The Office of Clinical Research and the UTSW Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program have contracted with Meg Bouvier, Ph.D., to offer all UTSW researchers free, unlimited access to her library of self-directed virtual training resources. Dr. Bouvier received her Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and is a full-time NIH grant writer. To access the resources, registration is required using your UTSW email address.
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Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) and the University of Texas System reach new transformative agreement
The transformative agreement (TA) between IOPP and the University of Texas System allows affiliated researchers to publish unlimited OA articles in IOPP’s journals and most partner journals with the costs to publish already covered for a 3-year contract. TAs are key to making publicly funded research openly accessible to all on publication, in line with The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) policy.
More information about the agreement may be found on the Institute of Physics page on the Library’s APC Guide.
The UT Southwestern Library actively investigates other TA agreements with publishers as they become available, and the primary concern in these negotiations is evaluating whether supporting OA publishing may be accommodated by or applied to the usual annual price increases for subscription renewals. These efforts are being handled by Jon Crossno, Collection Management Librarian, and Kelly Gonzalez, Assistant Vice President of Library Services. Gonzalez also serves as chair of TLCUA, the organization who successfully negotiated the Elsevier negotiations.
The Library’s Ejournals A to Z: new and improved!
The Library’s Ejournals A to Z has a new user interface! Search or browse the Library’s online collection of more than 23,000 electronic journals by title, subject, or database.
Now you can limit your search results by:
- Peer review journals
- Resource type (e.g., journal, book, report, newsletter, etc.)
- Subject
- Database
Note: EBSCO defines peer reviewed as follows:
- Blind Peer Reviewed (or Double Blind Peer Reviewed)
- Editorial Board Peer Review
- Expert Peer Review
To make it easier for users to find articles on a given subject, EBSCO has developed its own thesaurus: EBSCO’s Comprehensive Subject Index (CSI). Each article indexed by EBSCO is assigned two or more subject headings from this thesaurus to describe the article’s content.
To view a PowerPoint tutorial featuring the updated user interface, please see Publication Finder – Overview Tutorial.
UTSW Special Collections and Archives Oral History Project
The University Archives has begun an oral history project with alumni of the university and current faculty members.
The goal of this project is to record the stories of the people who chose to attend the university and those who chose to work for it. Each individual has a unique story based upon their experiences, and through these interviews the viewer learns how UTSW played a part in their own stories.
If you would like to share your experiences and stories or would like to learn more, contact the University Archives at archives@utsouthwestern.edu.
Ejournal Virtual Bookshelf Using BrowZine
BrowZine is an app for Apple or Android smart phones and devices that helps you flip through the scholarly electronic journals available through UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Browzine has sorted UT Southwestern’s ejournals into broad subjects and then into narrower disciplines. You can save and organize your most-used ejournals on virtual bookshelves saved to your account. The result is an easy and familiar way to browse through, read, and monitor scholarly ejournals across disciplines.
For more information or to get started, please visit the BrowZine page in the Library’s LibKey Guide.
Is your article real? Checking references for accuracy when using ChatGPT
| The Library is aware that ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) products may generate false or “hallucinated” citations as scholarly sources. In essence, the generator attempts to predict the language for the citation based on a natural language processing model rather than searching for real and actual scholarly research. The citations generated cannot be traced to any source, thus are not truly scholarly sources you should cite in your work. To minimize the inadvertent use of false citations in UT Southwestern research, education, or patient care documents or publications or in Interlibrary Loan requests, it is recommended to always check that the citation is an actual authored work. Questions? Contact the Library using the Ask Us form or call 214-648-2001. |
New York Times Audio App now available with Campus Subscription
As part of our Academic Site License News subscription, the New York Times has just launched New York Times Audio, a new iOS app for audio journalism and storytelling on world events, daily headlines, and reporter’s reads of top stories.
To access the app, you must first register your utsouthwestern.edu email address at nytimes.com (from on-campus or using VPN) and then visit accessnyt.com, type in “UT Southwestern Medical Center”, and follow the instructions to activate your account to get 24-hour app access.
A Big Library Welcome and New Guide for Peter O’Donnell, Jr, School of Public Health
The Library would like to welcome the new Peter O’Donnell, Jr. School of Public Health and all its faculty, staff, and students.
A Public Health Research Guide has been specifically created to assist with work and studies. Within the guide you will have easy access to state, national, and global public health resources, access to notable electronic resources, information on Evidence-Based Practice and Evidence-Based Public Health, as well as general information on EndNote, Responsible Searching, and more. There are also quick links to many library services.
For assistance, please contact Jill Whitfill, Research Librarian, either by email at jill.whitfill@utsouthwestern.edu or on Microsoft Teams.
Elsevier News – Article Processing Charges – Update 04/26/2023
The Library is pleased to announce that Elsevier will apply discounts retroactively for article processing charges (APCs). The effective date is July 1, 2022 – the start date for the APC discount program per our license agreement with Elsevier. For additional information on how the refund will be processed, please see the Elsevier APC Update Section.
Upcoming Wiley Webinars for Authors
Opening the Editor’s Black Box: Insider Tips for Successful Submissions –
2 May 2023 11:00 AM CST
How to Promote Your Published Article
17 May 2023 1:00 PM CST
Opening the Editor’s Black Box: Insider Tips for Successful Submissions
7 June 2023 10:00 AM CST
How to Promote Your Published Article
13 June 2023 11:00 AM CST