Here, you will find quick links to help you get started with library resources and highlights of new events, services, and resources from the library that might be of interest to the BME researchers. In the tabs of this guide, you will find resources related to:
Open Science Framework (OSF) is a free & open source project management web-based tool that is useful for:
CMU now has an institutional license for OSF. Use your Andrew email address to sign-up for OSF to take advantage of our institutional benefits including:
If you are interested in learning more about OSF or need help, you can read our OSF guide or contact CMU's OSF coordinators: Melanie Gainey (mgainey@andrew.cmu.edu) and Ana Van Gulick (anavangulick@cmu.edu).
Supported by the University Libraries, protocols.io is an open source repository for scientists to record and share detailed up-to-date protocols for research and teaching purposes. Carnegie Mellon University members can access their free Premium account by verifying their CMU email address.
For more information on protocols.io, please visit our webpage: library.cmu.edu/protocols
For additional support contact our research data services team: ul-dataservices@andrew.cmu.edu
The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries now provides free Overleaf Pro accounts for all faculty, staff, and students who would like to use a collaborative, online LaTeX editor for their papers and projects. Claim your free 10GB Pro account on Overleaf by signing up with your CMU email address through our CMU Overleaf Portal
Overleaf is designed to make the process of writing, editing and producing your research papers and project reports much quicker for both you and your collaborators. Overleaf can also be linked to other services such as arXiv, GitHub and our institutional repository, KiltHub, to best fit into your workflow.
Features of Overleaf:
Find out more about how to use your free Overleaf account here.
Supported by the NSF scientific data reuse initiative, AIDR (Artificial Intelligence for Data Discovery and Reuse) 2019 brought together researchers to discuss applications of AI/ML to challenges related to the discovery, reuse and management of data across disciplinary domains
You can access the conference slides and posters on F1000 here.
A new option for sharing data and other research products, CMU's comprehensive institutional repository: KiltHub
Why share? Increasingly, funding agencies and journals are requiring that researchers make their data publicly available.
Sharing data and metadata can be a good option even if not required. Sharing data can:
How do I share? There are a number of great options for making data available, including:
If you are interested in depositing any of your research products (i.e. data sets, conference posters, dissertations, or publications) to Kilthub, find more info here or contact Melanie Gainey (mgainey@andrew.cmu.edu).
Challenge.gov: members of the public compete to help the U.S. government solve problems big and small. Browse through challenges and submit your ideas for a chance to win.