NIH/NLM Enters the Preprint Landscape via Pilot Project

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In early May, I attended a webinar about preprints and PMC (PubMed Central). Kathryn Funk, the Program Manager for this full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM) shared information on a very timely initiative. Plans were about to be put into motion to launch a 12-month pilot project.

On June 9, 2020, the NIH Preprint pilot project kicked off with the intention of testing the feasibility of making preprints resulting from NIH-funded research available via PMC with related records in PubMed. This project supports NLM and their overall strategy to increase the visibility and discoverability of early NIH research results. According to NLM, lessons learned during this trial will inform the team on future efforts and next steps regarding preprints.

This launch comes at a time when the COVID-19 global pandemic has raised awareness and a growing interest in preprint servers as another communication channel for scientists to rapidly disseminate their research findings, avoiding the traditional peer-reviewed process and is why this pilot experiment will initially be focused on COVID-19-related preprints.

You can learn more about the NIH pilot project at the following sites:

If the links above have piqued your interest, additional resources can also be found by visiting the Preprints tab on the Library’s Open Access LibGuide.

Donna Gibson
Director of Library Services

New eBook! Pediatric Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases

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The Library has added a new title to the collection, Pediatric Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases. This eBook is an up-to-date, authoritative text on guidance and clinical strategies in the field of immunocompromised pediatric patients.

Major topics include immunocompromised host infection principles, common immunocompromised host infection situations, and specific infections in transplant recipients and oncology patients. 

New eBook – Research Management: Europe and Beyond

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A new book, entitled Research Management: Europe and Beyond, has been added to the library’s collection. This book explores the issues related to administration and research management by chronicling field insights, experiences, and global perspectives to communicate the multidisciplinary nature of research collaboration.

Research Management: Europe and Beyond is also a useful resource for those who wish to streamline their research endeavors. Major topics include “ethics, innovation, research impact, organizational structures, and processes for the project life cycle.”