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For students, I can:

• Work with you one-on-one to help you develop your research skills and use literature databases effectively.
• Help you find information you need for assignments, literature reviews, lab work, & other purposes.
• Introduce you to you citation management tools like EndNote and Zotero.
• Help you find full-text articles, books, and other materials.
• Recommend ways to monitor the literature on an ongoing basis.

For instructors, I can:

• Provide library content for your Canvas course.
• Create a webpage tailored to a class assignment or scholarly project.
• Introduce your students to research tools and strategies via a guest lecture or workshop.
• Meet with your students individually to help with literature reviews and class projects.

For researchers, I can:

• Discuss approaches for monitoring the literature.
• Help you effectively use resources such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycInfo, & databases outside your discipline.
• Assist with systematic reviews and other literature reviews.
• Assist with literature searches in support of grant applications, IACUC protocols, presentations, & research challenges.
• Help you with citation management tools such as EndNote and Zotero.
• Teach a workshop tailored to your group's needs.
• Discuss strategies for documenting and describing the impact of your research or a group's research.
• Help you investigate publishing questions on topics like reputable & predatory journals, preprints, and open access.
• Help you with grant-related questions on topics like biosketches, SciENcv, & the NIH public access policy.
• Talk with you about author profiles on platforms like ORCID, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.
• Track down difficult-to-find information -- I love a challenge!