ReproducibiliTea Journal Club We are excited to announce the revival of the ReproducibiliTea Journal Club, focused on open science, academic publishing, the reproducibility crisis, and responsible research practices. ReproducibiliTea is a grassroots movement aimed at improving the transparency and reproducibility of scientific research. This initiative aims to foster discussions and promote awareness around these critical [...]
From DNA to neuroscience via evolutionary biology: The life and times of Francis Crick Markus Library Book Talk Matthew Cobb, Ph.D. • Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester Wednesday, October 28th, 2026, 3:00 PM Markus Library Main Reading Room Reception with light refreshments to follow Matthew Cobb is Professor Emeritus at the University of [...]
Schedule of Workshops and Trainings 2026-27 All events take place at 1pm-2pm unless otherwise noted. All in-person events take place in Markus Library Room 202 unless otherwise noted. 9/15/2026: General Library Orientation (Matt Covey) - Register here (virtual event) 10/20/2026: NIH Public Access Policy and Read/Publish Agreements (Matt Covey) - Register here (virtual event) 11/17/2026: [...]
Program Overview Matt Covey, our University Librarian, will review recent updates to NIH publishing and public access requirements, including compliance expectations for investigators and research staff. Our guest speaker, Dave Hansen, Executive Director of Authors Alliance (please see his bio below), will discuss authors’ rights in the evolving Open Access environment, including tools and resources available to you, and techniques to negotiate [...]
René Dubos: An Annotated Bibliography Compiled by: Carol L. Moberg René Dubos (1901–1982), a prominent 20th century scientist, humanist, and philosopher, was a prolific author. Affiliated for more than 50 years with The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research/The Rockefeller University, his studies ranged from antibiotics and the role of bacteria in human diseases to formulating [...]
Schedule of Workshops and Trainings 2025-26 9/23/2025: General Library Orientation (Rie Goto) – Recording here 10/21/2025: Updates to NIH Publishing Requirements (Matthew Covey and Dave Hansen) – Recording here 11/13/2025: Thesis Writing (Claire Warner and Rie Goto) – Recording here 11/18/2025: LaTeX and Overleaf (Claire Warner) 11/20/2025: R3 Seminar: Why Publish Negative Data? (Timothy Fessenden) [...]
On February 5th, 2025, over 140 Rockefeller community members gathered in the Great Hall to hear former Rockefeller University President Sir Paul Nurse speak about his recent book What is Life? Five Great Ideas In Biology. The insightful lecture was followed by a fruitful Q&A session and a reception in the Markus Library's Main Reading Room. [...]
In honor of Black History Month 2025, the Markus Library Staff have interviewed and profiled Senior Institutional Review Board Specialist Dale Miller, BA, CIP, a valued member of the Rockefeller Community who has served on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) since 1999. Interview and article by Alisa Jackson and Claire Warner. For the last [...]
Black History Month 2025: Library Resources In honor of Black History Month, the Markus Library Staff have compiled a list of our resources and featured holdings related to racial justice and the contributions of Black people to scientific research, both historical and present-day. DEI Book Collection The Markus Library hosts a growing collection of fiction [...]
