Engineering and other STEM disciplines are adopting evidence synthesis methodologies from Health and Social Sciences disciplines, and some STEM librarians are being caught unaware. The tools and standards from those ...

When approached by an international team of researchers investigating the lack of global biodiversity metadata, two librarians jumped at the chance to collaborate. In this lightning talk, the presenters will share the story ...

Have you ever wondered how to reach more STEM students? This seminar will go over how we have used workshops to teach a variety of STEM students and subjects and how you can use workshops to reach your students.

How do you know if an article was withdrawn or retracted? What if you could determine if citations were supporting, contrasting, or simply mentioned for an article? How do you assess the connections between two or ...

This brief presentation will describe a process used to import responses to an open-ended, text-entry survey question into Rayyan, where three researchers then thematically coded the responses. The presenter will discuss ...

In 2014, the Engineering & Computer Science Library at the University of Toronto created a Twitter account as part of our outreach program. This was our first step into exploring social media. We started this account in ...

Information literacy instruction sessions are frequently delivered using a teacher-centered lecture approach followed by a hands-on activity session. Inquiry-based science education changes the teacher role from authority ...

In Spring 2021, STEM research librarians at Pennsylvania State University conducted a mixed-methods research project to investigate the research data management (RDM) awareness and practice of STEM researchers across the ...

Library school often doesn’t have a STEM librarian track, leaving STEM librarians to find their own way. In this presentation two STEM librarians will discuss how they came from non-STEM backgrounds and adjusted/adapted ...

Scientists generate increasing amounts of data, often resulting in published papers, datasets, or web-based applications. Python is a general-purpose programming language that can support researchers in data analysis and ...