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HemOnc.org: A Wiki for Hematology/Oncology Professionals and People with Cancer

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Guest post by: Sanjay Mishra, MS, PhDResearch Associate, Warren Alpert Medical SchoolResearch Program Manager, Center for Clinical Cancer Informatics and Data Science (CCIDS), Lifespan Cancer Institute, Rhode Island HospitalCoordinator, COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19.org)https://vivo.brown.edu/display/smishr36 Jeremy L. Warner MD, MS, FAMIA, FASCOProfessor of MedicineAssociate Director of Data Science, Legorreta Cancer CenterDirector, Brown/Lifespan Center for Clinical Cancer … HemOnc.org: A Wiki for Hematology/Oncology Professionals and People with Cancer

No Article Processing Charges

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No Article Processing Charges Brown authors who wish to publish journal articles “immediate open access” will not be charged article processing charges with these publishers: Many authors would like to immediately publish their scholarly articles open access but are deterred by the article processing charge (APC) assessed by publishers — sometimes as high as thousands … No Article Processing Charges

The Ocean State Spatial Database

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Frank Donnelly (Head of Library GIS and Data Services) and his team of student workers at GeoData@SciLi recently released the Ocean State Spatial Database (OSSDB), a geodatabase for conducting basic geographic analysis and thematic mapping within the State of Rhode Island. This open source database is intended to serve as a foundation for contemporary mapping … The Ocean State Spatial Database

Welcome to Open October 2023

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You may have heard of Open Access Week: well, this year the Brown University Library is bringing you Open October! Rather than focusing on Open Access for just one week, we’re inspired by our colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis, and will be talking about Open@Brown throughout the month.  During October, we’ll be sharing … Welcome to Open October 2023

Passport to Summer Learning

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Passport to Summer Learning is a partnership between the Brown University Library, Providence Public Library, and the Community Libraries of Providence. Thank you for a wonderful summer of programming! ONGOING PROGRAMSThese public programs are available at any time — please confirm building hours on the Brown University website On Firm Foundations: The Archaeology of College … Passport to Summer Learning

Exhibit l Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict

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John Hay Library Exhibit Reflects on Two Centuries of Debate over Abortion Created in response to the Dobbs decision, Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict draws on Brown’s special collections to present open-ended observations on the commonality, history, and debate surrounding abortion in the United States and Rhode Island. Whether in a court of law, at a … Exhibit l Ordinary Circumstances, Extraordinary Conflict

Literature Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Projects in Health and Biomedical Sciences

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Health and Biomedical Library Services (HBLS) provides support for traditional literature reviews as well as evidence synthesis projects. Our service is growing: in 2021, the  members of the HBLS team partnered on 30 literature reviews (including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses), and in 2022 we’re on track to surpass that number by another 5-10 … Literature Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Projects in Health and Biomedical Sciences

Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

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Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal and and Johanna Fernández ‘93 will anchor Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States, the new collecting direction at the John Hay Library. More Information / Media For information in addition to what is below, please see the New York Times article, “Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” by Jenny … Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction