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Fostering the discovery of STEM resources. All #InsideScience posts are authored by STEM Librarians in the @ALA_ACRL STEMM Librarianship Resources Committee.

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Check out our newest post to learn more about how #STEMlibrarians can help to promote #citationjustice @ALALibrary @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

Expanding the Search for Experts in STEM

Addressing social inequity and improving representation of historically marginalized groups has been a priority in academic libraries for decades, and STEM librarianship is no exception. One signif…

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Looking for medical data? Read our newest post that examines the @NLM_NIH #DatasetCatalog and compares search results with @Google #DataSetSearch insidescienceresources.wordp…

Dataset Catalog beta: “The PubMed of datasets”

The NLM Dataset Catalog enhances the discoverability of biomedical datasets by providing a single search interface for standardized metadata from multiple repositories.

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Check out our newest post to learn more about using #EthicalAI and specifically, @ChatGPTapp in the literature search process. #ArtificialIntelligence @ALA_ACRL @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALALibrary #STEM #Libraries #InsideScience insidescienceresources.wordp…

Using ChatGPT to Generate & Translate Search Strings: An Exploration

At this point (February 2024), most academic librarians are aware that ChatGPT will create citations to books and articles that don’t exist to satisfy a query. However, does that mean that ChatGPT …

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Dive into the future of research with the #OpenScienceNetwork! Discover how it's transforming access to knowledge & fostering collaboration. Check it out at: insidescienceresources.wordp… #OpenScience #STEM #Libraries #InsideScience

Open Science Framework (OSF)

OSF Logo” by Center for Open Science is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC0 1.0 Universal Open Science Framework (OSF) is a fully open access tool, for use in any discipline, whic…

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Looking for #OpenAccess #datasets using a simplified search? Check out our newest blog post about @Google's Dataset Search. insidescienceresources.wordp… #STEM #libraries @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL @ALALibrary

Using Google Dataset Search to find Open Data

Figuring out where to start when looking for datasets can be an arduous task for many students and faculty. Common roadblocks are buried information on government websites, limited access to datase…

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Curious about #OpenScience? Learn more in our newest blog post. @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

What is Open Science Anyways?

Open Science is a hot topic right now, but it can be a little confusing as to what it all entails. Broadly speaking, Open Science is about making scientific research transparent and accessible to a…

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Interested in reproducibility and data management with lab manuals? Check out our newest blog post! #STEMeducation #libraries #InfoLit #datamanagement #reproducibility @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL @ALALibrary insidescienceresources.wordp…

Lab manuals for data management and reproducibility

I am a collaborator in my institution’s Responsible Conduct in Research instruction. After one recent session on data management best practices, a postdoc participant requested a consultation with …

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Are you trying to find a way to make your #SystematicReviews or #MetaAnalysis more manageable? Check out our newest post about using @PRISMAStatement #STEMeducation #libraries #InfoLit @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL @ALALibrary insidescienceresources.wordp…

PRISMA-Statement.org: Your one-stop shop for everything PRISMA

What is PRISMA? Published for the first time in 2009, “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement” (Moher et al., 2009) provides succinct and (relative…

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Do you need #opendata about @US_FDA approved drugs? Check out our newest post about @DrugBankDB #STEMeducation #libraries @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL @ALALibrary insidescienceresources.wordp…

DrugBank Online

DrugBank Online is a free database that provides information on FDA-approved drugs and drug targets.  The database started in 2006 in Dr. David Wishart’s lab at the University of Alberta, Cana…

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Are you interested in incorporating #ChatGPT or #ArtificialIntelligence into your library instruction or #STEM classroom? Check out our newest post with some ideas! #STEMeducation #libraries @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL @ALALibrary insidescienceresources.wordp…

Incorporating ChatGPT in Information Literacy Activities and Assignments

Given that students at different educational levels are discovering ChatGPT and its functionalities, it is beneficial to demonstrate how to utilize this tool to enhance their learning. For instance…

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Learn about #ROR Research Organization Registry #STEM #STEMeducation @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

Research Organization Registry

I work for an institution that is commonly referred to in a dozen different ways, among them University of California Berkeley (also with a hyphen, comma, or “at” after “California”), UC Berkeley (…

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Check out our newest post where we share a reading list with links to articles that highlight a number of #FreeSpeech incidents on U.S. campuses in an attempt to describe the breadth of current issues. #STEM #STEMeducation @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

Free Speech on Campus

In March 2023, a student group at the University at Buffalo invited a speaker to campus who regularly espouses inflammatory rhetoric. Outraged and saddened by the speaker’s views, the campus commun…

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Interested in #birdwatching resources? Check out our newest post about @Team_eBird and @MerlinBirdID 🦉🦆🦅 #STEM #STEMeducation @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

Birdwatching Resources: eBird and Merlin

eBird ( is a citizen science initiative created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Cornell University. Through the website and mobile app, users can create a free account and contribute their bir…

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If you're interested in #OpenAccess #Mathematics databases, then check out the #InsideScienceResources new post about @zbMATH Open! #STEM #STEMeducation @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

ZbMATH Open: An Open Access Mathematical Literature Database

ZbMATH Open is an open access database that indexes journals, monographs, proceedings, dissertations, conference proceedings, and collected volumes in pure and applied mathematics with database cov…

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Check out our latest post about using @FAIRsharing_org for #DataSharing! #STEM #STEMeducation @ACRL_IS_ITECH @ALA_ACRL insidescienceresources.wordp…

FAIRsharing.org

FAIRsharing.org is a curated, searchable registry of metadata standards; databases and repositories; and funder and journal policies that are relevant to specific domains or types of data. Figure 1…

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Epistimonikos: Dig in to Systematic Reviews

Systematic reviews, more broadly, evidence syntheses, collect and synthesize primary evidence in healthcare. Not only do these comprehensive documents save medical professionals’ time, they can als…

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Check out our new blog post about how @VTLibraries are supporting undergraduate learners with research training! #STEM #STEMeducation #InsideScience @ALA_ACRL ow.ly/UQxF50Lr6w5

Libraries and Undergraduate Research Training

University Libraries at Virginia Tech (UL at VT) has long supported students and faculty with a variety of formal, informal, or co-curricular undergraduate research (UR) training. Virginia Tech (VT…

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Getting Started with Text & Data Mining

Text & data mining (TDM) is quickly becoming a popular tool in STEM programs, but how do you get started? This blog post will help guide you with a general overview of TDM and provide links to …

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Explainers

Welcome to a somewhat normal start to the academic year! I am thrilled to see the students walking around campus again, but a bit overwhelmed by the mountainous piles of information flooding my inb…

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Retraction Watch Revisited

Retraction Watch Revisited The Retraction Watch website was highlighted in a 2020 Inside Science Resources post (Kipnis, 2020). Several features of the website were mentioned including the blog, th…

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