Category Archives: Data Sets / Data Management

The Library’s Pop-Up Consultation Services

Posted on March 30, 2015 by David

Maybe you’ve researching a health topic but can’t seem to find relevant papers in PubMed and are too busy to make a regular appointment with an export searcher. Or, you’re having trouble using reference management software such as EndNote or … Continue reading →

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New UCSF Library Subject Guide on Data Sharing and Data Management

Posted on December 17, 2014 by David

                      Funding bodies increasingly require grant-holders to develop and implement Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMPs). Plans typically state what data will be created and how, and outline the plans … Continue reading →

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RefWorks Flow: A Free Document Management Tool

Posted on March 31, 2014 by David

Looking for an alternative to Mendeley and Zotero? You’re a RefWorks user but want a tool that’s better suited to collaboration and document management?  You might want to take a look at RefWorks Flow.             … Continue reading →

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Looking for Health and Medical Statistics?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by David

People are often surprised how difficult it can be to find health and medical statistics. Data collection in the United States is a fairly recent activity and it was not until 1956 that Congress enacted legislation to establish the US … Continue reading →

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Got Data? Key Data Sets Resources and Upcoming Workshop

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Peggy

Do you need to access data for your research projects or studies? The Library licences many data sets through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) data archive. The ICPSR data archive contains more than 500,000 data files from … Continue reading →

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