with a corresponding video into an online presentation called a “SciVee pubcast.”
tagged instructional_technology media science_trends by seymoura ...on 23-MAR-08
tagged nih research by seymoura ...on 19-MAR-08
tagged library_facilities by seymoura ...and 1 other person ...on 17-MAR-08
tagged nih_public_access_policy by seymoura ...on 11-MAR-08