Library and Campus Services

Library Services & Resources

Publishing, Copyright, and Open Access

In addition to data management support, the Research Engagement department offers assistance with

  • Navigating the UA Open Access Policy.
  • Depositing materials into the UA Campus Repository to archive and make available publications, monographs, reports and more. Depositing into the Campus Repository can help meet the Open Access Policy requirements. 
  • Navigating intellectual property rights and fair use.
  • Digital scholarship projects.

Library Resources: College/Departmental Liaisons

The librarian in your college/department can provide individual assistance on

  • Finding materials: Interlibrary loan, research databases, literature searches, etc.
  • Scholarly impact: Google Scholar, ORCiD
  • Citation management: RefWorks, Zotero, Endnote, Mendeley
  • Instructional support: Library guides for courses, course reserves, and classroom instruction in the above subjects

Campus Services & Resources

Research Administration, Compliance, Finding Funding

Computing and Storage

Compute

Storage

Data collection/online databases

  • Qualtrics: Easily create forms and surveys. IRB approval required for human subjects data.
  • REDCap: Secure web platform for building and managing online databases and surveys. Often used for clinical studies. HIPAA-compliant (IRB approval required).

Consulting

HPC consulting

  • UITS Research Computing: assistance may take the form of guidance or direction when determining the best methods of evaluating and recommending high-end computing technology and software.
  • CyVerse help

Visualization

  • UITS Research Computing: create graphical representations from the results of researcher's computations and simulations. Its goal is to assist the researcher in developing a deeper understanding of the data under investigation and to provide new insight.
  • VR Studio: Provides virtual and augmented reality support through the University Libraries.

Statistical consulting

  • UITS Research Computing: free statistical consulting services for the UA community, all forms of statistical analysis and with a wide range of statistical software.
  • Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics: offers a suite of services and tools, including: statistical consulting, data integration and standards, and a clinical data warehouse, REDCap.
  • Statistical Consulting Lab at BIO5: the StatLab provides statistical expertise, assistance with grant proposals, design of experiments. conducting data analysis and other services.
  • Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR): The Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR) at The University of Arizona Cancer Center brings together expertise in biostatistics, clinical trials, epidemiology, applied mathematics, statistical computing, and database applications.

Data Science