Explore the Evolving Publishing Landscape with @MSKCC_Library and @Wiley

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Join us for the next event in our Advancing Authorship series – The Evolving Publishing Landscape.

When: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Where: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, Room 105, 417 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065
(entrance on 69th Street)

Join us to:

  • Gain experience and establish expertise through professional editing and peer reviewing
  • Better understand the peer-review and manuscript submission process
  • See how having an Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) can benefit you and your research
  • Make sense of “open” funding mandates 

Reserve your seat and help us plan for refreshments by registering here.

The Evolving Publishing Landscape

Hot Topics in Skin Cancer Research and Treatment

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Two recent articles about skin cancer feature MSK researchers.

The first, The Atlantic piece “AI-Driven Dermatology Could Leave Dark-Skinned Patients Behind,” discusses how researchers need to diversify the skin colors represented in image repositories being used to develop machine-learning algorithms that identify cancerous skin lesions. MSK dermatologist Dr. Allan C. Halpern states that the International Skin Imaging Collaboration, for which he is a spokesperson, is working to do just that.

The second, The New York Times article, “Immunotherapy Drugs Slow Skin Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain,” describes a recent study of 94 melanoma patients with tumors that spread to their brains. It found that two immunotherapy treatments given in combination, ipilimumab and nivolumab, reduced tumor size and prolonged life for many of the patients. The article quotes MSK’s Dr. Jedd Wolchok, who has already applied the findings to treating his own patients.

Just Published Online! Library Report 2016-17

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I am delighted to present to our readers and library users our Library Report (11.37 MB), an update highlighting our activities for 2016 and 2017. This report is a celebration of our accomplishments over the last two years. Within these pages, we share information about our operations, services, usage metrics, and staff publications.

I think that you’ll especially enjoy reading about our collaborative projects with users – how we helped to achieve Magnet status, supported the Cancer Center Support Grant, joined a unique team of experts, made the GERIATIC PLAN available to all interested individuals, and participated on a timely project about delirium. Most of all, I hope this report will spark interest in MSK staff to take a few moments to explore a new resource, service, or include us on a future team initiative.

If you want to learn more about the MSK Library or the services we provide, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Donna Gibson
Director of Library Services