Connected Papers: A Visual Tool for Your Literature Search

Connected Papers is a visual exploration tool for researchers. Instead of traditional searches, it lets you enter a single relevant paper or search term. Connected Papers then analyzes the content of that paper/search term and generates a graph/map of similar research articles. This map helps you see the connections and trends within your field, making it easier to find important papers.

With Connected Papers, you can easily generate a research map (visual exploration), discover new research trends, filter results, and build a relevant reading list. It also provides you with a summary of articles, DOI, format, and a digital link to (Pubmed, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, ) for easy download.

Basic Steps to Use Connected Papers

Ø  Go to https://www.connectedpapers.com & sign up.

Ø  In the search bar, type your search term or enter the title / DOI of a paper relevant to your search.

Ø  Connected Papers will show you the results listed in the middle of the page. Each result usually includes the title of the article, author(s), journal bibliographic information, and abstract.

Ø  Click on the title that has the site link, and Connected Papers will create a map of related works that are connected to your search term /result.

Ø  Click on any of the names or years on the map, and it will show a summary of the article, other information about related articles, and their citations.

Ø  In the left panel, you will see a list of all the papers on the map. It will also give you the option to search for previous works.

IFLA ARL Attendance Grants for IFLA 2022: Call for Applications

 A. Eligibility and application procedures

1. Description

The Standing Committee of the Academic and Research Libraries Section (SC-ARL), with generous sponsorship by EX LIBRIS and SAGE, is offering three (3) Attendance Grants to the 2022 World Library and Information Congress in Dublin, Ireland, to emerging professionals from an academic and research environment.

One awardee will be selected from each of these regions:

• Africa, Latin America, Asia/Pacific region

2. Purpose of the grant

The purpose of the grant is to provide emerging professionals with the opportunity to attend the IFLA Congress, engage with other professionals across the world and to facilitate the development of networking for the advancement of librarianship at the recipient’s institution and country.

Over and above that which is stated below, the expectation is that the recipient will be an ambassador for advancement of librarianship with the possibility of mentoring other young librarians in their institution/country.

3. What does the Attendance Grant Cover?

Each grant covers the early registration fee for attending the congress of Euro 560 which expires on 5 April 2022.

The Attendance Grant will also provide support for travel and/or accommodation of up to Euro 700.

Applicants must be able to attend the Congress and will be responsible for all other costs associated with Congress attendance. Please see the Conference website for further details about the Congress.

4. What is expected from the grant holders?

The successful candidates will be required to be onsite at the Congress and participate actively for the duration of the Congress including attendance at ARL committee meetings, and the IFLA Awards session, where they will receive their certificates.

The awardees may also be required to take part in publicity events during the conference, such as events organised at the two sponsors’ exhibition stalls.

Following the Congress, awardees will be required to write a brief article (approximately 500 words) about their Congress experience. The article must be written within 3 months of the end of the Congress and will be published on the ARL Section blog. Awardee’s submission essays may also be published in advance of the conference.

5. Eligibility

1. The applicant must be a paid-up member of his/her national library association
2. The applicant must be willing to share their experience at the IFLA Congress with their national library association
3. The applicant must be eligible to obtain a visa for travel
4. The applicant must declare that he/she/they is able to fund all other costs beyond the grant that are involved in attending the Congress, e.g. all other hotel, travel and subsistence expenses NOT covered by the Grant
5. Those who have previously received this Grant (formerly known as Essay Contest) are not eligible to apply again.
6. The applicant must declare that he/she/they have the ability to attend the conference and are not being prevented to travel to Ireland. They should also declare that they apply in full knowledge of COVID restricting policies issued by either their country or institution (if applicable).

For application procedures and other information:

Visit: https://www.ifla.org/news/call-for-applications-ifla-arl-attendance-grants-for-ifla-2022/

Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries

Core: Infrastructure, Leadership and Futures, a division of the American Library Association, is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in online Fundamentals courses  between February 28, 2022, and May 23, 2022. One free seat per session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries.

The goal of this program is to help library professionals from developing countries stay current with the latest trends and developments in the Core areas of focus specified below and enhance their professional knowledge and skills in librarianship and information science

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

·         Have a degree in library or information science (e.g. a 4-year undergraduate degree or a master’s) or,

·         be enrolled in a library or information science program in a developing country or,

·         be working as a librarian or information professional in a developing country

• Be a legal national from a qualifying developing country (see lists of Qualifying Countries: World Bank  | United Nations) Note: Legal nationals from developing countries studying abroad are not eligible for this scholarship;
• Have working knowledge of English;
• Have technical abilities to participate in an online course: ^*

·      computer skills: be comfortable with Internet browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.; a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, etc., be able to send emails with attachments; copy and paste text; download and save a file, install a program or plugin; quickly learn a new program using online tutorial or Help section;

·    regular, unlimited access to a computer;

·    a reliable high-speed internet connection (Broadband/DSL, 4G cellular connection);

·     antivirus software installed and kept up-to-date on a computer;

• Have financial need due to insufficient or lack of funding for professional development from their employer.

Applications may be submitted between January 4, 2022, and February 4, 2022.

For full information about the scholarship, including eligibility criteria and a link to the application form, please see: http://www.ala.org/core/awards-scholarships/online-course-scholarship.

Call for Applications Now Open for 2020 Global Access to Research in Health, Food and Agriculture, Environment, Innovation and Law - Research4Life Online Course

Call for applications for the 2nd edition of Research4Life MOOC: Global Access to Research in Health, Food and Agriculture, Environment, Innovation and Law is now open. The course will take place from 20 April to 24 May 2020.

With the objective of supporting existing and future users to learn how to get the most out of the available resources in Research4Life, Research4Life and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are happy to announce the second edition of the Research4Life Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). You may check the stories from the first edition of the course here.

Research4Life is a knowledge platform that provides access to up to 100,000 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, innovation and law. More than 9,000 institutions in more than 120 low- and middle-income countries with free or low-cost online are benefiting from Research4Life.

Participants of the course will become skilled users of the available resources of the Research4Life programmes (Hinari, AGORA, OARE, ARDI and GOALI) to access and use the platform efficiently. The course will take place from 20 April to 24 May 2020. The call for applications is now open here. 

The target audience for this MOOC is aligned with Research4Life’s eligibility criteria. Eligible institutions include: national universities, professional schools (in medicine, agriculture, pharmacy, public health, socio-legal studies, engineering, etc.), research institutes, teaching hospitals and healthcare centers, government offices, national libraries, agricultural extension centers and local non-governmental organizations. Participants are expected to spend on average six to eight hours per week on lessons and activities, such as contributing to discussion forums and webinars.

The course is free of charge and is offered in English. It will take place between 20 April to 24 May 2020. Call for applications available here.  

Deadline for applications is 7 April. Successful participants will be informed by 9 April 2020.