Classes & Events

Journal articles are the primary medium for scientific scholarly communication. Deciding which journal to submit your manuscript to can be a difficult process. There are several criteria to consider before you make the choice such as the aim, scope, and audience of the journal; journal quality and impact; visibility; open ...

This 30-minute workshop introduces Consensus.app, an AI-powered search engine that scans peer-reviewed research to surface evidence-based answers and consensus ratings for clinical questions. Designed for researchers who need literature-backed evidence, the session demonstrates how Consensus differs from traditional database searching by synthesizing findings across studies rather than returning a simple ...

Would you build a house without plans? Would you navigate without a map? Many who start on the arduous and time-consuming task of writing a systematic review or one of the kindred publication types do exactly that! With a thorough, well-designed protocol you have the plan and map you need ...

This interactive session will introduce you to Covidence, an online tool to accelerate and streamline the systematic review process. You will learn the advantages of using Covidence, recognize how it improves collaboration in evidence synthesis. You will also learn how to set up a project, invite team members, and work ...

This 60-minute session provides an introduction to different uses of research metrics, the importance of tracking the impact of research outputs, and responsible use of research metrics. Participants will learn strategies to identify high-impact journals, optimize their online research profiles, and increase citation rates. The session also covers tools for tracking ...

R is a popular statistical computing programming language used to explore data and make plots. In this class, participants without any background in programming will learn the basics of the R programming language and use it to explore simple data sets. At the end of this class, participants will be able ...

Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language. Part 1 of this interactive, hands-on session introduces students to the basic functionalities of Python as students will learn foundational programming skills and gain experience in applying Python to real-world scenarios that they can then use in the context of their own work. ...

Zotero is a free reference management tool that helps researchers collect, organize, annotate, and cite sources throughout the research and writing process. During this 75-minute interactive class,  participants will learn how to set up Zotero, use the Zotero Connector, save citations from databases and websites, attach and annotate PDFs, organize ...

This class is a continuation of Part 1, and participants will build on their knowledge and skills acquired in Part 1. R is a popular statistical computing programming language used to explore data and make plots. In this class, participants without any background in programming will learn the basics of ...

Part 2 of this interactive, hands-on session builds on what participants learned in Part 1, and it continues to expand foundational programming skills and practical applications of Python that students can apply in the context of their own work. Learning objectives: 1) automate tasks with loops; 2) perform conditional operations; ...

This session introduces medical and scientific researchers to basic copyright issues, Creative Commons (CC) licensing, and fair use principles in an effort to learn how these issues apply to publishing in journals and data repositories. Participants will review the six CC licenses, from the most open (CC BY) to the ...

The Quick Start Research Toolkit is designed to rapidly orient Stanford students, staff, and faculty to key library resources, tools, and services. After attending this class you will be able to: Efficiently locate and use library materials and services Identify strategies for increasing the impact of your research Organize your citations/PDFs and generate ...