UNIV 325: Science Fellowship Application Workshop

protocols.io is a secure cloud-based platform for scientists to develop, share and collaboratively optimize their protocols.

Note that some items are open access but some may be behind pay walls. If you want access, you may need to request an inter-library loan via ill@depauw.edu

The largest resource of protocols for the life sciences, with over 58,000 tried and tested references. All protocols in the series are written in a tried and tested format praised by bench researchers, including list of materials, step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting advice. Note that some items may be open access but some may be behind pay walls. If you want access, you may need to request an inter-library loan via ill@depauw.edu

An online peer-reviewed protocol journal curating and hosting high quality, free access, step-by-step protocols across the life sciences

Once you login to Scifinder-n, click the three dots in the top left and click "Analytical Methods". Once the new search page loads, enter your key terms into the search bar. NOTE: You MUST register for an account before you can use Scifinder-n. If you need an account, email aliciaikerd@depauw.edu for a registration link.

STAR Protocols is an open access journal that publishes complete, authoritative, and consistent instructions on how to conduct experiments.

MethodsX is a multidisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal, which publishes detailed but digestible articles that describe methodological advances.

OpenWetWare is a wiki (an application designed to make it easy to create, edit and organize webpages) for biological science and engineering. It basically provides a common space for people to share information about protocols, materials, research projects, meetings or anything else that might be of interest to users. Note that it may not have the same review process since it is communally edited like a wikipedia page.

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology has created a LibGuide with many Open Access assessments and surveys.

This LibGuide describes checklists and protocols for evidence synthesis if you are attempting to curate something like a meta-analysis.

MISS is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal devoted to documenting high-quality measurement instruments for the social sciences (e.g. questionnaires). The journal publishes open access measurement instruments intended for scientific use across various disciplines (e.g., sociology, psychology, education, political science, economics etc.) or across multiple languages.

A compilation of survey/scales relating to mental health, psychology, and substance use.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Their measurement and survey design resource page has a wide range of measurement approaches you could utilize when designing your study.

A repository dedicated to scales/surveys pertaining to gender empowerment.

Review key terms pertaining to research methods.

This tool allows you to visually map out your experimental design and specify species, units of measurement, variables influencing results, etc.

This webinar reviews characteristics that make an experiment valid and reliable.