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Description And Annotation Of Biomedical Experimental Data Sets: Work In Progress, Jen Ferguson Feb 2012

Description And Annotation Of Biomedical Experimental Data Sets: Work In Progress, Jen Ferguson

Jen Ferguson

OBJECTIVE: Collaborating with researchers and curators from The Harvard School of Public Health Bioinformatics Core (HSPH/HBC) to annotate experimental descriptions and data sets. METHODS: ISATab is an open source software suite that can be used to annotate and apply metadata to experimental data. HSPH/HBC curators create ISATab records tying together information from PubMed papers and associated data sets (GEO files). Curators annotate and describe both raw and derived data files for each investigation, as well as supplying metadata for the investigation as a whole. Once annotated, the records are validated and sent to an internal data management system. RESULTS: As …


Laboratory Office Hours As Outreach In The Health Sciences: Better Research Skills For Better Careers, Todd Prusin Feb 2012

Laboratory Office Hours As Outreach In The Health Sciences: Better Research Skills For Better Careers, Todd Prusin

University Library Faculty Publications

Medical librarianship is changing in healthcare environments. Since 1996, by which time the standards that determine how hospitals acquire accreditation changed, many hospitals are acquiring accreditation without a qualified medical librarian on site. For that reason, it has become even more important that healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses and other clinicians, learn to access and evaluate quality information as an integral part of their academic training. Because of this, medical clinicians must begin their careers with strong research skills. These skills must be attained during their academic matriculation and studies in the field of librarianship have shown that departmental outreach hours …


Supporting Omph Students And Professionals: The Case Of The Research Guide, Emily Ford, Laura Zeigen Jan 2012

Supporting Omph Students And Professionals: The Case Of The Research Guide, Emily Ford, Laura Zeigen

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This poster showcases the research guides supporting public health students in the Oregon Master of Public Health program.