Clinical Trials Study Records Get Some “Attention” from Altmetric

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Altmetric, a system that tracks the attention that scholarly articles and datasets receive online by pulling in “posts” from social media, traditional media and online reference managers, has announced that they have expanded to also monitor the attention of ClinicalTrials.gov study records. As per the company’s November 12 press release: “Patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, regulators, and many others can now read the conversations and media coverage surrounding specific clinical trials, even before results have been published.”

As of the date of the press release, the Altmetric Bookmarklet was not yet appearing on the ClinicalTrials.gov pages, however, there are plans to have it added in the near future.

Feel free to contact the library with any questions about Altmetric or for information on any other scholarly literature quality metrics.

Post Thanksgiving Blog Buzz

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A safe and happy holiday to everyone! Here are a few items that have caught my attention recently:

  • The AMA has called for a ban on direct to consumer advertising of medications and implantable medical devices. A report from the AP is here.
  • Some food for thought on Bibliographic Wilderness called Linked Data Caution.  Sure linked data is a great tool, but to what end is it being used and implemented? Via Ondatra iSchoolicus aka @Libskrat.
  • Have you seen the recent reports about invasive permissions requested by Apps on Android phones? Visit the Pew Research Center for a through overview and analysis.

Thanksgiving and Library Hours

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Please note the following Thanksgiving week holiday hours for the Main Library (located in the Rockefeller Research Laboratories Building) and the Cyber Library (Zuckerman Research Center):

Wednesday, November 25

Main Library 8:30am–5:00pm
CyberLibrary 8:00am–5:00pm

Thursday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Day

Main Library CLOSED
CyberLibrary CLOSED

Friday, November 27

Main Library 8:30am–7:00pm
CyberLibrary 8:00am–5:00pm

Please keep the MSK Library holiday hours in mind when scheduling any research consultation, reference assistance, or personalized training with your librarian.  On behalf of the Library Staff we wish you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!