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Scholarly Communication

Lisa A. Palmer

2018

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Medical Institutional Repositories In A Changing Scholarly Communications Landscape, Daniel Kipnis, Lisa Palmer, Msls, Ahip Sep 2018

Medical Institutional Repositories In A Changing Scholarly Communications Landscape, Daniel Kipnis, Lisa Palmer, Msls, Ahip

Lisa A. Palmer

An institutional repository (IR) is an online digital archive that organizes, preserves, and provides access to the educational, scholarly, and research output of an institution. Medical libraries began establishing IRs more than a decade ago and these repositories have become an important component of scholarly communication outreach. In an article in the 2014 Against the Grain health and biomedical sciences special issue, Palmer (Palmer 2014) described institutional repository services provided by health sciences libraries, and the barriers and challenges to providing those services. What has changed since 2014? What is the current landscape for repositories in medical and health sciences …

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Escholarship@Umms Brochure, Lisa A. Palmer Sep 2018

Escholarship@Umms Brochure, Lisa A. Palmer

Lisa A. Palmer

Brochure and poster created to promote eScholarship@UMMS, UMass Medical School's digital repository and publishing system for research and scholarship, which is managed by the Lamar Soutter Library. The intended audience is faculty, researchers, staff, and students at UMass Medical School.

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Taking The Temperature Of Health Sciences Irs: A Survey And Analysis Of Medical Schools’ Institutional Repositories, Lisa A. Palmer, Daniel G. Kipnis, Ramune K. Kubilius Jun 2018

Taking The Temperature Of Health Sciences Irs: A Survey And Analysis Of Medical Schools’ Institutional Repositories, Lisa A. Palmer, Daniel G. Kipnis, Ramune K. Kubilius

Lisa A. Palmer

Background: The proposal authors are health sciences librarians from three different medical schools who are conducting a survey of institutional repositories (IRs) in medical libraries and academic health centers. This presentation will highlight survey findings, identify challenges of sustaining open repositories for the health sciences community, and pinpoint trends in the medical and non-medical IR landscape.

Problem: The purpose of the authors’ research study is to establish a snapshot view of the institutional repository landscape specific to medical schools and academic health centers. We hope to gain a deeper understanding of the role, characteristics, and future plans of IRs in …

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Avoiding Predatory Publishers, Rebecca Reznik-Zellen, Lisa A. Palmer Mar 2018

Avoiding Predatory Publishers, Rebecca Reznik-Zellen, Lisa A. Palmer

Lisa A. Palmer

Blog post to AEA365, a blog sponsored by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad Resources, and Lessons Learned for evaluators. The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.

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