This week’s resource of the week helps users find up-to-date calls for publications, papers, conference presentations and funding opportunities. ResearchRaven is a product of the Samaritan Health Services Center for Health Research and Quality, and is available free of charge for “all who are engaged in research and other activities aimed at improving individual and community health.”
RSS technology, combined with a user-friendly interface, make ResearchRaven a particularly useful resource for the health sciences researcher. The ResearchRaven database has four sections: conferences, calls for papers/conferences, calls for papers/publication and Leaman’s Lexicon, a humorous, off-the-cuff guide to buzzwords and concepts in the health sciences.
From the homepage users can see exactly how many new entries have been added in each section, as well as total entries to date. Users can browse by topical category, date added or submission expiration date. Each individual posting can be sent directly to a colleague via email, or shared with a group via del.icio.us, twitter, stubleupon or citeUlike.
ResearchRaven’s “Find Funding” page links directly to their sister-site ScanGrants, also a product of Samaritan Health Services. ScanGrants utilizes a similar structure and interface to provide current information on a vast array of funding opportunities for those in the health sciences.
Conference organizers and publication editors can submit announcements about publishing or research opportunities directly to ResearchRaven via their Submit Announcement page.
June 17, 2010 at 10:27 am |
Hi, Claire. Thank you for the wonderful write-up. We are very honored and pleased to be selected as Resource of the Week at such a fine library and institution. Yay!