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Whether you already use LabArchives, Jefferson’s electronic research notebook, or are unsure how to incorporate it into your research and lab, the upcoming LabArchives Research Boot Camp is a great opportunity to learn more. The focus of the boot camp is to give you suggestions to improve your data management. Pick and choose which sessions interest you, which take place virtually throughout October.  Topics covered will include:

LabArchives Electronic Research Notebook (ELN)

• Introduction to LabArchives for Research

• LabArchives Template and Widget Building Basics

• Improving Research Data Management with LabArchives ELN

• LabArchives Integration Spotlight: Workflows for LabArchives, SnapGene, and GraphPad Prism

• LabArchives New Feature: Account Manager and Account Administration
  
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  LabArchives is an Electronic Research Notebook (ERN) to organize, document, share, collaborate, store, and protect your research and data. Training and support.

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 – Oct 15) is a time to celebrate and learn the history, culture, and contributions of culture of Hispanic and Latino communities.  According to the Smithsonian website, “The Latino Population in the United States is over 60 million. This makes up 18.9% of the total population and is the largest racial or ethnic group. Latinos continue to help fuel our economy and enrich our nation as entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, entertainers, scientists, public servants, and much more.”

Explore the resources below from Jefferson Libraries to learn more and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month:

eBooks

• The Book of Wanderers
• The Corn Woman: Stories and Legends of the Hispanic Southwest = La Mujer del Maiz : Cuentos y Leyendas del Sudoeste Hispano
• Food Across Borders
• Kafka in a Skirt Stories from the Wal
• Latino, Hispanic, or of Spanish Origin+ Identified Student Leaders in Medicine: Recognizing More Than 50 Years of Presence, Activism, and Leadership
• Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-based Approach
• Latino Stars in Major League Baseball: From Bobby Abreu to Carlos Zambran
• New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health

Videos

• The Latino List

Welcome in October by checking out the 25 new eBooks added to the Jefferson Libraries digital shelves. These books cover a range of topics, from dissertation research methods to spotting fake news to reconsidering dementia narratives. Browse our complete eBook collections at the Jefferson–Center City Campus/Scott Library, Jefferson–Dixon Campus/Library, and Jefferson–East Falls Campus/Gutman Library.

• Advances in Psychology Research
• Asad's Autocratic Dynasty in Syria: Civil War and the Role of Regional and Global Powers
• The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation
• Constitutionalising Social Media
• Dissertation Research Methods: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Up Your Research in the Social Sciences
• Emotional Value in the Composition Classroom: Self, Agency, and Neuroplasticity
• Foundations of Health Service Psychology: An Evidence-Based Biopsychosocial Approach
• Get Funded: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Grant Application Process and Writing Winning Proposals in the Behavioral and Biomedical Fields
• Global Research Ethics: Case Studies from International Research Contexts
• Global Shifts in Qualitative Inquiry: New Directions, New Challenges
• A Humane Vision of Clinical Psychology
• Identity in Adolescence: The Balance Between Self and Other
• The Innovation Handbook: A Nurse Leader's Guide to Transforming Nursing
• The Language of Fake News
• Letters to a Writer of Color
• Population-Based Public Health Clinical Manual: The Henry Street Model for Nurses
• Population Science Methods and Approaches to Aging and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research
• Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry
• Public Health Informatics and Information Systems
• Reconsidering Dementia Narratives: Empathy, Identity and Care
• Reporting Islam: Muslim Women in the New York Times, 1979-2011
• Simulation-Based Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Moving from Theory to Practice
• Top Secret Executive Resumes
• UX Writing: Designing User-Centered Content
• Zoltan's Vision, Perception, and Cognition: Evaluation and Treatment of the Adult with Acquired Brain Injury