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The Emerging “Research Informationist” Role Lisa Federer, MLIS, MA, AHIP Research Informationist UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
The Emerging “Research Informationist” RoleLisa Federer, MLIS, MA, AHIPResearch InformationistUCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
The Research Informationist•What is an informationist?•My path to becoming a research
informationist•The role of the research informationist in
practice•Core competencies for informationists•Considerations for planning a new
informationist program•Practical tools and resources for
informationists
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What is an Informationist?
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Roles for Informationists
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Identify researchers for targeted outreach
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NIH RePORTER http://projectreporter.nih.gov
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NIH RePORTER http://projectreporter.nih.gov
NSF Awards Search http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch
NSF Awards Search http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch
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Identify researchers not currently in compliance with policy
DMPTool http://dmp.cdlib.org
Interactive tool for researchers planning for data management
DataUp http://dataup.cdlib.org
Free Excel add-in to assist with research data management
Questions?Lisa Federer, MLIS, MA, AHIPUCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical [email protected]
http://www.lisafederer.net@lisafederer
