How does the medical library research team support IUSM Research?

The Ruth Lilly Medical Library offers data and information resources, services, and partnerships to help you

• Strengthen your grant proposals by partnering with a medical librarian.
• Protect the integrity of your data by using an Electronic Lab Notebook.
• Reach a wider audience by publishing open access.
• Show the impact of your research using research metrics and data visualization.
• Stay in compliance with the NIH Open Access Policy.

We have something to help you through every step of the research lifecycle. Email us at medlref@iu.edu for more information!    

Fun Facts

The RLML Librarians are at the forefront of their profession and activity contribute to the library & information research base. In fact, in 2024

• Our librarians published 17 peer review papers.
• Research Impact Librarian, Mirian Ramirez received first place in the Complex Visualization category of the 2024 NNLM Data Visualization Challenge 
• A proposal to create an open science lesson on effectively utilizing ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) developed by our Research Team was accepted as part of a competitive IMLS grant awarded by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program through UCLA Libraries.

Did you know the medical library provides grant support?

We help eliminate barriers for researchers by providing support for

• Literature searches
• Training for managing research data in LabArchives
• Ensuring NIH compliance
• Locating grants

Our librarians can assist researchers in managing data throughout its lifecycle, from collecting, processing, analyzing, and sharing research data. We provide knowledge and guidance on current research issues, trends, and competencies within research data management, including the impact of emerging technologies.

Managing your data can be challenging. Here's how we can help.

• Design a quality Data Management & Sharing Plan
• Use LabArchives, an Electronic Lab Notebook, to manage your research data
• Support research reproducibility by publishing your data

Helping you reach a wider audience.

• Learn to deposit your publications and presentations in our institutional repository: IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks
• Take advantage our subsidized Open Access options
• Receive guidance on copyright issues or Creative Commons licenses
• See how to promote your work after presenting or publishing 

IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks

Did you know?

IUSM publications have received over 12,000 views and have been visited from scholars form over 70 different countries!

Are your works in IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks?

Strong metrics can strengthen grant proposals, tenure cases, and promotion dossiers by demonstrating productivity and influence. Here's how we can help.

• Track your scholarly output.
• Understand different types of metrics.
• Communicate the impact of your scholarship.
  • Create data visualization to illustrate your story. 
• Identify impactful journals.
• Strengthen funding and promotion applications.
• Increase visibility and networking opportunities.
• Benchmark your performance.

Take charge of your author metrics.  This will allow you to keep track of your cited references and other metrics like your h-index.

• Claim your research even with a common name. 
• Use data to support your promotion and tenure case. 
• Show the impact of your work when applying for grants.