Do you have questions about how to determine if a journal is a predatory publisher? Would you like a short tutorial on importing your citations into RefWorks? Do you need help understanding copyright laws and how these laws apply to you as a researcher in the scholarly publishing landscape? The Scholarly Communications Committee’s recent tutorials address these topics and more. To learn more about scholarly publishing and communications, watch one of the videos listed below or visit the full video tutorial library.
In this video, librarian Ruth Bueter shows how Cabells Predatory Reports can be used to evaluate publishing options. The tutorial describes characteristics of predatory journals, explains what Cabells Predatory Reports are, limitations to the reports and ends with a demonstration of how to access and use the reports. This tutorial is useful for researchers who want to avoid publishing in a predatory journal or those who are interested in learning more about a resource that can help evaluate journals.
During this tutorial, Metadata Specialist Brittany Smith goes into detail about copyright in the United States, including rights automatically granted to authors of a work and how publishing agreements may impact authors’ rights. Additionally, the tutorial provides resources that can assist authors in understanding their rights and feeling confident when negotiating their agreements with publishers.
RefWorks is a citation manager that assists with tracking citations and building a bibliography to properly attribute works referenced in research. Senior Circulation Assistant Randy Plym demonstrates how to access RefWorks from Himmelfarb Library’s homepage and walks you through the process of importing citations from databases such as Pubmed or CINAHL.
Many of the tutorials are five minutes or less and new videos are routinely added to the collection. Topics range from the research life cycle to understanding what editors look for in a manuscript to setting up a Google Scholar or ORCiD profile. If you would like to watch one of these tutorials visit the Scholarly Communications Guide or Himmelfarb Library’s YouTube profile.
