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Benefits of Writing an Op-Ed

The benefits of writing an op-ed are making a scholarly contribution to your field and strengthening your research profile/resume, especially for students and early career researchers.

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Jan 26, 2021

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Crafting an effective elevator pitch

You can craft an effective elevator pitch in a few short steps.

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Dec 22, 2020

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The new Web of Science is here

The new Web of Science platform is now available to view!

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Dec 2, 2020

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You can make a COVID-19 map yourself! Here’s how!

You can make a COVID-19 map by yourself in R using NYT publicly available dataset.

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Jun 5, 2020

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Find the right path for your pursuits with our Research Survival Skills class

The Health Sciences Library has a class for that! Learn why our “Research Survival Skills” class may be just what you need to begin your research journey.

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Jan 12, 2021

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Access to medical procedures, techniques, and patient examination videos

Students and faculty have access to many medical procedure, technique and patient examination videos.

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Jan 29, 2021

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Options to display, sort, and analyze search results in PubMed

Update on features, functions and navigation options in new PubMed platform.

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Jan 29, 2021

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Image resources at the Archives & Special Collections, the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library.

Archives & Special Collections has a wide range of images in a variety of media illustrating the history of the health sciences.

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May 22, 2020

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Archiving the pandemic effort at the Archives & Special Collections

An update on efforts by Columbia University to document the response to COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities to share your experiences.

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Jan 22, 2021

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Find related records with Web of Science

If you’ve found the perfect article for your research but still need more information; use the Related Records tool in Web of Science.

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Jan 29, 2021

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Work smarter with EndNote Smart Groups

Save time and be more efficient by utilizing the Smart Group feature in your EndNote library.

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Dec 28, 2020

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Improve your writing with these self-editing techniques

Self-editing helps you become a better writer. These tips can help with your next writing project.

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Apr 16, 2020

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Interested in conducting a systematic review? the Health Sciences Library has the class for you!

Learn about out "So You Want to Do a Systematic Review" class.

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Oct 28, 2020

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Buh-bye American Fact Finder, hello data.census.gov!

American Fact Finder has made it to its retirement day! You can find the same type of data on the new website-data.census.gov

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Apr 9, 2020

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PROSPERO: A registry for systematic review protocols

Learn more about the preferred registry for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols

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Sep 30, 2020

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