Have You Created Your NIH Biosketch Using SciENcv?

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SciENcv is an optional tool designed to facilitate the creation of biosketches for NIH and NSF grant applications and annual progress reports.  MSK Librarians understand how busy you are so “How-to-Instructions” (.pdf version available as well!) have been developed for researchers who decide to use this tool.

Check out the “MyNCBI: SciENcv” tab located on the MSK NIH Public Access LibGuide.  This page was organized to include the following sections with training and support materials embedded in each section:

  • What is SciENcv?
  • Steps to Setup My Bibliography
  • Steps to Setup SciENcv
  • Steps to Setup SciENcv (via Delegate)
  • Additional Related Training and Support Materials

This page was updated recently to include the July 2015 webinar entitled “Creating Your NIH Biosketch with SciENcv” (31.56 min) and instructions for users to help them convert biosketches from the former NIH biographical sketch to the new format.

Comparing Journals with Journal Citation Reports

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Journal Citation Reports (JCR)  is a commercial database that the MSK Library subscribes to as part of its Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science (WoS) package. JCR uses citation data compiled by WoS to measure the research influence and impact of scholarly journals. JCR can be used to explore the quality of an individual journal, to rank the journals in a particular discipline/area or category, or to compare specific journal titles.

JCR’s “Compare Journals” tool is worth checking out. It makes it possible to focus in on particular journal titles of interest and create reports comparing one of twelve available journal metrics (including Journal Impact Factor) by specific quartile or by looking at a trend over a single year or multiple years.

After selecting particular journal by doing a title search in the search box provided and submitting, trend data is displayed visually in a colorful bar graph. Continue reading →

Recent Posts of Interest to the MSK Community

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  • A new development in scholarly publishing scams. According to this post, in addition to predatory publishers, authors should be on the look out for companies selling fake metrics. If you need help evaluating a journal prior to publishing or with calculating citation metrics contact MSK Library. (Hat tip to Donna Gibson)
  • IEEE Tech Talk has an item about creating 3D printed model hearts based on MRI scans of patients to help doctors. (Thanks to Marina Rosenfield)
  • This report in the NY Times says ebook sales have slipped and projections that print would be doomed may have been too hasty. (Spotted by Sylvie Larsen)
  • Two items this week about adblockers reports that they allow companies to pay for exemptions (Thanks again to Donna Gibson), and a very interesting report on ad-blockers and ethics from Note-to-Self (the full story is 23 minutes and very worthy of a listen in my opinion).