Monthly Archives: July 2020

Library welcomes feedback on Pivot™ trial

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NOTE: Pivot™ Funding Opportunities trial has now been extended until 9/8/2020.

The Library is offering temporary trial access to Pivot™ Funding Opportunities through August 31, 2020. Pivot™ is a database of grants, fellowships, and other funding opportunities compiled and curated from global sources, encompassing government, foundations, and professional associations. Users can: 

  • Search for funding opportunities 
  • Review awarded opportunities 
  • Collaborate with colleagues 
  • Receive a weekly email alert customized to their research profile and interests.  

We invite UT Southwestern’s faculty, fellows, residents, postdocs, students, and staff to explore this product during the trial period and provide feedback about the product’s value to support UT Southwestern research activities. To learn how to create your Pivot™ account, review search tips, and access training videos and handouts, please refer to Pivot™ Trial Information and Tips. 

Note: The trial is not a guarantee of purchase. A purchasing decision is dependent on a variety of factors, including cost, campus needs, resource quality, feedback, collection priorities, uniqueness, and budget. 

To supply feedback, please complete the brief Pivot™ Feedback Survey. If you have questions or would like to offer other feedback, please use the Library Ask Us form.  

Library’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

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The Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center wants to reaffirm our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as outlined by the UT Southwestern Office of Institutional Equity & Access, especially as we welcome new residents, fellows, and students to our campus. We strive to maintain a collection that embraces and supports these tenets and welcome your suggestions on additional resources to address these issues.

While the Library’s physical space remains closed, all Library digital resources and services are available 24/7. Library staff is available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., via web forms or by phone at 214-648-2001. (Voicemail will be retrieved every two hours). For after-hours questions or to schedule individual training sessions, use the LibAsk form.

Library launches Responsible Literature Searching Guide

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Help! Where do I start to search the biomedical literature? Is my search comprehensive and sufficiently diligent?

Performing a literature search is similar to taking a trip. Users need to understand the purpose of the trip, plan how to reach the destination, and be able to take alternate routes, as well as retrace their steps if they need to return to the original starting point.

The new Responsible Literature Searching Library Guide provides the searcher with that all-important roadmap! In addition to reviewing the roles of both the searcher and the librarian in the search process, the guide divides the search process into a series of steps and includes search worksheets, practical tips, and a glossary. This design allows the user the flexibility to either review the entire guide or focus specifically on specific steps of the literature search process. To be applicable across the diverse range of databases, the guide provides a general review of the steps. For database-specific information, the user can link to database guides.

We want to hear from you! User feedback is invaluable as we continue to refine the guide!  Please complete the six question survey. For questions or to schedule an appointment with UT Southwestern librarian, use the Ask Us form.