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Resource Type - Consumer Information
Resource - MedTerms Medical Dictionary
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Consumer Information
Resource - WebMD
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Consumer Information
Resource - Mayo Clinic
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Research Management
Resource - Mendeley
Link - http://www.mendeley.com/
Description - You may upload full-text, but it will not share your full-text unless you pay for the premium package. Groups provide live feed of member posts. Desktop version, web importer, and mobile version are available as well as applets for importing content and creating in text citations in word processing software. Owned by Elsevier and the basic version is free.
Fees - Free and Paid Options
Resource Type - Research Management
Resource - Zotero
Link - http://www.zotero.org/
Description - The only citation manager that allows you to save a snapshot of a page. There is also a mobile and desktop version, web importer and plug-in for Word. Zotero’s profile is designed to replicate a CV. Maintained by George Mason University.
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Research Management
Resource - ResearchGate
Link - http://www.researchgate.net/
Description - Created by physicians so has a very strong representation from the medical field in their membership. Profiles are similar to a CV and offer statistics for profile views. In some cases you may download the full-text from ResearchGate, but when it is not available there is an option to request it from the author. Researchers post and answer questions from others in their field.
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Research Management
Resource - ORCID
Link - http://orcid.org/
Description - An open, non-profit registry of researcher identifiers for linking activities and outputs. Anyone who anticipates research and publication as part of their career trajectory should register for an account and log their contributions.
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Journals
Resource - Open Access Journals, Magazines, and Newsletters
Link - https://avsl.notion.site/Open-Access-Journals-Magazines-and-Newsletters-6269e26d6a27473a8381038ea2bcac2d
Description - Compiled and maintained by the Association of Vision Science Librarians.
Fees - Free
Resource Type - Books
Resource - Open Access Vision Science Books List
Link - https://avsl.notion.site/Open-Access-Books-587f39b4024f4a2ca2969fd9eefccebb
Description - Compiled and maintained by the Association of Vision Science Librarians.
Fees - Free