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Cellular & Molecular Biology Graduate Student Welcome Guide : Research Support

Support for the Research Process

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In addition to our collections, UW-Madison Libraries provide support for all steps in your research process, from the planning stages through publication, archiving your output, and maximizing your scholarly impact.

Visit our Research Support page to learn more!

Graduate Research: the Big Picture

Want to learn more about the research process on a graduate level and how UW Libraries can assist? 

 

Take the Graduate Research Library Micro-Course

Micro-courses are short non-graded courses that you complete at your own pace. This micro-course introduces you to resources and services that can help you conduct your research efficiently, engage with scholarly conversations in your field, and share your contributions with the world.

 

First Steps For Your Research

undefinedHere are few first steps librarians suggest for new graduate students starting out a research career. Completing these steps will help you plan and organize your research and prepare you for publishing: 

* Organize your reading and manage your citations by selecting a Citation Manager 

 * Manage your scholarly record and future publication output by creating ORCID ID

 * Make a plan to manage your data (start now!) 

*  Find published Laboratory Methods and Protocols

 

Citation Managers

""Citation Managers such as  EndNote, EndNote Basic, Mendeley, or Zotero are software tools for managing your citations.  Citation Managers will help you:

  • Create and organize a personal research database
  • Download citations from online databases
  • Format bibliographies and citations in papers
  • Share your citations with others

Creating and Managing your ORCID ID

""  It is free and easy to sign up for an ORCID ID. An increasing number of publishers are requiring you to have an ORCID ID in order to submit your manuscript. Even if an ORCID ID is not required, there are many reasons to create one:

  • Reliably connects you with your contributions and affiliations
  • Saves you time – “enter once, re-use often”
  • Improves recognition for you and your research outputs
  • Alleviates mistaken identity

This site provides guidance for UW-Madison researchers in creating and maintaining an ORCID ID:

UW-Madison Research Data Services (RDS) Resources

""UW-Madison Research Data Services (RDS) can help you learn how to efficiently curate and share your data and code. RDS is an interdisciplinary organization committed to advancing research data management practice on the UW-Madison campus, with a focus on providing researchers with the tools and resources that support their efforts to store, analyze and share data.

Here are some selected links from the RDS website to get you started:

Laboratory Protocols & Methods

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The UW-Madison Libraries provide access to many collections of published laboratory protocols and methods. 

Visit our Laboratory Protocols & Methods research guide to learn more