SBU researchers now have access to an institutional subscription to Covidence, a web-based platform designed to make conducting evidence synthesis projects more manageable. Most commonly used for systematic or scoping reviews, Covidence can support and streamline any sort of knowledge…
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Introducing Covidence
Posted in About Us, Events, Health Sciences Library Tagged with: evidence synthesis, health sciences, knowledge synthesis, research, scoping reviews, systematic reviews
Upcoming Dryad Digital Repository Workshop for Stony Brook Researchers
Are you looking for a place to store and share your research data? Then Dryad may be just the solution you need! The Dryad Digital Repository provides a secure generalist platform for users to share their research data with the…
Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld Wins Research Award
Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld won the 2023 State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Excellence in Scholarship Award at this year’s conference. This honor is granted to a SUNYLA member who has published a particularly impactful research article.…
Posted in About Us, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Health Sciences Library, Research, Social Welfare Tagged with: library faculty, research, systematic reviews
2022 Fall Semester: Reference and Virtual Chat Services
Welcome to the new semester! Need help with research? We are here to help! There are many ways you can connect to librarians for research assistance. You can connect with a librarian virtually via our chat service. Virtual weekday chat…
6 Things to Read to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day (October 11th) with a selection of some of the Libraries’ resources on Indigenous Long Island and issues in Indian Country. Indigenous Peoples Day is a holiday on the second Monday of October that celebrates and honors…
Posted in About Us, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Research Tagged with: Indigenous peoples, Indigenous research, Long Island Indigenous histories, research
Access to Other Research Libraries
Through the University’s membership in various library consortia, Stony Brook University students, faculty, and staff have access to numerous libraries both locally and throughout the country. SHARES The University Libraries’ participation in the SHARES program (OCLC) allows Stony Brook University students, faculty,…
Important Changes Coming to My NCBI Accounts
After June 1, 2021, My NCBI users will no longer be able to login using their My NCBI credentials. This includes access to SciENcv and MyBibliography. You must use a federated account, either through eRA Commons, Google or your institution, in…
Posted in Databases, Health Sciences Library, Library Science, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Welfare Tagged with: health sciences, PubMed, research
New NIH Data Management Policy
Guest post by Health Sciences Library Intern Sunny Chung. The National Institutes of Health recently announced a new Policy for Data Management and Sharing. This will replace the policy that is currently in effect on January 25, 2023. NIH requires…
Posted in Data, Health Sciences Library, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Research, Scholarly Communication, School of Dental Medicine Tagged with: data management, National Institutes of Health, research
Dr. Neelima Seghal on “Unveiling the First Moments of the Universe’s Creation with the Simons Observatory”
On November 18, 2020, Dr. Seghal talked about how the oldest light in the Universe, called Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), is being collected using the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) and the Simons Array in the Chilean Atacama Desert. Using data…
Important Changes to PubMed Coming Soon
A new version of PubMed has been in the works for some time now, and as of May 18, 2020, this new database will be the default. Users will still be able to access what is now being referred to…
Posted in Health Sciences Library, Medicine, Nursing, Research, School of Dental Medicine Tagged with: PubMed, research, systematic reviews
