Videos for Authors and Reviewers from ACS

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications has recently released  to date, three short videos in a series entitled “Publishing Your Research 101.”

View any of the following episodes:

This video series was launched to assist authors and reviewers in understanding and improving their experience with the processes of writing, submitting, editing, and reviewing manuscripts.  All videos will be posted here.

MSKCC in the News: September 7 – September 21

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  • Dr. Carol Brown of MSKCC is quoted in a USA Today article about findings from a study that suggests that IUDs might protect against tumors of the cervix.
  • A recent press release announced that MSKCC received CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation.
  • William Breitbart of MSKCC was quoted in an NPR article about the end-of-life treatment, called dignity therapy, a cutting-edge model for helping dying persons articulate their legacy.

The Price and Future of Electronic Content

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As I prepare my budget for 2012, I can’t help but reflect about the current cost and renewal increases for electronic content and wonder about how we should proceed to negotiate with some of our information providers.  The majority of the Library’s budget is allocated for electronic content (ejournals, ebooks, databases) and we have done our job to ensure that our collection focuses on content that has an excellent return on investment and supports the medical and research activities of our constituents.  This year, we no longer have low-use journal titles to cut to make room for high-use ones; instead, our focus might have to be on canceling heavily used titles, even titles that our user community defines as essential and high value subscriptions.  Continue reading →