Publishing and research are a major focus in academia and especially here on the MCV campus. In making decisions as to where to publish, one issue that is coming to the forefront is whether to publish in open access journals. In the New England Journal of Medicine this week there is a series of articles with different perspectives on this topic that may be of interest. The citations are below:
Carroll,
M. W. (2013). Creative commons and the openness of open access. N Engl J
Med, 368(9), 789-791. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1300040
Frank,
M. (2013). Open but not free -- publishing in the 21st century. N Engl J Med,
368(9), 787-789. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1211259
Haug,
C. (2013). The downside of open-access publishing. N Engl J Med, 368(9),
791-793. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1214750
Wolpert,
A. J. (2013). For the sake of inquiry and knowledge -- the inevitability of open
access. N Engl J Med, 368(9), 785-787. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1211410
Please join us in the Community Health Education Center on Thursday, February 28 at noon as Margaret
Rittenhouse presents "Boomerang Kids - When Your Adult Child Lives at
Home."
Margaret Rittenhouse is a Behavioral Health Counselor in the Department of Psychiatry.
This program will be especially helpful to you if your adult child is
living at home again, or if you know someone in this situation.
Attend to learn more about how to adapt to such a change and prevent it
from negatively affecting your health.
Light refreshments will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required.
For more information or to register, please contact Sarah or Dana at 828-2432 or email seamick@vcu.edu.
(CHEC) is located on the ground floor of the VCU Medical Center Gateway Building, 1200 East Marshall Street.
Minority Health Conference Lecture Webcast: Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: Beyond the Affordable Care ActFriday, February 22, 2013
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010
Tompkins-McCaw
Library will host the internet broadcast of the keynote lecture of the
34th Annual Minority Health Conference at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Brian
Smedley will explore how neighborhood and community contexts directly
and indirectly shape health and contribute to health inequities as a
result of racial and ethnic residential segregation. The presentation
will also feature a discussion of policy strategies that de-concentrate
poverty, reduce the geographic concentration of health risks, and
increase investments in health-enhancing resources in communities that
suffer from disinvestment. More information can be found at
http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2013/keynoteabstract.cfm Access
Live Webcast Lecture to register.
Open Workshop: Introduction to Searching PubMedMonday, February 25, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-006
Learn
to search MEDLINE via PubMed, including basic features and search
techniques such as limits, display options and print formats. Methods to
identify locally available journals or full-text online articles will
also be discussed. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Access
Searching PubMed to register.
Open Workshop: Tompkins McCaw Library Orientation and TourWednesday, February 27, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 pm
TML Classroom, Room 2-006
Learn
about the variety of resources and services available to you from the
VCU Libraries. In these one hour sessions we`ll show you the most
effective ways to find books, journals, and other information for
research and provide an orientation to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and
its services as well as offer a tour of the facility. Participants may bring their lunch. Registration is
encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. To register access
Library Orientation & Tour Community Health Education Center Program (CHEC): Boomerang Kids - When Your Adult Child Lives at HomeThursday, February 28, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 pm
VCU Medical Center Gateway Building, CHEC
Please join us as Margaret Rittenhouse
presents "Boomerang Kids - When Your Adult Child Lives at Home."Margaret
Rittenhouse is a Behavioral Health Counselor in the Department of
Psychiatry. This program will be especially helpful to you if your
adult child is living at home again, or if you know someone in this
situation. Attend to learn more about how to adapt to such a change and
prevent it from negatively affecting your health. Light refreshments
will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required. For
more information or to register, please contact Sarah or Dana at
828-2432 or email seamick@vcu.edu.The Community Health Education Center
is located on the Ground Floor of the VCU Medical Center Gateway
Building.
Open Workshop: Searching Primo - VCU Libraries New Discovery ToolTuesday, March 5, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanger Hall, Room B1-020
Have you tried the VCU Libraries Search box recently and noticed the new
results format? Are you uncertain about what you have found? Please
join us to learn what you are searching and strategies for finding what
you need. Registration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome. Access
Searching Primo to register.
Sketchy Medicine is now on display in the TML Special Collections Reading Room. This small exhibit was inspired by the website Graphic Medicine, which explores the use of graphic novels and comics as a resource for patients, medical professionals, and caregivers. This exhibit provides a brief overview of the subject and displays a sampling of VCU Libraries' collection of medically themed graphic novels as well as some examples of web comics with a medical focus.
