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“Eggplant, fresh almond, onion, mulukhiyya, starch, cucumber, eggs, apple, herbs, and meat.” I could have easily confused this for my Egyptian grandmother’s grocery list, or for an inventory of my fridge. Except this particular list is not from the 21st century, or even the 20th century. Rather, it’

When we share our research, either in talks or papers, we typically focus on the “why” of the research: Why did we study this? Why should everyone care about the results? This usually comes at the expense of the “how”, which often gets tucked quietly into the inside of our presentations: How did we do our research? How did we overcome challenges in the process? How does how we handle and structure our data impact our work? Research Inside-Out is an event that aims to turn this conversati...

The landscape of scientific publishing has been shifting for some time, but the remote research situations forced by COVID-19 have highlighted many inadequacies of the current system. Data management challenges, open access availability, wariness of predatory publishers, and an overwhelming abundance of information avenues make publishing research more difficult than ever before. In this workshop, we will employ case studies in small group discussions to examine our choices as content creators a...

Many principal investigators (PIs) and lab managers have found it helpful to document roles, expectations, and guidelines for the lab in the form of a Lab Manual. Lab manuals can help onboard new lab members and create a framework for research best practices. Join us for a guided discussion on how to create a lab manual for your research lab, whether you are a PI, lab manager, research assistant, or lab member. We’ll take a look at some examples of lab manuals, a few templates and hosting opti...

Let’s talk about applications for 3D models/modeling for any discipline, how to find existing 3D models on the internet, and how to share your own 3D models with colleagues from around the world. We'll also talk about 3D printing resources on Princeton’s campus, including at the PUL Makerspace. This event is open to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff. Register to get a calendar invite. Walk-ins welcome! Open Research Week 2022 is an event series celebrating open research ...

Get email notification for articles from David B. Green Follow Apr. 29, 2021 6:55 PM In 1970, Israel Adler, then the director of Israel’s Jewish National and University Library, visited the Paris home of Rachel Mosseri, a Jewish exile from Nasser’s Egypt. Adler had a big mission, and limited time to carry it out – just 10 days to catalog and photograph the roughly 7,000 documents from the Cairo Genizah that constituted the collection assembled by Mosseri’s late husband, Jacques Mosseri...