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It’s Love Data Week: Celebrate with workshops, open access publishing, and more

Did you know this week, February 10 – 14, 2025, is Love Data Week? Love Data Week is an international celebration of data that aims to promote good data practices while building and engaging a community around topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, and reuse. This year’s theme is “Whose Data Is It, Anyway,” and the goal is to encourage us to remember to think about where data comes from before using it. LabArchives WorkshopsJoin LabArchives, Jefferson’s electronic research notebook, for events and workshops dedicated to helping you improve the organization of your data.Pick and choose the sessions that interest you, or attend all the sessions for a comprehensive look at LabArchives and how you can improve your research data management regimen.Open Access PublishingJefferson Libraries offers many no-fee open access publishing opportunities for Jefferson authors. As of January 2025, Jefferson Libraries have publishing agreements with:American Chemical SocietyCompany of BiologistsElsevierMicrobiology SocietyPLOS (Public Library of Science)Springer - Palgrave - AdisWileyIn addition, the libraries have an institutional membership for BMJ Case Reports, which provides free, but not open access, publication of case studies authored by Jeffersonians. Visit the Jefferson Libraries Open Access Publishing page for information about all of our read-write/transformative agreements, including journal lists and instructions to publish. ...

New eBooks this February: Topics include the White Rose, Cannabis Chemistry, Racism in Health Care, and more

This February, explore the 25 new eBook titles we're adding to our collection. Topics range from XYZ. Browse the eBook shelves at Dixon Library (on the Thomas Jefferson University - Dixon Campus), Gutman Library (on the Thomas Jefferson University - East Falls Campus), and Scott Library (on the Thomas Jefferson University - Center City Campus). Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology: Essentials for Clinical PracticeAt the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie SchollAtlas of Botulinum Toxin Injection: Dosage Localization ApplicationAtlas of Diabetes MellitusBeyond Shareholder Primacy: Remaking Capitalism for a Sustainable FutureBuilding Health Sciences Library Collections: A HandbookCannabis Chemistry and Biology: FundamentalsCannabis is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic PainClinical Hematology AtlasCurricular Injustice: How US Medical Schools Reproduce InequalitiesEssentials of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Management Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material WorldHead and Neck Cancer: Treatment, Rehabilitation, and OutcomesHealth-related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Guidebook for Educators and Service ProvidersInformation Literacy and Social Media: Empowered Student Engagement with the ACRL FrameworkIntroduction to Health Care ManagementMentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult LearnersPublic Health Emergency Preparedness: A Practical Approach to the Real WorldQuit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk AwayReframing Academic LeadershipSophie Scholl and the White RoseSpatial Literacy in Public Health: Faculty-Librarian Teaching Collaborations Systemic: How Racism is Making Us SickTeaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human LearningThink Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know ...

Research Integrity: Symposium & Tools

Researchers, register for the 3rd annual Research Compliance Symposium on Tuesday, May 13th, 9:00 am-12:30 pm, hosted by the Jefferson Office of Research Integrity, Conduct & Compliance. Visit their SharePoint site for recordings from past symposia.PubPeer – post-publication peer reviewProofig – AI-based image analysis software for detecting manipulation and duplication in scientific imagesiThenticate – plagiarism detection toolLabArchives – electronic lab notebookCloud storage solutions - iSilon, OneDrive and BoxRegister for the 3rd annual Research Compliance Symposium....

Celebrate Blood Donor Month & Get a Free Wawa Coffee

January marks National Blood Donor Month and is the perfect time to donate blood. In the United States, someone needs blood every two seconds (American Red Cross). Your donation to the Jefferson Blood Donation Center can provide a lifeline to individuals in our area. You’ll also receive a voucher for a FREE Wawa coffee for blood donations all month. Walk into the Blood Donation Center (111 South 10th Street, Suite 1114, Street Level) or schedule your appointment online. Explore the library resources below for information on the history of blood donations, blood transfusions, and the “black market” of blood.eBooksAll Blood Counts: A Manual for Blood Conservation and Patient Blood Management Banking on the Body: The Market in Blood, Milk, and Sperm in Modern America Blood Matters: Studies in European Literature and Thought, 1400-1700 The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social PolicyHistory of Blood Donation and Transfusion MedicineLast Best Gifts: Altruism and the Market for Human Blood and Organs Life on Ice: A History of New Uses for Cold Blood Modern Blood Banking & Transfusion Practices Strange Blood: The Rise and Fall of Lamb Blood Transfusion in 19th Century Medicine and Beyond Transfusion Blood and Sympathy in the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination Graphic MedicineBlood of the Paladin JournalTransfusion ...