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School of Medicine Faculty Library Services

Research

On this page, you will find information on various research services provided by the Health Science Library. These are just a few of the research services we can provide. If you have any other library, research, or information needs, don't hesitate to reach out to Ask A Librarian.

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Research Guides

To support faculty and students we have created research guides for individual departments within the School of Medicine. We also have general guides on technical writing, history of medicine, and medical test prep. Each research guide contains information and links to your particular department. If you do not see a guide listed for your department and are interested in collaborating with the library on one, please reach out to the library.

Check out your department research guide.

Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Review Support

Interested in learning more about our Evidence Synthesis Support or want to get started on one yourself? Reach out to one of our Systematic Review Service Librarians. They can support you in creating search strategies and database manipulation to gather data for your evidence synthesis project. 

Learn more about levels of support and submit a request.

Research Data Management & Sharing Support

The libraries offers a range of support services and resources aimed at training researchers, faculty, and students in effectively management and sharing data. Topics include but are not limited to research data management plans, data organization, locating external data sources, and others services. 

Interested in learning more? See the Research Data Management Guide, the Data Repositories and Sources Guide, or contact a librarian. 

Funding & Grants Research Assistance

We provide support for the WVU community seeking funding opportunities. The library provides access to and training on grant databases and directories, along with offering consultations, workshops, learning materials, and tailored instructional programming to aid in navigating resources for identifying relevant opportunities. See potential funding opportunities using the Pivot & Foundation Center linked below, and contact a librarian to learn more about how we can support you and your research goals. 

Scholarly Communications Support

To support faculty, students, and researchers, we offer a variety of scholarly communications services aimed at facilitating the creation, dissemination, and preservation of scholarly research at WVU. This includes but is not limited to consultations, workshops, learning and directional materials, promoting open access, and scholarly metrics. 

Learn more at the Scholarly Communications & Publishing Guide, or by contacting a librarian. 

Research Commons Workshops

WVU Libraries offer a wide variety of workshops designed to assist you in developing your skills in citation management, research strategies, data analysis and management, scholarship and publishing, classroom resources, and discipline/subject-specific resources. These workshops are free and open to registered WVU students, faculty and staff.

See upcoming workshops and register to attend through the RC Commons events calendar.