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[...] As a result, I developed a workshop that all new program officers at NSF would attend on how to use standard library resources to quickly and easily find and evaluate possible peer reviewers, even if the subject area is unfamiliar. These program officers come to NSF as highly sophisticated users of standard databases, having used them throughout their careers as scientists. But what they have not done is viewed these tools through this particular lens.
Web of Science and Scopus both offer a wealth of incredible features for this task. These databases are so powerful, flexible, and elegant that they have abilities you never even dreamed were available. Let me give you a quick walk through some of the special features that can make this task simple and effective for you and your patrons.
The following resources offer a sampling of sites useful to librarian-writers. Whether you’re writing for a scholarly journal or a blog, there’s likely to be a tool here that can help you manage the writing process, answer a grammar question, or steer you toward a suitable venue for publication. This is a collection of well-worn reference guides, shelved with some fresh and dynamic blogs, podcasts, and communities. Subscribe to the feeds, or dog-ear your favorites with your own browser bookmarks. And write away.
The FASEB Journal. 2008;22:338-342.
Relates to the work I did in Jacquie Burkell's class on user information needs and information need stages.
"digitizationblog focuses on digitization and related activities in libraries, archives, and museums, and is a source of news relevent to people who manage and implement digitization projects. Postings about new technologies and tools (particularly softwa
29 items | 2 visits
Publications relating to libraries, librarianship, and information science.
Updated on 2009-10-08
Created on 2009-04-23
Category: Schools & Education
URL: