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R Café March Gathering

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 16:29

The next R Café gathering will take place on Friday, March 24 from 12-1pm on Zoom. Registration is now open.

Curious about R and would like to learn more? Have you started learning R and would like to meet other R users at UMass Chan? You're invited to the UMass Chan R Café! During these gatherings, there will be presentations on specific R libraries, tools, and concepts and time to work on your own projects and ask questions of the group. No prior experience with R required.

Transformative Agreement with Cambridge University Press Benefits UMass Chan Authors sgore Thu, 02/16/2023 - 11:43

We’re excited to announce that the Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Chan Medical School, has signed on to a Read and Publish Agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP). This agreement was made possible thanks to the NorthEast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL), of which we are a member.

So, You Need a NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan? New NIH Requirements and How to Meet Them

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 15:55

Join us for a webinar reviewing the new NIH DMS Policy!

A more extensive Data Management and Sharing Plan will be required for all NIH grant applications that produce scientific data starting January 25, 2023. Join the Research Data & Scholarly Communications librarians to learn more about this new policy, tools to create a Data Management and Sharing Plan, and other research data management resources available at UMass Chan.

When: Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 1-2pm

Where: Zoom

eScholarship@UMassChan is migrating to a new website platform on September 14, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 13:58

The library is migrating to a new website platform for eScholarship@UMassChan, which will bring substantial benefits in searching, submission, workflow, and efficiency.  On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, URLs for content in eScholarship will redirect to the new website: https://repository.escholarship.umassmed.edu/

Journal of eScience Librarianship: New platform! d8_admin Fri, 09/02/2022 - 14:11

The Journal of eScience Librarianship has moved to a new publishing platform! Moving to Janeway aligns with JeSLIB’s goal to utilize an open-source platform that integrates with existing open-source scholarly infrastructure and tools.

R Café Summer Gatherings

Friday, July 15, 2022 - 17:57

Take a break from the summer heat and meet other R users at UMass Chan at these two upcoming R Café Gatherings!

During these gatherings, there will be presentations on specific R libraries, tools, and concepts and time to work on your own projects and ask questions of the group. No prior experience with R required.

Excel Workshop: You've got the data, now what? d8_admin Mon, 07/11/2022 - 10:09

During this hands-on workshop, participants will learn tips and tricks for creating effective charts in Excel. The workshop will cover best practices for chart layout, color choices, labeling, visualizing data responsibly, and more. All experience levels with Excel are welcome.

For more information, please contact Sally Gore or Tess Grynoch, the instructors for the course.

Workshop registration

Finding Data: A Workshop

Monday, June 27, 2022 - 07:56

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 from 1-2pm on Zoom.

Looking for data for your next project? This workshop will cover strategies for finding data, some of the challenges for finding and accessing data, and how to approach those challenges.

For more information, please contact the instructor, Tess Grynoch, a Research Data & Scholarly Communications Librarian in the Lamar Soutter Library.

Workshop registration

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