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Prevent Laptop Theft

How Often is Your Paper Being Accessed Via PubMed Central (PMC)?

Understanding PubMed Central (PMC) Access Statistics

Measuring Your Impact

Gender Equality Data and Statistics

BrowZine and EndNote Now Work Together

New E-Books from Springer

Einstein Book Club

Upcoming Library Events and Classes

The Library has published a research guide, Measuring Your Impact: Research Metrics: Getting Started, which can be viewed at http://libguides.einstein.yu.edu/metrics .  This is a guide to the various metrics used to measure research impact.

Workshops are held via Zoom. Click on a title to sign up.

Contact the Reference Department for more information, or to schedule an individual or small-group session.

See our full listing of events. 

A friendly reminder from the Security department that everyone should know about, due to recent electronic thefts on campus.

Please do not leave your belongings unattended while studying

Small electronic devices remain the prime targets on our campus, with Apple products being the most desired items by thieves. It only takes seconds for an experienced thief to nonchalantly grab a device.

Risk/Inconvenience of Theft:

Please take a moment to consider the risk and loss associated with the theft of your electronic device by asking yourself the following questions:

• What would happen if your portable device was lost or stolen? 
• What data do you have on your device, such as research papers or homework

assignments that cannot be easily retrieved or replicated.  Is there confidential patient, customer or employee data that could put you or others at risk? 

• Are important files backed-up, password encrypted and archived off-site?
• Can you financially afford to replace the device if lost or stolen? 
• Is there insurance coverage to cover the loss?  How long might it take to settle a claim?  How much time would be required filing and obtaining a copy of a police report?
• How long can you be without the device?

Prevention:       

While we’re fortunate that campus crime remains relatively low, there are things you can do to reduce opportunities for the potential theft of your electronic equipment; in most instances, your careful action can prevent thefts. Following are some helpful tips to keep in mind and best practices to adopt:

Don’t leave devices unattended.  This is a common problem in our study centers and food courts.  Ask a trusted colleague to keep a watchful eye should you need to step away for a moment.

• Keep offices locked and use secured cabinets and drawers whenever possible.
• Consider using a security chain while in study centers (contact Security for further information if you would like to use this method but don’t have a chain).
• If in your apartment, ensure that doors are locked, especially upon leaving.
• Be aware of the opportunity for theft while on public transportation, and take steps to be sure you do not make yourself a target if using devices while traveling.
• Record the make, model and serial number of your devices. This information should be accessible and stored in a secure place, other than or in addition to your devices.
• Consider investing in electronic tracking, locking and wiping software if these are not already part of your device’s operating system.

Campus Security can be reached at Campus Extension  X4111 for emergencies and  X2019 for Non-Emergencies.

To find the PubMed Central (PMC) access statistics for any paper with which you are associated in the NIHMS system, first sign in to your NIHMS account. Once signed in, you will be taken to your Manuscript List. (If there are any papers in your “Needs Your Attention” tab, you may want to address those before proceeding.)

The last tab on the Manuscript List table is labeled “Available in PMC.” The records in this tab are the subset of manuscripts in your list with available access data (i.e., those manuscripts already publicly available in PMC). If a paper is still in process in NIHMS or under embargo, PMC usage data is not yet available.

In the “Status” column for each record is a link to the live record in PMC, followed by a link to “PMC access statistics”. The latter link opens a new browser window showing the most current statistics on the monthly number of users accessing the paper in PMC, as well as the format accessed.

The PMC access statistics are broken down by timeframe (Year, Month), number of users, and times accessed in a specific format (Full Text, PDF, All). “Full Text” includes both the classic PMC article view and the PubReader view. “PDF” refers to the number of times the PDF version of a paper is accessed. The Full Text and PDF views are totaled together in the “All” column.

The default display is for the current calendar year. To view access statistics for other years (if applicable), click on the navigation link(s) below the statistics table.

The date the paper was made available in PMC is located below the title information. As previously noted, no statistics will be available before that date.

If you have any questions about records in your NIHMS Manuscript List, please contact the NIHMS Help Desk.

For questions about a funding agency’s or organization’s public access policy, see the NIHMS Funders page for contact information.

Gender Equality Data and Statistics http://datatopics.worldbank.org/gender/

This virtual data portal is of worldwide statistics on gender, based on data sets gathered by the United Nations and the World Bank.  It was built as a tool for the assessment of World Bank funding of "gender-informed activities,".  The information gathered here is useful for researchers of all kinds, as well as anyone curious about how global resources are being allocated by gender.

To start, click the Visualize Gender Equality map on the homepage, which visually displays the shifting landscape of labor force participation between 1990 and 2012. The Data Visualization App is home to other related visual aids. Readers can peruse statistics and articles by region (e.g.  East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, etc.) and by country. Other resources include Thematic Data, Microdata for Researchers, and World Bank Lending Data.

Do you have an iPad, iPhone, or Android tablet or phone? Do you wish you could read your favorite journals on your device? Then you need to try BrowZine!

The Library has a subscription BrowZine – the mobile app for Libraries that lets you browse, read & monitor journals right on your Apple or Android device. But wait, there’s more! You can also export articles to your favorite citation manager (RefWorks, Mendeley or Zotero).  EndNote users should not feel left out.  In April, BrowZine enabled export integration with EndNote for iPad and iPhone users.  Android support for EndNote is coming soon.

Exporting a citation and PDF is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Go to the PDF view
2. Tap the export icon on the top, right-hand corner

Select your export option

The book club selection for May is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal.  "Gulp is structured as a vastly entertaining pilgrimage down the digestive tract, with Ms. Roach as the wittiest, most valuable tour guide imaginable." -- New York Times

The next meeting will be Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Come join us in the library for discussion and snacks.  Weather permitting, we’ll meet outside on the Quad.  We welcome all members of the Einstein community to come and offer their thoughts on the theme.

If you have any questions and to RSVP, please contact the Reference Department at askref@einstein.yu.edu or 718.430.3104. 

The Book Club has an email list for discussion and announcements. Sign up at https://lists.aecom.yu.edu/mailman/listinfo/bookclub.

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