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  3. Researchers can encounter challenges when it comes to claiming authorship of academic publications, especially with variations in name usage and the wide range of databases where articles can be published. One widely accepted tool to address this issue is Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). In addition to establishing your author identity, this resource can be used as a single login for countless journal manuscript submissions, grant applications, and PubMed third-party authentication…
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  4. In the traditional publishing model, authors publish without a fee while readers access the articles by purchasing a subscription to the journal. Open Access publishing shifts the cost to the authors or their institutions and anyone can read the articles for free. Open Access started about 20 years ago when governmental funding agencies wanted taxpayers to be able to see the results of research that they funded without paying a fee. Learn more about the variety of Open Access Models here. In ad…
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  7. To promote the sharing of scientific data, the National Institute of Health (NIH) now requires all grant applications and competitive renewals to provide a detailed data management and sharing plan through the entire funded period with plans for data dissemination. You may have already seen references to “FAIR data” or the NIH’s new FAIR Data and Repository Unit. What’s the purpose of this change? To: Accelerate biomedical research discovery. Enable validation of r…
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  8. New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy  Starting January 25, 2023, ALL grant applications or renewals generating scientific data must have a detailed plan for data management and sharing through the entire funded period   Why? It is a culture shift to make data sharing as routine as reporting findings. This move toward Open Science will expand access to taxpayer-funded research data. It was required for grants over $500,000 but is now required for grants of any amount.&nbs…
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  9. The Network of the National Library of Medicine offers the upcoming webinars to support your research work. Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Elements Repository | NNLM October 4, 2022; 2:00-3:30 pm EDT         Do you want to standardize the data you collect so it can be easily shared with colleagues and other researchers? Have you been awarded a grant that requires the use of common data elements? Do you assist researchers with th…
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  10. The Library can help identify - and refine - your research question by breaking down each step of the research lifecycle: Quickly identify gaps in your research Conduct a complete literature review Create a search strategy Evaluate your results Organize your sources and cite them properly Library’s Guide to Research Literature searches foray into prior research surrounding your topic. A thorough literature search can result publishing your findings in high impact journ…
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