Class Descriptions

The NYU Health Sciences Libraries are hosting a hands-on training workshop on PROTEOME, taught by representatives from Biobase Biological Databases. PROTEOME’s powerful ontology search query system, with specialized tools for gene set analysis and pathway visualization, allows scientists working with mammalian, yeast, worm, and plant species to quickly find answers to questions relevant to their research. A specialized custom sequence annotation tool allows scientists working with other species to extend predictive functions to newly sequenced or otherwise uncharacterized genomes.

Objectives:
Students will learn to:

• Search for individual gene, disease, and drug reports by name
• Browse for sets of genes, diseases, and drugs which share a desired set of characteristics
• Upload a list of genes and identify those characteristics which are statistically overrepresented
• Export annotated characteristics for a gene list
• Visualize protein-protein networks, overlaid with disease and drug assignments
• Annotate custom sequences

 
Benefits:

• Quickly access detailed reports for individual genes, diseases, and drugs
• Uncover biologically relevant connections between seemingly disparate genes, diseases, and drugs
• Map functional attributes to uploaded gene sets, filtering genes by the most important and relevant criteria
• Explore canonical pathways and build custom protein networks, overlaying known disease and drug associations
• Assign predictive functions to novel protein sequences

This class covers the basics of EndNote citation management software. Attendees will learn how to collect and organize their references, create bibliographies, and quickly and easily cite references in Microsoft Word documents in a wide variety of citation styles.

You may also be interested in our Knowledge Center articles on Bibliographic Management.

Learn the basics of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This class explores the importance of GIS in the health care system using examples, information about resources to learn GIS and software availability, free online data resources for mapping, and the history of mapping in medical science. This one-hour introductory session does not include hands-on practice or creating maps.

You can find helpful GIS links in the Knowledge Center.

This course  will cover bibliographic metrics such as impact factor and h-index; how these metrics are applied; what tools are available at NYU for bibliometrics, including Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, and the NYU Faculty Bibliography; and how you can ensure that your research is being evaluated accurately.

You may also be interested in our Guide on Bibliometrics Resources for Citation Analysis.

Journal selection is the single most important decision within a scholarly publication strategy. Choosing the best venue for your research will ensure that you reach your desired audience, get published faster, and increase your impact.

The "Publishing for Greater Impact" class provides researchers with strategies and tools to select the journal best suited for their research goals.

This hands-on workshop will cover the following:

• Assessing a journal's scope and specialty, impact factor, time to publication, and acceptance rate
• Using online tools to make an informed decision on where to submit your scholarly work
• Hands-on training using key publication planning resources like PubsHub

Participants are encouraged to bring specific, real-world questions about publishing in their field of study.

Don't miss this opportunity to give your research a competitive edge!