Vol.5; Issue 5

May 27, 2015

Oops. We sent out the wrong dates for the University of Alberta Libraries' Summer Database Searching and Citation Management Classes. Sorry about that. Please see the correct listing below.

AND NOW YOU KNOW!: Safety and Security in ECHA

In light of the recent security concerns on campus, ECHA's Shared Administration Office invites you to attend ECHA's first "And Now You Know!" session.

We are pleased to have the Office of Emergency Management and University of Alberta Protective Services lead this session, sharing their knowledge and expertise with us about security in the workplace, personal security, and on the measure that have been implemented. The session will start with a short presentation, followed by time for questions and answers.

Please join us at one of the two sessions offered:
Wednesday, May 27th, 12:05 pm in the South Atrium, OR
Thursday, May 28th, 12:05 pm in the North Atrium.

If you have any questions, please contact the ECHA Shared Administration Office (ECHA.Admin@ualberta.ca)

Thank you.

The Faculty of Nursing Undergraduate Student Summer Series: Launchpad to Research

The Faculty of Nursing Undergraduate Student Summer Series: Launchpad to Research provides an excellent learning opportunity for undergraduate students. Students will gain essential knowledge and skills helpful in launching their careers in research.

Each week, lunch will be provided at noon for no additional fee, which will generally be followed by a 25-30 minute presentation from a FoN PhD student or PDF. There will be time for students to network amongst themselves and/or faculty members present and enjoy the opportunity for discussions regarding student research projects, issues, and questions related to the research process. Formal session presentations will run at 1:00/1:15 - 2:00 p.m.

In past years this series was open only to FoN undergraduate honours students. This year, however, we will be opening registration to all undergraduate students within the health sciences who are involved in summer research. Registration for Faculty of Nursing students is free. A $100 registration fee will be charged to students in other faculties.

Sessions will be offered every Wednesday from June 3 - July 29, 2015. During the final session on July 29, 2015 the students will present their summer research in a poster presentation open to all faculty and staff.

Registration is required by May 27, 2015.

For more information or to register, contact:

Heather Boyco,
Research & Funding Support Coordinator

Faculty of Nursing

heather.boyco@ualberta.ca

Thinking Qualitatively 2015

Over 35 different workshops available for all levels including graduate students and those new to qualitative research!

This five day interdisciplinary educational series has been held annually for over a decade now and is aimed at participants from all academic disciplines and for individuals at all stages of their research career. Individuals conducting research in universities and colleges and/or professional settings (e.g., libraries; hospitals; government agencies) are welcome to attend.

Workshop Dates: June 15 - 19, 2015
Software Workshop Dates: June 13 & 14, 2015
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada

Click here for more information or to register.

The Tri-Council Agencies [CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC] have announced their new Open Access policy:

News Release: http://www.science.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=415B5097-1

FAQs: http://www.science.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=A30EBB24-1

This means that anyone receiving funding from these agencies after May 1st, 2015, will be required to make their research publications openly accessible within 12 months of publishing.

You have the option of publishing in an Open Access [OA] journal [author fees are identified as an "eligible expense"], OR you can put your research in an institutional repository, like the UAlberta Libraries' ERA. This means you can still publish in non OA journals as long as the journal allows you to self-archive at least a post-print version of your research article. Most big journals allow the sharing of author post-print copies---some information on that from Sherpa RoMEo here: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeoinfo.html.

Our ERA staff will help you identify what research publications can go in ERA--just contact erahelp@ualberta.ca; they can deposit it for you.

You can look up journals' copyright policies yourself by using Sherpa RoMEo. For example, if you look up Nature, it tells me that an "author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing)." But there are some stipulations, like including a DOI and referencing the Nature journal, etc. Again, ERA can help you do this. Information sessions from the Library on this are forthcoming. Iin the mean time, please contact Sandy Campbell, Library Liaison to the School of Public Health and Faculty of Medicine at sandy.campbell@ualberta.ca.

Summer Database Searching and Citation Management Classes

~ Restricted to Faculty, Staff & Students of the University of Alberta. Participants must have a valid CCID and password. ~

If you sign up for the class but cannot attend, please cancel your registration so that someone on the waiting list

can register. To cancel your registration or to be placed on a waiting list for a full session, please contact Erin

Sanderman sanderma@ualberta.ca. Note: The Library can also offer customized sessions for your research group. To arrange a session, contact Sandy Campbell sandy.campbell@ualberta.ca.

Introduction to Systematic Review Searching

May 28, 2015 - 9:00am-12:00pm - WMC 2F-102
Introduction to CINAHL and the EBSCO Discovery Service

May 29, 2015 -10:00-11:00am - MSB 2-50
Advanced MEDLINE Searching

June 2, 2015 - 9:00-11:00 am - WMC 2F-102
Research Data Management

June 4, 2015 - 9:00-10:30am - WMC 2F-102
Introduction to Database Searching for Emergency Medicine

June 11, 2015 - 9:00-11:00 am - WMC 2F-102
Introduction to RefWorks

June 11, 2015 -1:00-2:30 pm - MSB 2-50

Wanted: Yoga mats for PedsCREW

PedsCREW is planning a new wellness initiative for the Pediatrics department and are looking for yoga mats.

Do you have a gently used or new yoga mat that needs a new home? If so please drop off to Bobbi-jo Squires on the fourth floor of ECHA (4-584A).

Staff Lockers for Rent in ECHA

Are you the Peter Parker to Spiderman? Diana Prince to Wonder Woman? If you're needing a place to change and store your attire before or after work, and you find the phone booth option lacking privacy, check out the lockers available to staff in ECHA.

The facilities do not have showers, however sinks and vanities are available to freshen up after you've hit the road and are ready to transform to your professional alter-ego!

Locker rentals are from 1 May - 30 April of each year and are $40 a year, which includes a refundable $10 deposit.

Please email ECHA.Admin@ualberta.ca for more details!

We'll keep your poster posted!

Did you know that all bulletin boards in ECHA are cleared on the last Thursday of each month?
If your poster needs to carry over, please let us know (echa.admin@ualberta.ca)
We'll make sure your information stays put for as long as you need it posted.

Upcoming Events in ECHA

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Want to know what else is going on in ECHA? Check the ECHA calendar