Posts are written by library staff and reflect their personal opinions not necessarily those of MSK.
Please note the MSK Library will close early on Monday, December 24 at 5:00pm and will remain closed on Wednesday, December 25. Regular Library hours will resume on Thursday, December 26.
The Library will also close early on Tuesday, December 31 at 5:00pm and remain closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Regular Library hours will resume on Wednesday, January 2.
It’s the holiday season and a time for reflection, sharing good cheer, spending time with family and friends, and perhaps delighting someone with a special gift.
With this in mind, we are excited to share and hopefully delight our library community by announcing that the Synapse Research Activity Dashboard (RAD) is now available. The RAD can be viewed at the group level, as well as the individual (author) level.
Synapse is the authoritative resource for MSK publications and currently includes content (works) dating back to 1991.
What does the RAD include? When viewing a group, you’ll be presented with team members and counts for all their MSK publications, or you can select by current year-to- date, or the past year. In addition, the research works have been broken down to showcase first author and last author positions on their papers. There are also links to other metrics, as well as the author’s RAD. The individual’s RAD includes a chart illustrating publication formats (Book, Meeting Abstract, Journal Article, etc.) by year. Please note the individual’s RAD only includes the author’s MSK-affiliated publications.
If you’re curious, you can learn more about the metrics we display and feel free to let us know what you think! Feedback is most welcome as we plan to continue to work with Synapse users to further enhance the Research Activity Dashboard.
Donna Gibson
Director of Library Services
How do you encourage underserved populations to get screening colonoscopies?
A new study led by MSK and Mount Sinai researchers addresses this question for more than 300 low-income Latinx individuals living in New York City. A Cancer Network article describes the findings.
The researchers compared three initiatives: patient navigation; patient navigation alongside Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) print materials; and patient navigation with culturally targeted print materials. The authors define patient navigation as the use of a health care professional who helps patients “navigate and obtain medical care.” They found that while patient navigators increased the colonoscopy rate, the addition of either type of print material did not improve uptake of screening colonoscopy.
The authors acknowledge that their study looks at a very specific population and the results may not be generalizable. They call for further research into the effects of patient navigation.