Course Support
I can assist with mapping library resources to your syllabus:
- Identifying existing library resources that could enhance your course content
- Finding relevant ebooks or other resources available for purchase
- Ensuring that all citations and links to library resources in your syllabus are updated
Staying Current
- Charting the Waters – What’s Being Written?Article from Pulses: Promoting scholarly dialogue in pharmacy education. Provides specific strategies for identifying scholarly conversations on pharmacy topics
- Create RSS feeds in PubMedAggregate articles that fall within certain search parameters and be notified when new research is published
- Create alerts in ScopusReceive emails at custom intervals for saved searches. Be notified when someone cites one of your articles.
- MedPage TodayClinical news, findings, and announcements that directly affect the lives and practices of health care professionals throughout the U.S.
- Read by QxMDFree browsing platform for medical journals. Mobile app available.
- BrowZineA digital scholarly journal newsstand. Create alerts for selected journals and browse issues in a user-friendly format.
Library Instruction
I offer instructional sessions and workshops for you, your colleagues, and your students. Potential topics include:
- Overview of library resources
- PubMed basics
- MeSH terms in PubMed
- Citing in AMA 11th ed.
- Incorporating sources into a paper/avoiding plagiarism
- Scopus tools
- Google Scholar
- Research impact metrics
- ResearchNow! from UConn LibraryTopics include finding background information, generating keywords, crafting search strings, evaluating source quality, and citing
Scholarly Output and Research Impact Management
I support faculty research at every step, whether it's crafting search strategies for a literature review, searching for high-impact journals for submission, or identifying your impact in the field.
- ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)Ensure identification and correct attribution of your work
- Web of Science AcademyFree modules that support research integrity and improve the quality of published research. Modules include: Good citation behavior, An introduction to peer review, Reviewing in the Sciences, An introduction to ethical publishing behavior, etc.
- Elsevier Research AcademySimilar to Web of Science modules, covering topics such as matching your abstract to the right journal, becoming a peer reviewer, and gender bias in academic publishing
Research Data Management
We have two Research Data Management librarians at UConn Library. They can assist with data management plans, identifying data repositories, NIH funding requirements, etc.
- New NIH Data Management PolicyAs of January 25, 2023, the National Institutes of Health will require all funding applicants and recipients to comply with a new Data Management and Sharing Policy
Systematic Reviews
At this time, I offer limited support for systematic reviews that extends to search strategy consultation and training on locating full-texts of identified publications.
- PRISMA websitePreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
- PRISMA-S articlePRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews
- PROSPEROInternational database of prospectively registered systematic reviews in health and social care. Systematic reviews should be registered at inception (i.e. at the protocol stage) to help avoid unplanned duplication
- RayyanGuide on using the free tool Rayyan to streamline screening in evidence syntheses
- UConn Health Library Guide: Systematic ReviewsIncludes a helpful chart that will help you choose the right type of review
Librarian
Ordering Materials
- Acquisitions Request FormIf you have a title in mind, you may either email me or make an acquisitions request here.
Purchase requests are not guaranteed and are subject to the terms of our Collection Development Policy.
Interlibrary Loan
- UConn Interlibrary ServicesRequest print books, book chapters, articles, and other resources not available through our current subscriptions. Most materials can be delivered electronically within days. Standards are considered on a case-by-case basis.
