Below are links to the materials for the Biostats 406: Applied Multivariate Biostatistics library instruction sessions to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from 3-4 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from noon-1 p.m. and 1-2 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).
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Below are links to the materials for the CHS 246: Women’s Roles and Family Health library instruction session to be held on Monday, May 13, 2013 from 2:05-2:50 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).
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MEDUCLA 1958 (UCLA School of Medicine student yearbook)
On Earth Day, April 22nd, the whole of UCLA joined the hospitals and health science campuses to become tobacco- and smoke-free environments, according to an announcement from the UCLA Newsroom.
A mini-exhibit in History & Special Collections for the Sciences, in the Biomedical Library (4th floor, up the ramp from Stack level 9), uses yearbooks, archival photos, postcards, and advertisements to show the other side of the coin, when smoking and tobacco use were taken for granted in surprising (to us) circumstances.
UCLA’s Tobacco-Free Campus [facebook page]
UCLA Policy 810: Tobacco-Free Environment
Russell Johnson
History & Special Collections for the Sciences
UCLA Library Special Collections
A recent study in PLOS ONE showed that sharing your research data can lead to about a 70% increase in citations for your article! Making your data available is a great way to advance knowledge, but your data is no good to anyone if it doesn’t come with contextualizing information that will help others (and you!) make sense of it. Plus, if you’re submitting a data management plan to a funder, you’re required to specify how you’ll describe your data.
Join us to find out more about describing your data to make it easier for you to analyze and others to find and understand. In this hour-long workshop, you’ll learn how to:
Class meets in UCLA Biomedical Library Classroom, May 22, 2013, 12-1 pm. Please register to reserve your space.
This workshop is the part of the Biomedical Library’s Data Wednesdays series. Join us the fourth Wednesday of every month to learn about a topic related to research data management.
Questions? Email biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu for more information.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that it would delay processing of renewals to PIs who are not in compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy beginning July 1, 2013. Are you in compliance? Make sure your funding isn’t at risk, and learn more about how to ensure that you comply with the Policy. We’ll discuss:
Class meets in UCLA Biomedical Library Classroom, May 16, 2013, 11 a.m.-noon. Please register to reserve your space.
Questions? Email biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu for more information.
Below are links to the materials for the LS10H: Research Training in Genes, Genetics, and Genomics library instruction session to be held on April 26, 2013 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS).
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The CTSI Training Program in Translational Science announces the 2013 Clinical Research Development Seminar Modules on Biomedical Informatics, Data Standards and Practical Tools. This module will familiarize participants with the basic principles of biomedical informatics demonstrated by ongoing projects and services across the CTSI sites. Participants will be exposed to CTSI-specific tools and other popular applications that facilitate the management and analysis of clinical and experimental data.
Space is limited – please RSVP. Email your name, primary degree and department to training@ctsi.ucla.edu and include the days/times/location you plan to attend.
This module is presented at UCLA but is also available via live videoconference with advance request to our partner sites at Harbor-UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Charles R. Drew University. Email for details.
For more information: http://www.ctsi.ucla.edu/education/training/tr1-curriculum
Email: training@ctsi.ucla.edu
Ready to get mappin’?
The new, interactive tool, SimplyMap 2.0 has been licensed on behalf of the entire UCLA community by the Management Library. This web-based mapping program lets you create maps, tabular reports, and rank variables all on one screen. Variables can range from consumer healthcare expenditures to market segments of a chosen demographic. Data used for mapping or ranking can be taken from the 2010 and 2000 Censuses, or variables can be chosen by a specific year.
Location choice can range from the entire US to counties to block groups, and tab functions provide a convenient way to create and work with different maps and tables at the same time. The simple design makes it easy to choose and organize variables and locations, and the map feature has a Google Maps-like quality.
The Tabular Report function is good for comparing the same variable over time, in different regions, or multiple variables. For example, you can track the amount consumers spent on oral hygiene products of a chosen state, county, or zip code in a year, and can even look at future predictions. You can add as many locations, variables, and years as you want and export to an Excel file or email the tables when you’re done.
You can create an account to save your work, or use the link under the Sign In button to login as a guest. You cannot save work in SimplyMap as a guest, but you can export or email most creations.
To access SimplyMap, find it in the UCLA Library’s list of databases, or follow this link!
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Friday, May 10, 2013
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This half-day workshop will provide faculty, researchers, staff, postdocs, and graduate students with an overview of some of the many resources available to the UCLA research community. Presentations include:
The workshop is free and light refreshments will be provided. Reservation required. Click here for more information and to RSVP.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 12 -1pm (event full – sign up for waitlist)
Tuesday, April 30, 2-3 pm (reserve your space)
If you’re not able to attend either session, check out our Data Wednesdays page after the session to get slides, video, handouts, and other materials.
You’ve thought carefully about how you’ll conduct your research. You’ve spent hours in the lab or the field gathering your data. But have you thought about how to best manage that data to make analysis easier, ensure that you don’t lose the results of all your hard work, and preserve your data for the future? A data management plan (DMP) addresses these questions and more to help you get the most out of your data. Plus, many grant funders, including the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, require that grant proposals include DMPs.
Whether you’re writing a formal DMP to meet a funder requirement or you just want to think ahead about how to best manage your data, this workshop will walk you through the steps to writing a successful data management plan. We’ll discuss how to use the DMPTool, a free, interactive website for writing DMPs, and cover resources to help you answer the questions you’ll need to think about in writing your DMP.
This workshop is the first in the Biomedical Library’s new Data Wednesdays series! Join us the fourth Wednesday of every month to learn about a topic related to research data management.
Questions? Email biomed-ref@library.ucla.edu for more information!
