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Three Questions – Whitney Bates-Gomez

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This month we spoke with Whitney Bates-Gomez, Electronic Resources Librarian.

What areas can you help MSK users with?
I can help users with journal access issues, technical troubles related to article linking, subscription questions and suggestions for new titles (books or journals).

What projects have you been working on recently?
Recently I’ve been working on updating the way our users search and how their results are displayed. Since migrating to ONESEARCH, we’ve been continually making improvements to offer a better user experience.

What is your favorite meal OR if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I will answer these both together! Sushi is one of my favorite things to eat and if I could, I’d go eat some in Japan – preferably at Sukiyabashi Jiro.

Path to Acceptance: Manuscript Submission Strategies from NEJM – Register Now

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Join us for the next event in our Advancing Authorship series.

When: Tuesday, April 2, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Where: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, Room 105, 417 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065 (entrance on 69th Street)
Register now to save your seat!

Ever wanted to get the inside scoop on what it take to publish in a top journal? Join us for an interactive session and discover tips and tricks for manuscript submission. Come listen to the following guest speakers. We have also set some time aside for attendees to ask their questions!

* Dr. Edward Campion, Executive Editor at NEJM
* Dr. Mark E. Robson, Chief, Breast Medicine Service, MSK
* Dr. David Spriggs, Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Editor, NEJM

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AMA Credit Designation Statement
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Catch MSK Library at MSK’s IT Expo 2019

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MSK’s annual IT Expo is taking place April 10 and April 11, 2019. Among this year’s training options for staff, the MSK Library will be offering the following two classes:

ORCID: Open Research and Contributor ID (New class!)
(Wednesday, April 10 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, RRL-103)
Instructor: Konstantina (Dina) Matsoukas and Jeanine McSweeney

Course Description: As more and more publishers require that authors include an ORCID iD during the publication submission process, you might be wondering – what is ORCID, anyway? In this class, attendees will learn ORCID basics (what it is and how it works) and why an ORCID ID is an important tool for all authors who want to distinguish their work from others, maximize their research impact, and maintain compliance with publishers and granting agencies. Attendees will also learn about the connection between ORCID iD and Synapse, MSK’s publications and author profile system.

Learning Objectives – Learners will be able to:
• Define what ORCID iD is and describe why it exists
• Identify how author name disambiguation impacts researchers
• Understand how to sign up for an ORCID iD and the benefits of the ORCID@MSK service
• Understand how MSK’s publications and author profile system (Synapse) can be leveraged to populate ORCID profiles

Evaluating Scholarly Journals
(Thursday, April 11 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, RRL-102)
Instructor: Konstantina (Dina) Matsoukas

Course Description: Come to this workshop to find out about the library and information resources that can help you to more comprehensively evaluate a journal’s “quality”. A variety of criteria that should be considered when deciding on where to submit a research manuscript for publication will be discussed.

Learning Objectives – To learn how to evaluate a journal by considering such criteria as:
• Journal metrics (impact factors, rankings, etc)
• Indexing & abstracting services
• Open-access vs traditional publishing models
• Peer-review systems
• Copyright & permissions for re-use
• Digital archiving for posterity
• Journal policies & requirements

We hope to see you there! If your schedule does not permit, however, be sure to check out other MSK Library training options available year-round.