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STEMM, Tools & Resources

Epistimonikos: Dig in to Systematic Reviews

Systematic reviews, more broadly, evidence syntheses, collect and synthesize primary evidence in healthcare. Not only do these comprehensive documents save medical professionals’ time, they can also provide a higher level of evidence than individual studies do on their own. However, the sheer number of evidence syntheses (meta-analyses, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and more) published each year is beginning to render these time saving resources unmanageable. A simple search for epilepsy and cannabinoids on PubMed, limited to Systematic Reviews or Meta-Analysis, yields 37 results, 34 of which have been published in the last 5 years (since 2017). Continue reading “Epistimonikos: Dig in to Systematic Reviews”

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Tools & Resources, Publishing

Retraction Watch Revisited

Retraction Watch Revisited The Retraction Watch website was highlighted in a 2020 Inside Science Resources post (Kipnis, 2020). Several features of the website were mentioned including the blog, the Retraction Watch Leaderboard and the Retraction Watch Database. New features of the website include the Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker, a list of retracted papers on COVID-19 as well as the continued growth of the Retraction … Continue reading Retraction Watch Revisited

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Antiracism, Reader's Advisory, Tools & Resources

Resources on Race and Racism in Medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic has made health disparities in the United States starkly apparent. Age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people among Black, Latino, and Pacific Islander populations are more than 1.5 times greater than those of the White population, and among Indigenous populations are more than 2 times greater than those of the White population, according to APM Research Lab’s analysis of CDC data in the Color … Continue reading Resources on Race and Racism in Medicine

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Publishing, Reader's Advisory

Science Writing and Publishing

Peer reviewed journal articles are typically considered the gold standard in science writing, but students often lack formal training in how to write about their research and get published. Likewise, junior faculty and new scientists may need tips and direction in publishing and/or presenting their work. A good guidebook can help alleviate anxiety of those new to the scholarly communication process and avoid potentially embarrassing, … Continue reading Science Writing and Publishing

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Publishing, Tools & Resources

The Online Technical Communication Center

Writing and communication have not historically been a focus of STEM programs in higher education. Many students concentrate solely on the technical skills required by their program without developing these “softer” skills. A student’s lack of writing and communication skills can lead to trouble once they graduate and enter into the work environment that requires reports to be written, ideas to be presented to various … Continue reading The Online Technical Communication Center

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Tools & Resources

mindat.org – A Minerals Database

“Built and maintained by a worldwide community of experts, Mindat.org is the world’s largest open database of minerals, rocks, meteorites and the localities they come from.” Motivated by a passion sparked at an early age, Jolyon Ralph started this database from scratch in 1993 (DOS/Windows application; homemade hand-coded system) and shepherded its evolution through the internet stage to finally becoming an outreach program under the … Continue reading mindat.org – A Minerals Database

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Tools & Resources

What is JabRef?

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?

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Equity & Inclusion, Reader's Advisory

Women in STEM

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

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A Short Introduction to Evidence Synthesis

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

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Antiracism

Statement Against White Appropriation of Black, Indigenous, People of Color’s Labor – WOC+Lib

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

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