NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans: Updates for 2026
The NIH has released a new format for its Data Management and Sharing Plans, which will be required for plans submitted after May 25, 2026. In this session, you will review the requirements of the DMS Policy, learn how to fill out the new DMS Plan format, and find tools for choosing an appropriate repository.
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Setting up your RefWorks Account
Join a member of the Rush Library's reference team for a virtual session on help with RefWorks. During the virtual session we will go over:
- Setting up a RefWorks account
- Importing and organizing citations
- Using the Microsoft Word plugin feature
- Creating a bibliography
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Stop by the library for live, in-person assistance! At least once a week, a member our reference team spends an hour in the Collaborative Study Space (AAC 790) answering research, reference, and general library questions. All Ask-A-Librarian sessions are live, drop-in events, with no registration necessary or available.
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Featured guide: OA Waivers & Transformative Agreements
The Rush Library has negotiated agreements which may be able to help your cover open access APCs for Wiley, Cambridge University Press, the Company of Biologists, and other publishers' journals. Learn more in our guide to Rush's transformative agreements.
Featured resource: VisualDx
VisualDx is an award-winning diagnostic clinical decision support system designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid therapeutic decisions, and improve patient safety. Visit our VisualDx guide for more information!
Featured resource: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Access the leading source of news, information, and analysis for university faculty, staff and administration.
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Schedule a Rush librarian to speak directly to your students (via Zoom or in person). We can introduce library services and resources, demonstrate best practices for conducting a literature search (including searching PubMed), discuss citation management options, and more.
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Medical Humanities Collection
The Medical Humanities collection was initiated by Rush University students and faculty, and the library would like to acknowledge the contributions of Drs. Abrams, Behel, and Kuppy, and especially M3 Harriet Fisher.
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JoVE Science Education is a video library dedicated to teaching both practice and theory of scientific experiments through engaging videos.
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