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Research Metrics

Research Metrics: Measuring the Influence and Impact of Research
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Writing and Research Support

Citation Management
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Zotero
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Writing Anthropology by Carole McGranahan (Editor)
Call Number: UF eBook
ISBN: 1478008121
Publication Date: 2020-05-08

Data Storage and Sharing

UF Institutional Repository
The Institutional Repository at the University of Florida (IR@UF) supports the preservation of past research as well as the creation of new projects in digital scholarship and publishing. The IR@UF provides worldwide open access to its materials.
UF Digital Collections
The University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC) hosts many outstanding digital collections, containing millions of pages, covering tens of thousands of subjects in rare books, manuscripts, global and generic maps, children's literature, newspapers, theses and dissertations, data sets, photographs, oral histories, and more for permanent access and preservation. Through UFDC, users have free and Open Access to full unique and rare materials held by the University of Florida and partner institutions.

Human Subjects Research

Social science research on human subjects will have to go through the IRB process, unless 1) the research is part of a class where the instructor is teaching survey methods and the purpose is to learn the method, 2) the data collected are solely used for learning how to run analysis, 3) the data will not be circulated outside the classroom/will not be published.

IRB 1 is for health science related research, while IRB 2 is for non-medical purposes.

UF IRB
The University of Florida Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are charged with protecting the rights and welfare of participants in clinical trials and other human subjects research studies.
UF Automated Determination Tools for Nonhuman and Exempt Research
UF faculty, staff, and students may use the forms below to see if their research qualifies for an automatic determination of nonhuman research, exempt research, or non-medical quality improvement project status.
NIH: Definition of Human Subjects Research

Adademic Research & Consulting Services - UF Libraries

The UF Libraries has expert faculty and staff who provide myriad services to support your researching and publishing needs. You can reach out to a specialist directly or request a consultation and they will pair you with the best folks for your query. Below are just a few of their specialties:

Spatial information, GIS, mapping and visualization
Research metrics and impact
Digital Humanities
Data management
Copyright and publishing
Language models, Natural Language Processing and AI
Informatics/Bioinformatics, data science, and reproducibility
Systematic reviews

Learn more about ARCS team today! https://arcs.uflib.ufl.edu/stories/

Information Security

Survey Tools and Resources

Informed consent is the process of telling your research participants about your study, what their participation will involve, and how their data will be used or circulated. Below are some additional resources:

Univ. Michigan Research Ethics and Compliance

UF Informed Consent Forms