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A Word From The Writing Center (January 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• New Year, New Publishing Goals
• Grammar Time
• Writing Cafe

A Word From The Writing Center (November 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Stylish academic writing
• The Write Stuff

A Word From The Writing Center (October 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Selecting a target journal using journalguide.com
• Teaching and Communication Skills workshops

A Word From The Writing Center (September 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing Tip: Sentences that start with the word there
• Communication Skills Workshop Series: Communicate Like a Pro: Think like a...

The Children's Community Center, Noelle Howard (Economics), Silvia Martin Aldana (Graphic Design Certificate), Cristina Pareja (Disaster And Medicine And Management), Albaraa Jebreel (Disaster And Medicine And Management)

Nexus Maximus

We are the Children’s Community Center, a NGO thats wants to provide an emergency response to the new surge of Rohingya refugee children. We want to relieve the daily mental traumas of the refugee camps through the collaborative interaction of the different children within the camps. This center will also give parents the space to focus on their own healing without the preoccupation of childcare.

Nexus Maximus IV

The Challenge: Innovation for Refugees and Displaced Populations

One of the great challenges of our time is how to help refugees and displaced populations, and how to prevent the causes in the …

A Word From The Writing Center (July 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Grammar tip: affect vs effect
• Opportunity for online writing workshop for scientists

A Word From The Writing Center (June 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing tip: Purpose of semicolons and colons
• Tips on preparing posters

Gathering Qualitative Feedback And Demonstrating Value For An Institutional Repository (Ir), Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Objective:

To gather qualitative feedback demonstrating value for assets discovered in institutional repository from researchers across the globe.

Poster presented at 117th Medical Library Association Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington.

A Word From The Writing Center (May 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Grammar writing tip on ZOMBIE nouns!
• Keep Reading with BrowZine

Are Researchers Registering Systematic Reviews In Clinicaltrials.Gov?, Gary E. Kaplan, Ms, Ahip

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

BACKGROUND:

ClinicalTrials.gov (CT) is an increasingly important resource for systematic reviewers attempting to identify published and unpublished clinical studies. In addition to clinical studies, however, some searches of the CT database also return systematic reviews (SRs). When I inquired about the SRs appearing in the results, the NLM Help Desk responded that “We do not recommend that systematic reviews be entered in ClinicalTrials.gov, since we only want the results of a clinical trial entered once. However, we will not refuse them if they are entered.” I wanted to find out how many SRs are included, describe their characteristics, and suggest …

Ranking Library Tasks For Redesigning A Medical Academic Health Center And University Mobile Web Site, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Gary Kaplan, Mslis, Ann Koopman, Am, Brian Kysela, Joseph Zavorski

Daniel G. Kipnis

Objectives: (1) To determine what library-related tasks users most want to be able to perform on their mobile devices (smartphones, iPads,etc.), using a modified Likert scale, freetext and multiple choice questions to rank the most common tasks. (2) To redesign our existing Library mobile site.

Promoting Your Institutional Repository On And Off Campus, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Daniel G. Kipnis

Webinar presentation for Association for Library Collections and Technical Services.

The Effect Of Required Ipads On Library Use, Gary Kaplan, Mslis, Dorothy Berenbrok, Mslis, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Helena Washington, Mls

Daniel G. Kipnis

OBJECTIVES Measure the impact on Library use of a new requirement by anaccelerated, one-year nursing program that all students haveiPads loaded with the required texts and determine whether theLibrary should continue offering these books in print. Poster presented at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA 2012.

Direct Comparison Of Apremilast And Best Supportive Care Using A Discrete Event Simulation, Zoe Clancy, Pharmd

Master of Science in Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research Capstone Presentations

Apremilast is compared to best supportive care (BSC), and response to treatment is assessed after a trial period of 16 weeks, which corresponds to the primary efficacy endpoint in the apremilast clinical trials. DES is a technique that is event-based and models a population at the individual level in terms of utility, costs, and resource use. The DES was implemented as a series of input, calculation, and output flowcharts in Arena®. The DES reported an incremental QALY per patient of 0.16 and incremental cost per patient of $17,325. The Markov model reported an incremental QALY of 0.18 and incremental cost …

Aisr Connections Fall 2012 (2012-2013 Orientation Issue), Aisr

The AC's Research Support Newsletter (Formerly AISR Connections)

Yearly publication of AISR Connections for 2012-2013.

Issue includes:

• Scott Library renovations
• New library catalog
• Clinical Resources Support
• Jefferson Digital Commons

The mission of Academic & Instructional Support & Resources (AISR) is to strengthen the educational, research and clinical activities of the Jefferson community by providing knowledge-based information, developing and managing instructional technologies and content, supporting and managing campus classroom technologies, and providing leadership in scholarly communication and publishing.

Ranking Library Tasks For Redesigning A Medical Academic Health Center And University Mobile Web Site, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Gary Kaplan, Mslis, Ann Koopman, Am, Brian Kysela, Joseph Zavorski

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Objectives:

(1) To determine what library-related tasks users most want to be able to perform on their mobile devices (smartphones, iPads,etc.), using a modified Likert scale, freetext and multiple choice questions to rank the most common tasks.

(2) To redesign our existing Library mobile site.

The Effect Of Required Ipads On Library Use, Gary Kaplan, Mslis, Dorothy Berenbrok, Mslis, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Helena Washington, Mls

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

OBJECTIVES

Measure the impact on Library use of a new requirement by anaccelerated, one-year nursing program that all students haveiPads loaded with the required texts and determine whether theLibrary should continue offering these books in print.

Poster presented at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA 2012.

Library Catalog, Education Services

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

2 page handout highlighting library catalog features.

Promoting Your Institutional Repository On And Off Campus, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Webinar presentation for Association for Library Collections and Technical Services.

Challenges And Opportunities For Medical Institutional Repositories, Dan Kipnis, Msi, Ann E. Koopman, Am, Lisa Palmer, Msls, Ahip

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Description

Thomas Jefferson University Library and University of Massachusetts Medical School Library have two important things in common: successful institutional repositories and experienced library leaders that developed them.

Please join Dan Kipnis and Ann Koopman of Thomas Jefferson University, and Lisa Palmer of University of Massachusetts Medical School for a free webinar on institutional repositories (IRs) at medical schools.

Speakers will explore how each organization decided to start an IR, how the IRs have evolved, unique IR collections, successful partnerships, challenges and opportunities, and the future of medical IRs.

Challenges And Opportunities For Medical Institutional Repositories, Dan Kipnis, Msi, Ann E. Koopman, Am, Lisa Palmer, Msls, Ahip

Lisa A. Palmer

Description Thomas Jefferson University Library and University of Massachusetts Medical School Library have two important things in common: successful institutional repositories and experienced library leaders that developed them. Please join Dan Kipnis and Ann Koopman of Thomas Jefferson University, and Lisa Palmer of University of Massachusetts Medical School for a free webinar on institutional repositories (IRs) at medical schools. Speakers will explore how each organization decided to start an IR, how the IRs have evolved, unique IR collections, successful partnerships, challenges and opportunities, and the future of medical IRs.