JabRef is an open-source reference management system that prepares BibTeX files for LaTeX users. The original version of JabRef was released in 2003 (“JabRef,” n.d.). It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and can be downloaded from JabRef. JabRef offers several features similar to other reference managers like Mendeley or Zotero but it is geared to LaTeX users. Similar features include the ability … Continue reading What is JabRef?
As the weather grows colder and the nights get longer (or at least that is what is happening here in Idaho), it’s time to grab a cozy beverage, settle in by the fire, and read something interesting. If you’re lucky, perhaps you can find something that also challenges you and teaches you something new. In honor of that quest, here are some ideas for science-y … Continue reading Women in STEM
It’s a conundrum many teaching librarians face. We know that many students feel comfortable searching in the Google interface, but part of our job is to encourage them to use the subscription sources that the library has acquired to support their studies. My argument is that rather than telling students to completely avoid using search engines, to instead encourage students to use search engines in … Continue reading Expanding Scholarly Voices using Google’s Site: Command
Note: The majority of this blog post is distilled from information presented at the IMLS-funded Evidence Synthesis Institute created by librarians in partnership from the University of Minnesota, Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University; which the author attended in the spring of 2021 and highly recommends. For more information, see: University of Minnesota Libraries, Evidence of Synthesis Institute. Evidence synthesis “refers to any method of identifying, selecting, … Continue reading A Short Introduction to Evidence Synthesis
Before we begin, I recognize that my positionality as a white man privileges me personally and professionally while simultaneously skewing and distorting my perspective on race. This blog post is an attempt to share the work of WOC+Lib with my professional organization in an effort to spur collective reflection. Earlier this month, WOC+Lib released their Statement Against White Appropriation of Black, Indigenous, and People of … Continue reading Statement Against White Appropriation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color’s Labor – WOC+Lib
In 2016 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) began to require grant applications to be reviewed with respect to reproducibility criteria (see Notice NOT-OD-15-103, Enhancing Reproducibility through Rigor and Transparency). This policy was a response to years of increasing concern about the reproducibility of scientific results: One barrier to reproducibility is a lack of sufficient detail about the materials and tools used in research. A … Continue reading Research Resource Identification (RRID)
While helping to create our library’s Anti-Racism Resources Guide, I wondered if there were any STEM-specific library guides out there. I was most interested in guides that would help science librarians and/or science faculty not just learn about antiracism but also incorporate antiracist concepts/lessons into their classrooms. The following are some of the resources that I found most useful. Library Guides At the time of … Continue reading Antiracism Resources for STEM Educators
Papers with Code is an excellent resource for anyone doing research related to or involving machine learning as well as researchers interested in open science and reproducibility. As the name indicates, every paper included in the Papers with Code database includes the associated code in a GitHub repository. These associated GitHub repositories allow users to examine the code, discover contributors, and make a copy (known … Continue reading Papers with Code
The explosion of subject specific pre-print servers has brought a new option for researchers working in the subjects of electrical engineering, computer science and similar technologies. TechRxiv (pronounced tech archive) is an open access, moderated pre-print server for unpublished research. Pre-prints already exist for various subject disciplines including biology, physics and chemistry. Pre-print archives allow for researchers to easily share their research to a global … Continue reading TechRxiv
Transportation research and development is a very active area in industry and academia. Emerging trends such as in electric vehicles; autonomous vehicles; traffic forecasting; big data for transportation and mobility; information systems in network technologies; intelligent transportation systems; sustainable transportation; high-speed rail; advances in road infrastructure; advances in public transportation; and new materials are often found in the literature (Grazia Speranza, 2018), (Porter et al., … Continue reading Transportation information in the NTL, TRID, ITRP and Other Sources
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