Daily Archives: June 2, 2008

Looking for grant funding? Attend June 27 COS class!

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NOTE: COS Pivot is no longer a UT Southwestern Library resource. Go to the Library’s Grants Portal for current grant resources.

Researchers and scholars use COS (Community of Science) to find grant and fellowship funding. COS lists grants totalling over $33 billion from governmental, non-profit, and for-profit sources. On June 27 from 9 to 11 a.m., a Library class will explain COS and grant-related topics such as:

  • Grant and funding processes
  • Tips for writing a successful grant proposal

COS gives you the ability to:

  • Save funding opportunity searches and then be alerted when new opportunities arise
  • Store your curriculum vitae (CV), then tailor it to match the specifications of each unique funding source
  • Register for “Researcher ID” to allow other researchers looking for collaborators to locate you

Read more about these features at the COS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. You can access COS – as well as three different COS tutorials – on the Note: This class is now full. Individualized training sessions are also available. From the Class Registation page, please select the “Request Individualized Training” option for the “Find Your Grant Funding” class instead.
For more information on the class or to request an individualized training session, you may also contact Mary Ann Huslig by email or by phone at 214-648-3905.

EndNote bibliographic manager addresses NIH requirement for PMC number

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Millions of researchers, students and scholarly writers save time by using EndNote software to:

  • Organize references, images, and PDFs
  • Automatically download bibliographic information from online database searches
  • Create and modify bibliographies in recommended publication formats without retyping

Now, in response to the new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy requirement that anyone submitting an application, proposal, or progress report to NIH must include the PubMed Central (PMC) number, EndNote has added the following:

  • NIH.ens, a new style file to include a custom data field for the PMC number
  • PubMed.enz and PubMed.enf, updated connection and filter files to read the new PMC data field

To implement, an EndNote user must complete the steps outlined in the Getting PubMed Central ID Numbers into EndNote help page:

  • Download the files (in zip format, to be unzipped on your PC/MAC)
  • Copy the files to the appropriate folder
  • Change the Reference Type “Custom 2″ field” in order to view the PMC number

For more information about EndNote, including instruction sheets and other resources, see the EndNote and Reference Manager UT Southwestern Resources page on the Library Web site.
EndNote is available at no charge to UT Southwestern affiliates. Licenses were purchased by the Graduate School Student Computing Committee.
If you have questions about EndNote or how to implement the new EndNote feature for NIH submissions, contact Therona Ramos by email or by calling 214-648-5073.