2022 JoVE Educator Innovation Award Winner: Dr. Joanne Pennock ‘The successful Daily Definition Challenge and a suite of animated videos were inspired by the needs of a new and more diverse cohort of learners.’

The 2022 JoVE Educator Innovation Awards have paved the way to highlight the use of video resources to support learning outcomes and increase student engagement in STEM education.  Below you can read the winning entry by the 2022 JoVE...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 28th 11 min read

2022 JoVE Educator Innovation Award Winner: Dr. Stephanie Schweiker ‘Using video-based chemistry resources to improve learning outcomes and engagement.’

The 2022 JoVE  Educator Innovation Awards have paved the way to highlight the use of video resources to support learning outcomes and increase student engagement in STEM education. Below you can read the winning entry by the 2022 JoVE...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 27th 11 min read

2022 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award Winner: Dr. Armando Gonzalez Sanchez ‘JoVE videos help support lab training and real-life application of research findings.’

The 2022 JoVE Researcher Innovation Awards have paved the way to highlight innovative uses of JoVE videos to conduct research and training and share knowledge outside the physical laboratory. We hope these blog posts will help you find inspiration...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 26th 9 min read

2022 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award Winner: Dr. Victoria Alonso’s ‘How publishing with JoVE increased her research visibility & paved the way for interdisciplinary collaboration.’

The 2022 JoVE Researcher Innovation Awards have paved the way to highlight innovative uses of JoVE videos to conduct research and training or share knowledge outside the physical laboratory. We hope these blog posts will help you find inspiration...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 23rd 8 min read

2022 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award Winner: Dr. Ajay Rajaram ‘The use of videos to highlight new research in predicting brain injury in newborn infants.’

The 2022 JoVE Researcher Innovation Awards have paved the way to highlight innovative uses of JoVE videos to conduct research and training, plus share knowledge outside the physical laboratory. We hope these blog posts will help you find...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 23rd 8 min read

JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards 2022 – The Winners

We’re in awe of all the STEM educators, researchers and libarians who entered the awards this year and we salute their hard work, dedication and talent. Our winners, in, the second year of the awards, have shown how they have used STEM video in...

Marketing Dept. Sep 20th 10 min read

How streaming media can help meet CCC’s Vision for Success Goals

The CCC adopted Vision for Success back in 2017, and, in the Chancellor’s words, it has ‘served as our collective North Star’. Now, reinvigorated by a substantial budget, it’s been rebranded as Reaffirming Equity in a Time of Recovery; you...

Marketing Dept. Sep 16th 8 min read

JoVE in Action: 3 ways to use JoVE videos before, during and after class by Dr. Hagit Frenkel

Dr. Hagit Frenkel is a Senior Instructor at the Department of Biology, University of Haifa, Israel. She teaches chemistry and biochemistry courses to biology and medical science students and conservation science courses to second-degree students in...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 6th 6 min read

Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at California Community Colleges – your guide to the Governor’s Roadmap funding

California's 116 community colleges play a vital role in reducing social inequalities, serving the state's public health needs and educating the future workforce. With a focus on equity and student success, the Governor's Roadmap recognizes higher...

Marketing Dept. Sep 3rd 7 min read

Digital Transformation Series: 3 ways to make lab technology & methods accessible through videos.

Digital transformation in Higher Education has become crucial for enhancing learning experiences. Bringing digital resources like videos into STEM classrooms promotes interactive learning, accessibility and discussion. With this series, we aim to...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jul 13th 7 min read

12 out of 13 students prefer learning Microbiology with JoVE videos: Dr. Sahar A. El-Shatoury

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators worldwide have used JoVE to support their teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be helpful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their science and lab...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jun 22nd 5 min read

Introducing the 2022 JoVE Librarian Innovation Award Judges

The 2022 Librarian Innovation Award will recognize librarians who have supported learning outcomes and increased student engagement in STEM education at their institutions using video resources. Submit your entry for your chance to be one of the...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jun 16th 6 min read

Introducing the 2022 JoVE Research Innovation Award Judges

The 2022 JoVE Research Innovation awards aim to support and recognize creative uses of JoVE videos to conduct research and training or share knowledge outside the physical laboratory. Three winners will be confirmed globally. JoVE will provide...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jun 16th 6 min read

Introducing the 2022 JoVE Educator Innovation Award Judges

The 2022 JoVE Education Innovation award aims to support and recognize educators who have supported learning outcomes and increased student engagement in STEM education at their institutions using video resources. Three winners will be confirmed...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jun 16th 7 min read

The JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards are back!

We are excited to announce that the JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards are back for 2022! Now in their second year, the awards aim to support individuals from the scientific and academic communities who are taking active...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Apr 13th 6 min read

Want to pursue STEM librarianship? Here’s what you should know!

The role of academic librarians has adapted to keep up with broader shifts in technology, society and demographics. Today librarians have to be more tech-savvy since their job functions involve helping scholars access and interpret data. JoVE...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Apr 4th 6 min read

Tips to transform your courses with video resources: Dr. Eric Greska

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators worldwide have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be helpful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their science...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Mar 24th 7 min read

Dr. Magdalena Wajrak recommends using videos and animations for better student performance.

Dr. Magdalena Wajrak, the Senior Chemistry Lecturer at the School of Science at Edith Cowan University, started using JoVE in 2021 for high-quality videos and animations to better prepare her students for the lab classes. She says that JoVE videos...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Feb 3rd 4 min read

Videos are significant for critical concept comprehension and its applications: Dr. Tao Zhang.

Dr. Tao Zhang is a Lecturer and Work Placement Coordinator (Pharmacy Technician Studies) at the Technological University of Dublin. He started using JoVE videos in 2019 as an emergency response for lectures and practical lab arrangements. He says...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jan 19th 5 min read

The Science You Watched this Year: Popular Videos in 2021

With over 27 million video views and more than 25 thousand videos integrated into courses and lab training modules in 2021, 1500+ institutions worldwide, including Harvard University and the University of Cambridge, continue to benefit from using...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jan 13th 2 min read

Reimagining Course-based Research Experience (CRE) courses: Joslyn Mills, Brown University

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation Awards aimed to recognize and celebrate creative solutions to assist faculty members worldwide in joining the future-focused learning network. This series of blog posts consolidates themes,...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Nov 30th 9 min read

Adaptation of online lab work to “dry lab”: Biljana Mojsoska, Roskilde University

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation Awards aimed to recognize and celebrate creative solutions to assist researchers worldwide in joining the future-focused research network. This series of blog posts consolidates themes, notes,...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Nov 25th 12 min read

Playful Physiology for Physiotherapists: Kate Grafton, Leeds Beckett University

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation Awards aimed to recognize and celebrate creative solutions to assist faculty members worldwide in joining the future-focused learning network. This series of blog posts consolidates themes,...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Nov 24th 10 min read

Psychology Quips or How to Use Students’ Smartphones to Your Advantage

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation Awards aimed to recognize and celebrate creative solutions to assist faculty members worldwide in joining the future-focused learning network. This series of blog posts consolidates themes,...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Nov 23rd 6 min read

JoVE in Action: Dr. Katja Köhler berichtet, wie sie JoVE-Videos in ihren Laborkursen einsetzt

Dr. Katja Köhler ist Direktorin des CAL (Center for Active Learning) an der ETH Zürich und unterrichtet in Grundkursen der Genetik und Zellbiologie Studierende der Biologie, Pharmazie und Medizin. Zu Ihren Aufgaben gehört ebenfalls die...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Nov 22nd 5 min read

2021 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award Winner: Charles Clark ‘Live streaming the unseen: How to use real-time video streaming in the lab.’

Single Cell Analysis Project This blog post highlights the 2021 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award winner Charles Clark’s winning entry in which he reveals how to use real-time video streaming in the lab and its benefits. Charles’ current...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Nov 19th 7 min read

Takeaways from 2021 JoVE Innovation in Instruction Award Winner Dr. Shefaly Shorey’s Webinar: “Improving learning outcomes in the hybrid science classroom.”

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation Awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers, and librarians worldwide have used visual resources to support their remote efforts. We...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Oct 12th 7 min read

2021 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award Winner: Eric Hamlett ‘Adapting international research conferences to virtual web-based systems’

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers and Librarians worldwide have used visual resources to support their remote efforts. We...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Oct 8th 5 min read

Takeaways from 2021 JoVE Innovation in Instruction Award Winner Claudia Jorgensen: “How to establish and implement best practices in remote instruction.”

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers, and librarians worldwide have used visual resources to support their remote efforts. We...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Oct 7th 7 min read

Highlighting 7 JoVE publications authored by Nobel laureates

While the 2021 Nobel Prizes are being announced, we take the opportunity to highlight all our Nobel laureates, and the research articles they published in JoVE; The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 Michael...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Oct 6th 5 min read

2021 JoVE Researcher Innovation Award Winner: Joana Kramer “Establishing ‘Radio Views’ as a digital platform.”

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers, and Librarians worldwide have used visual resources to support their remote efforts. We...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Oct 5th 4 min read

Takeaways from 2021 JoVE Librarian Innovation Award Winner Jay Michael O. Diola’s JoVE Webinar

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers, and librarians worldwide have used visual resources to support their remote efforts. We...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 30th 8 min read

2021 JoVE Librarian Innovation Award Winner: Gabriele (Gabi) Tanis “The Journey to Building an eLibrary Portal in a Large R&D Organization”

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers, and Librarians worldwide have used visual resources to support their remote efforts. We...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 14th 5 min read

JoVE Librarian Innovation Award Winners: Mbangsi Mary Ann Zithem and Jay Michael O. Diola ‘Simplifying and delivering library resources virtually.’

The 2021 JoVE Science Education and Research Innovation awards have paved the way for a series of blog posts highlighting how science educators, researchers and Librarians around the world have used visual resources to support their remote efforts....

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 9th 7 min read

Meet our 2021 JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Award Winners

The 2021 JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards recognize innovation and excellence amongst members of the science community who developed new mechanisms to cope with rapid changes, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Sep 2nd 16 min read

Meet our 2021 JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards Judges…

Thank you to everyone who applied for our 2021 JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards! JoVE is set to announce the award winners in just a few days, and in the meantime, we’re thrilled to introduce our amazing panel of judges....

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Aug 25th 14 min read

Back to the lab after lockdown? Some changes in research may continue indefinitely…

When COVID-19 first started, laboratories around the world scrambled to make operating decisions with little time to implement changes. Some shut down, some moved to minimal functioning, while the rest did their best to stay partially operational...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jul 15th 9 min read

Last week to apply to the 2021 JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards!

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a testing ground for innovations. The crisis brought upon a persistent question: With millions of students, researchers, and educators across the world forced to stay home, how could the education world assure quick...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jul 8th 7 min read

Hybrid Teaching and Learning Post-Pandemic: 5 Ways to Make the Most of Educational Videos

In last week’s JoVE webinar, Dr. Ella Maysami - Lecturer in Neuroscience, KIITE Fellow in Curriculum Design and Internationalisation, Keele University, England and Dr. Tsaffrir Zor - Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Tel Aviv...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jul 1st 9 min read

Engaging Students Through Blended Learning: Takeaways From a Medical Professor

Professor Gian Battista Parigi is the President of the Committee for International Cooperation for Development (CICOPS) & Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Pavia, Italy.  When COVID-19 struck last year, Prof....

Amrinder Kaur Jun 24th 8 min read

How Can You Keep Students Engaged in Science Courses?

The need for instructors to find effective ways to support students and to keep them engaged is now more important than ever. The use of traditional print-based methods of teaching might not be enough to keep the current tech-savvy generation...

Amrinder Kaur Jun 17th 7 min read

How JoVE videos help boost students’ confidence in the laboratory

The use of videos in instruction has become increasingly common in science courses worldwide. Step-by-step video demonstrations of experiments help students become familiar with the method & equipment before entering the lab.  When...

Raveena Khatri, Marketing Writer Jun 10th 6 min read

Every Colored Dot in This Photo Is a Cell. How Was it Made?

You might have heard of Pointillism: a genre of art pioneered in the 1880s, in which colored dots are shaped into beautiful patterns. The image above could easily be a modern example of this classic genre — except that the colored dots...

Supriya Kamath Jun 2nd 4 min read

Virtual Lab Training: The Travel-Free Approach Scientists Are Opting For

For years, scientific researchers have encountered the need to travel for training. Sometimes, this involves traveling to laboratories on the other side of the country — or even the world — to learn an essential research method under the...

Supriya Kamath May 27th 8 min read

The ‘Netflix’ of Science Education | JoVE

When Mohammed Khurram Javed — a materials science student at Nankai University — needed to learn more about crystal growth, he did what any student would do: look it up online. Try as he might, however, he simply couldn’t find an...

Supriya Kamath May 18th 10 min read

Visually Explained: How Exactly Are Vaccines Developed?

Within a few months of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories around the world had successfully developed vaccine technologies and begun clinical trials. Some months after that, vaccine manufacturing and distribution had entered full...

Supriya Kamath May 12th 3 min read

Librarians on User Outreach & Resourcing: Takeaways from ACRL 2021

What are the most successful ways librarians have interacted with faculty and students during the pandemic? What are some new channels they used for outreach, and how do they evaluate new resources?  As the long-term need for virtual...

Supriya Kamath May 4th 11 min read

How Effective is the Use of Video in Scientific Research & Lab Training?

Scientific publishing has traditionally been dominated by text-only journal articles. Yet it is often difficult to capture crucial details of scientific methods using text alone. To effectively communicate and visualize nuances associated with the...

Supriya Kamath Apr 22nd 3 min read

Learning and Dissemination on Twitter: A Conversation with Guest Editor Poonam Velagapudi

Dr. Poonam Velagapudi, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI@Pooh_Velagapudi JoVE Guest Editor Poonam Velagapudi is a structural and interventional cardiologist, educator, and social media strategist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. We spoke to...

Elizabeth Heppenheimer Apr 8th 7 min read

Introducing the 2021 JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards…

We’re excited to announce the 2021 JoVE Innovation Awards! This past year has been one of great disruption, but also one of great innovation. Faced with novel challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the science research and education...

Supriya Kamath Apr 7th 3 min read

Scientists Are Moving to Visual Standard Operating Procedures – Here’s Why

“Videos are great training tools and serve as visual standard operating procedures in my lab,” says Dr. Raja Sriperumbudur, Director of In-Vivo Resource Center at Biogen. “[Video protocols] are easy to reproduce because you have all the...

Supriya Kamath Mar 31st 7 min read

Tips for Teaching with Video via Your Learning Management System (LMS)

Using high-quality educational videos in your science instruction can have numerous benefits, research shows. It can help students better engage with complex material, enhance comprehension, and improve their test performance. For these reasons,...

Supriya Kamath Mar 24th 7 min read

How Effective are Videos for Teaching Science? Here’s What the Research Says

For years, many educators have been using instructional videos in innovative ways to support science courses and laboratory classes. The shift to remote learning last spring has led even more science instructors to utilize video resources, and many...

Supriya Kamath Mar 17th 4 min read

JoVE in Action: Enabling Educational Flexibility in Chemistry Lab Courses

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Mar 4th 6 min read

Adjusting to the New Normal: Librarians Discuss Challenges & Opportunities

Ellen C. Kimbro is a Reference Librarian at Meharry Medical College, and Megan Toups is a STEM Librarian (Research and Instruction Services) at the Pius XII Memorial Library, Saint Louis University. Both Ellen and Megan began their positions...

Supriya Kamath Feb 26th 9 min read

Overcoming the Challenges of Hybrid Courses: 7 Takeaways from Science Instructors

Last fall, Dr. Meghan Porter (Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington) and Dr. Johnny El-Rady (Instructor, Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida) adopted models of...

Supriya Kamath Feb 23rd 17 min read

From Microbial Ecology to Cancer Research: A Conversation with Dr. Laura Sanchez

Dr. Laura M. Sanchez is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California Santa Cruz. A marine natural product chemist by training, her research focuses on the use of mass spectrometry to understand microbe and...

Supriya Kamath Feb 11th 9 min read

Exploring the Chemistry of Proteins: A Conversation with Dr. Flora Meilleur

Dr. Flora Meilleur is a structural biologist specializing in protein chemistry and neutron crystallography at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. She is also an Associate Professor in the Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Department...

Supriya Kamath Feb 11th 8 min read

Building a Virtual (Reality) Classroom: A Conversation with Dr. Amaya Arigita-García

Read this blog post in Spanish here. Dr. Amaya Arigita-García is a scientist, professor and the Director of Education in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Applied Sciences at the Alfonso X el Sabio University in Madrid, Spain. She conducts...

Supriya Kamath Feb 11th 8 min read

Where Engineering Meets Architecture: A Conversation with Dr. Paula Villanueva

Read this blog post in Spanish here. Dr. Paula Villanueva is an architect, engineer, researcher and Assistant Professor in the Department of Building Structures and Physics at the Technical University of Madrid. She recently co-authored a JoVE...

Supriya Kamath Feb 11th 7 min read

Diving into Ph.D. Life: A Conversation with Adeline Williams

Adeline Williams, a third-year Ph.D. student at Colorado State University, is co-guest editing a JoVE Methods collection on transgenic manipulation of arthropod vectors with her PI Ken Olson. Ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in...

Elizabeth Heppenheimer Feb 10th 9 min read

Developing New Antibiotic Drugs: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Herrmann

Read this blog post in German here. Dr. Jennifer Herrmann is a senior research scientist at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland. Her current research focuses on characterizing new natural products — compounds found in...

Supriya Kamath Feb 4th 9 min read

Visualizing the Zebrafish: 5 Exciting Research Protocols, in Video

As a model organism, zebrafish are wonderfully versatile — they are used in research areas ranging from toxicology to molecular genetics to behavior. To celebrate the zebrafish, we’ve brought together five recent video articles from JoVE...

Supriya Kamath Feb 2nd 7 min read

JoVE in Action: Preparing Students for Lab Work in a Biological Research Course

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Jan 27th 9 min read

JoVE in Action: Improving the Chemistry Lab Class Experience

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Jan 19th 7 min read

How the Aranne Central Library in Israel Helps its Researchers & Educators Benefit from JoVE Videos

With over 20,000 students and 1,000 faculty members, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is one of the leading research and teaching universities in Israel. The Aranne Central Library is an intellectual hub for visitors from across the Negev, and is...

Supriya Kamath Jan 14th 10 min read

5 Online Assessment Ideas for Your Science Course

As we enter a new year and a new semester, hybrid and remote teaching continue to be the preferred formats of instruction at many institutions around the world. Many instructors have begun embracing these models by building variety into the graded...

Supriya Kamath Jan 12th 12 min read

JoVE in Action: How to Create a Unique Lab Project for an Online Biotechnology Course

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Jan 5th 10 min read

The Science You Watched this Year: Popular Video Articles in 2020

2020 has been a difficult year but the scientific community has continued to push through the obstacles it has posed, making groundbreaking discoveries, developing new technologies and methods, and constantly reaching new frontiers in the quest for...

Supriya Kamath Dec 29th 2 min read

How to Improve Laboratory Productivity: 5 Tips from Librarians

Looking for actionable ways to improve productivity in your lab? We spoke with 5 librarians who work closely with scientists and research students in their institution, providing them with resources, ideas and tools to help them achieve their...

Supriya Kamath Dec 22nd 9 min read

Alternative Academic Careers: A Conversation with Guest Editor Milka Kostic

Dr. Milka Kostic is guest editing a JoVE Methods Collection on Small Molecule Screening Strategies: Lead Identification and Validation. After realizing that a traditional academic career was not the right fit for her, a fortuitous event led JoVE...

Elizabeth Heppenheimer Dec 15th 10 min read

Make a Wish for a JoVE Video: The Story of Dr. Lyra

In a chemistry lab, in a land far away,our friend Dr. Lyra and all her lab membersare working away on a very special projectto spread some light and cheer this December. See, the story began with a dropped video call,with video so distorted,...

Supriya Kamath Dec 9th 4 min read

JoVE in Action: Helping Students with Concept Mapping in Biology, Using Videos

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Dec 1st 7 min read

JoVE in Action: Using Video to Support Community College Biology Courses

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Nov 24th 8 min read

Developing Interest in the Retina: A Conversation with Guest Editor Sruti Patoori

Sruti Patoori, a newly minted Ph.D. graduate and current postdoc at Thomas Jefferson University, is in the midst of guest editing a JoVE Methods Collection on Molecular Methods in the Study of Vertebrate Retinal Development. The collection-which is...

Elizabeth Heppenheimer Nov 19th 9 min read

JoVE in Action: Enhancing Virtual Labs in a General Chemistry II Course

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Nov 17th 7 min read

5 Ways to Use Video to Support STEM Students at Community Colleges

As a greater number of students head to community colleges to begin their journey in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), the need to find effective ways to support them — as well as their STEM course instructors...

Supriya Kamath Nov 10th 11 min read

10 Remote Learning Challenges and Effective Ways to Address Them

At our three-part webinar series in October, science professors Dr. Dawn Bazely, Dr. Nir Ohad and Peter Ronai and librarian Liz Grace spoke about their experiences of shifting to remote learning in the spring:  — Dr. Dawn Bazely...

Supriya Kamath Nov 4th 14 min read

Making the Most of Hybrid Learning: 5 Tips From Prof. Peter Ronai & Dr. Nir Ohad

When COVID-19 struck earlier this year, Prof. Peter Ronai (Clinical Professor of Exercise Science at Sacred Heart University) and Dr. Nir Ohad (Director of the Manna Center Program for Food Safety & Security at Tel Aviv University) both looked...

Supriya Kamath Oct 29th 11 min read

How Can Libraries Meet Remote Learning Challenges? 5 Tips From Librarian Liz Grace

Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Grace is the Head of Collections & Systems at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Edward G. Miner Library. When her institution shifted to remote learning earlier this year, Liz and her colleagues worked...

Supriya Kamath Oct 23rd 8 min read

Dr. Dawn Bazely’s Top 5 Tips for Building a Remote Science Lab Kit

In March, Dr. Dawn Bazely — University Professor in the Department of Biology at York University — was faced with the task of transforming her Biodiversity & Watershed Management field course into a fully remote format. She devoted over...

Supriya Kamath Oct 21st 9 min read

6 Tips for Effectively Using Video in Remote STEM Courses

Over spring and summer this year, educators worldwide developed innovative ways to transform their science courses into remote or hybrid formats. Chief among these was using video to address unique remote learning difficulties: e.g., diversifying...

Supriya Kamath Oct 15th 11 min read

JoVE Playlist: Understanding CRISPR, the Nobel Prize–Winning Genetic Tool

On October 7th, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on developing the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool. This method allows researchers to target and alter specific sequences of...

Supriya Kamath Oct 13th 2 min read

JoVE in Action: Using JoVE in Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning in an Online Biology Course

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Oct 6th 7 min read

JoVE in Action: Using JoVE to Teach Virtual Organic Chemistry Labs

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Sep 29th 5 min read

JoVE in Action: Using JoVE to Develop a Low-Cost, Online Biology Course for Non-Majors

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Sep 23rd 6 min read

JoVE in Action: Teaching Organic Chemistry Lab Techniques Remotely

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Sep 15th 5 min read

JoVE in Action: Teaching a Biomedical Sciences Research Class Remotely

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Sep 8th 6 min read

JoVE in Action: Creating a Flipped Lab for a Biochemistry Course

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Sep 1st 5 min read

JoVE in Action: Using Videos to Teach Inorganic Chemistry Remotely

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Aug 25th 6 min read

JoVE in Action: How to Bring a General Chemistry Lab Course Online

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Supriya Kamath Aug 18th 7 min read

JoVE Helps Educators and Scientists Worldwide Shift to Remote Laboratory Work

CAMBRIDGE, MA, August 18, 2020 — As institutions worldwide implement remote and hybrid forms of instruction and scientific research, JoVE is helping many science, engineering, and medicine instructors and scientists face up to a difficult...

Supriya Kamath Aug 18th 8 min read

JoVE in Action: How to Create a Virtual Immunology Lab Exercise

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Marketing Dept. Aug 11th 6 min read

JoVE in Action: How Are Students in Hybrid STEM Classes Using Videos for Lab Preparation?

JoVE in Action is a series of blog posts highlighting how STEM educators around the world have used JoVE to support their remote teaching efforts. We hope these stories will be useful for instructors looking for effective ways to deliver their...

Marketing Dept. Aug 4th 6 min read

Northeastern University Expands JoVE Partnership; Providing STEM Videos Campuswide and to Local High Schools

The expanded partnership will provide the full JoVE video library to all Northeastern faculty, staff, and students as well as offer the same resources for free to Boston Public High Schools to support STEM education Cambridge, MA, July 29,...

Marketing Dept. Jul 29th 4 min read

JoVE and Biogen to Provide Somerville Public Schools with STEM Video Learning Resources

Cambridge, MA, July 20, 2020 – JoVE is collaborating with Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) to support the remote learning needs of Somerville Public Schools (SPS) by providing access to JoVE’s one of a kind Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)...

Marketing Dept. Jul 20th 6 min read

Reminder: Free Access to JoVE Education Ends June 15th

The past few months have presented the education community with a unique challenge with the sudden transition to remote learning due to COVID-19. Educators and students have risen to the occasion by supporting and learning from each other....

Marketing Dept. Jun 8th 3 min read

JoVE offers FREE ACCESS to extensive STEM education video library to aid remote teaching & learning as COVID-19 pandemic shuts down classrooms around the world

Cambridge, MA, March 12, 2020. As a growing number of colleges, universities, and secondary schools are moving classes online “until further notice” to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, many faculty face a difficult mid-term pivot...

Marketing Dept. Mar 12th 4 min read

Librarian Spotlight 2019

As the academic library evolved from providing the internet as a service to providing services through the internet, the role of the librarian has expanded beyond guarding the silence in a room full of books. Reference librarian Hillary...

Margaret Engler Dec 23rd 7 min read

Experts: Librarians Can Help Students Pass MCAT

Pre-med students face great burdens and challenges when preparing for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The process can be overwhelming. Purchasing preparation materials or hiring private tutors can be expensive and out of the reach...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Oct 4th 5 min read

JoVE Video Gains in K-12, China, and More

As a science video solutions provider, JoVE promotes the success of researchers and teachers globally. We’re excited and proud to list the names of institutions that either are new to us, or have expanded their existing...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Oct 2nd 5 min read

Librarian Impact Newsletter: August 2019

Make the Research Difference  There are dozens of ways for you to support faculty research! Consider all the librarian techno-tools and programs. Read all about it in this blog by academic medical librarian Dr. Parveen Babbar...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Oct 1st 3 min read

Librarian Impact Newsletter: September 2019

Welcome to our newsletter: A free, monthly, STEM-librarian focused publication for academic, corporate, and medical audiences! We offer articles, Q&As, librarian blogs, and more, all to promote your STEM librarian career. To receive the...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Oct 1st 4 min read

K-12 Schools Hungrily Consuming Quality Science Video

The demand for quality science education videos keeps growing in the K-12 market. In fact, just this past month, we added two great subscribers to our roster, including Monmouth County Voctional School District, New Jersey, and the Episcopal...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Sep 26th 8 min read

Turkish STEM Librarian Uses Databases to Support Science

Our university is established on the theme of health. It conducts education and training activities exclusively in health care. Through its two main hospitals, it also provides convenient health services to students. Another of the...

Kubra Zayim Gedik, Medical Librarian Specialist | Bezmialem Vakif University Sep 17th 7 min read

JoVE Customer Success: Serving Librarians, Faculty, Researchers

Name: Claire WinthropTitle: Director of JoVE Customer SuccessDegree: Master of Business Administration, Suffolk University Tell me about what you do. I came on board to build a team to help our existing subscribers become aware of JoVE...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Sep 11th 4 min read

Video Helped Freshman Bio Student Learn to Learn Science

Despite taking the most advanced classes I could in high school, I was barely prepared for the deluge of information at university and the amount of learning required. I have a very distinct learning style — a mix of kinesthetic and audiovisual...

Divya Vijayakumar, Northeastern University graduate Sep 9th 9 min read

JoVE Closes Summer With Gains in North America, Biopharma, and K-12

JoVE promotes the success of researchers and teachers in labs and classrooms across the globe. We appreciate each subscriber and are excited to help each of them change how science is taught and done. The following organizations are either...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Aug 27th 5 min read

JoVE in Germany: Advancing Science Research and Teaching

Germany is a leader in scientific teaching and research, with a wealth of national history and culture. Its science focus is part of the reason why the country has the strongest economy in Europe, and is its top industrial giant. Germany is also...

Adam Gittin, Conference Manager and Marketing Assistant Aug 20th 6 min read

This Indian Academic Librarian Promotes Domain Information Expertise

First, about me: I am a deputy librarian at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India, with 14 years of experience in my job. Now, as for JNU: It’s a premier university for research in physical and chemical sciences and mathematics. The...

Dr. Parveen Babbar, Deputy Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University Library Aug 14th 5 min read

JoVE Sees Adoptions in North America, Asia and Other Regions

JoVE promotes the success of researchers and teachers in labs and classrooms around the world. We appreciate each of our subscribers and are excited to help them change how science is taught and done. The following organizations are either new...

Adam Gittin, Conference Manager and Marketing Assistant Jul 25th 6 min read

Helping Libraries Get JoVE Subscription Value

JoVE Snapshot: This is a regular series profiling the JoVErs doing outstanding work in editorial, customer success, videography, and more. Together, they are changing how science is done. Name: Colin Treanor Title: Onboarding and Curriculum...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Jul 25th 9 min read

How Medical Librarians Can Provide Resource Access 24/7

First, about me: I have been working as senior documentation officer and head, National Documentation Centre (NDC), National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) in New Delhi for 21 years. My colleagues and I work to support the...

Salek Chand, Sr. Documentation Officer and Head National Documentation Centre National Institute of Health and Family Welfare Baba Gang Nath Marg, Munirka, New Delhi Jul 24th 6 min read

AWS Migration Will Support JoVE Growth/Viewer Satisfaction

JoVE recently reached two milestones: as of 2018, 6 million-plus viewers access JoVE.com annually, and we now stream 10,000-plus videos. We’re committed to both creating great science video content and providing the best viewer experience...

Chris Macdonald, Director of IT Jul 17th 4 min read

How These Research Librarians Juice STEM Lab Productivity

I’ll start with a question: How are you or your library helping to boost the lab productivity of science students and faculty? We know that researchers and students face an increasing (and sometimes overwhelming) deluge of scientific...

Kate Mercer, Engineering & Science Librarian Jul 11th 7 min read

Making STEM Research A Pleasure

The Edward G. Miner Library is part of the University of Rochester Medical Center. Currently, library staff are taking steps to make searching for scientific research a more efficient and pleasant experience. We are doing this by preparing our...

Liz Grace, Head, Collections & Systems, Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester Medical Center Jun 27th 9 min read

Italy Driving Science Innovation, Teaching Via JoVE Video

Justifiably famous as a center of culture, cuisine, fine art and history, Italy also remains a major global science and technology leader. The country’s researchers are particularly strong in the fields of automation and manufacturing, as...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Jun 20th 8 min read

How This Librarian Supports Students on Campus — and Everywhere Else

The University of New England is a health sciences institution grounded in the liberal arts. The university covers two campuses on coastal Maine: one in Biddeford, and one in Portland (there is also an offshore campus in Tangier, Morocco)....

Cadence Atchinson, Online Research and Teaching Librarian, University of New England Jun 11th 6 min read

How This Librarian Uses New Tech to Promote STEM

As an emerging technologies librarian with a background in academic health sciences, I draw on both traditional areas of practice and new information tools. This way, I provide just-in-time instruction and research support services to...

Dorothy Ogdon, Assistant Professor Emerging Technologies Librarian Jun 3rd 5 min read

How Librarian Science Boot Camps Fill STEM Gaps

Academic STEM librarians face many challenges, including: connecting and collaborating with classroom faculty; identifying and providing access to open educational resources (OERs); and providing reference advice to graduate students whose...

Barbara Harvey, Health Professions Liaison Librarian at Grand Valley State University May 23rd 9 min read

How This Librarian Promoted a ResearchHub

I am a health sciences librarian at the Spokane Academic Library at Washington State University (WSU). As an institution, WSU places great emphasis on the development of its research infrastructure and support. This is because of its “Drive...

Kathryn Anne Vela, Health Sciences Librarian at the Spokane Academic Library at Washington State University May 14th 5 min read

JoVE Changes How Science Is Done in Australia and New Zealand

Over the past two decades, Australia and New Zealand have been driving great new scientific research. There are tangible results: Australia’s thriving biotech sector is ranked number five globally. And in recent years, the New Zealand biology...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE May 9th 7 min read

Librarian Supports Campus Research Via Data Solution

At the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), we work to support the lab productivity of students and researchers. Our college’s mission statement says: “Students will demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry by...

Meghan Di Rito, Education/Outreach Librarian at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Georgia May 6th 5 min read

JoVE’s Award-Winning Librarians Travel to Conferences of Their Choice

I’m delighted to announce the three winners of JoVE’s third annual Librarian Travel Award. We selected the trio from more than 20 STEM librarian contestants who submitted high-quality essays describing how they help students and researchers...

Claire Winthrop Apr 25th 4 min read

Building Great Classroom Activities: Lego of Your Doubt

Lego bricks are well suited for classroom use for a couple of reasons: They are almost universally recognisableAnd the bricks are clearly toys I’ll develop these two points more. As for 1), it's because everyone knows what to...

Laura Ennis, Information Services Advisor | Edinburgh Napier University Apr 22nd 6 min read

Ingenuity for Undergraduate Lab Productivity: Thinking Outside the Box to Serve Diverse University

2019 JoVE Librarian Travel Award Winning Essay As the STEM Librarian at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), I work to improve the lab productivity of a diverse population of individuals ranging from undergraduate students to faculty investigators....

Kelly Grossmann Getz, MS Information, MS Bioinformatics, STEM Librarian | Eastern Michigan University Apr 19th 8 min read

Messy Field, Tidy Data: Teaching Graduate Students Data Collection Techniques for Field Research

2019 JoVE Librarian Travel Award Winning Essay As a brand new librarian, and as a liaison to several different science departments including entomology, geology, and biology, I am working to find creative ways to reach students in non-traditional...

Jodi Coalter, MS Library and Information Science, GC Data Management, STEM Librarian | University of Maryland, College Park Apr 17th 7 min read

Increasing Lab Productivity by Integrating ELNs

2019 JoVE Librarian Travel Award Winning Essay Advances in technology have resulted in research teams working in a hybrid environment; data streaming from lab instruments and calculations, notes, etc. written in a print notebook. Some researchers...

Daureen Nesdill, MS Zoology, MLIS Library & Information Science, Associate Librarian | University of Utah Apr 17th 8 min read

Libraries Week: Viewpoint From Publishing Pro and Mother

This week, we celebrate National Library Week. The theme is libraries = strong communities. I think about this theme, while I’m wearing two hats — one as a mom, and one as a JoVE senior account manager. Some of my happiest and earliest...

Jennifer Ostrosky, Senior Account Manager, JoVE Apr 12th 8 min read

GOT 8 Coming: What Science Protocols Would Help Westeros?

Sure, the popular Game of Thrones exists only in a fantasy universe in our minds and on TV screens. And science exists in the real world. Nevertheless, it’s interesting to think about where some scientific protocols might help GOT’s many and...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Apr 11th 5 min read

An Educational Resources Movement that Can Change Academia

As a scholarly communications librarian, I frequently present on the benefits of Open Access, Open Science, and Open Education. Unfortunately, depending on the group, I sometimes bury the lead. I do that by beginning my talks dispelling myths...

Caitlin Carter, Scholarly Communication and Open Access Policy Fellow | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Mar 14th 7 min read

Three STEM Librarian Challenges SOLVED

When I began my position as a science and engineering librarian last year, I quickly learned that many of my library instruction practices weren’t relevant to the needs of my new user community. The nature of STEM research and teaching requires...

Sarah Jones, Science and Engineering librarian | Temple University Dec 11th 7 min read

STEM Librarian: Outreach Not for “Faint of Heart”

Tell us something about your background, and how it’s contributed to your particular outreach methods. I have worked diligently as an academic STEM librarian for the past eight years to become increasingly effective at library outreach. At...

Margaret Phillips, Assistant professor, Engineering Information Specialist | Purdue University Nov 28th 10 min read

STEM Librarian: Outreach Started Day One

Kortney Rupp is the chemical information librarian and liaison to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB). She is also a first-class sponsor of library interaction and was willing to share some of...

Kortney Rupp, Chemical Information Librarian | UC Berkeley Nov 15th 10 min read

Scientific Background Helps This STEM Librarian “Get” Outreach

University of Toronto, Mississauga Library Science Liaison Librarian Jessica Hanley is our source for this Q&A discussing about outreach methods. Please tell us about your science background. Before I became a librarian, I completed a...

Jessica Hanley, Science Liaison Librarian | University of Toronto Mississauga Nov 13th 11 min read

How Librarians Taught Researchers to Publish Via a Game

Catherine Parker is the Collections & Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Huddersfield, England. She and her colleagues created a game-based resource to engage researchers with the key concepts and tools required to meet the...

Catherine Parker, Collections & Scholarly Communications Librarian | University of Huddersfield, England Nov 6th 9 min read

Don’t Forget the Library Employee’s Experience

This blog is the result of a collaboration by librarians at NTNU University Library in Norway: Idun Knutsdatter Østerdal, Senior Librarian; Una Ersdal, Adviser; Karen Johanne Buset, Head of Section; Astrid Kilvik, Research Librarian; Liv Inger...

Idun Knutsdatter Østerdal Nov 6th 8 min read

User Experience Key to Successful Patronage in STEM Libraries

This blog is the result of a collaboration by librarians at NTNU University Library in Norway: Idun Knutsdatter Østerdal, Senior Librarian; Una Ersdal, Adviser; Karen Johanne Buset, Head of Section; Astrid Kilvik, Research Librarian; Liv Inger...

Idun Knutsdatter Østerdal Nov 6th 8 min read

Getting Liaison Librarians To Talk Scholarly Talk Via Boot Camp

Jeanne Hoover is the scholarly communication librarian and head of service for the research and scholarly communication department; Cindy Shirkey is head of collection development at East Carolina University. The library system is a leader...

Jeanne Hoover and Cindy Shirkey Oct 30th 8 min read

Move from Bio-Techie to Bibliotech Enhances STEM Librarian’s Outreach

Dorit van-Moppes is unique for a STEM librarian: she actually started as a biotech scientific researcher before starting her current career. She is in the Zalman Arrane Library, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Van-Moppes...

Dorit van Moppes Oct 25th 13 min read

How STEM Faculty/Student Outreach Is Key To Library Ops

Assistant Librarian for Access and Outreach Services Mount Saint Mary College Jen Park is a winner of the JoVE Librarian Travel Award, and attended the 2018 Charleston Conference. Perhaps we can start by discussing the importance of...

Jen Park Oct 23rd 11 min read

Librarian on the “Domino Effect” of Faculty Partnerships

Bertha Chang has been an engineering subject liaison at North Carolina State University since 2011. She recently won a JoVE Librarian Travel Award to attend the 2018 Charleston Conference.   Tell us something about how you began to...

Bertha Chang Oct 9th 13 min read

Librarian Impact Newsletter

Welcome to JoVE’s “Librarian Impact” newsletter: A free, bimonthly, STEM-librarian focused publication for academic, corporate, and medical audiences. We offer articles, Q&As, librarian blogs, and more, all in the interest of promoting...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Sep 19th 3 min read

Israeli Universities Showing High JoVE Adoption

Our latest major initiative is the JoVE Librarian Travel Award, which encouraged academic librarians from North America, Europe, and the Middle-East to share their ideas on outreach methods to faculty and students. Four submissions for the...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Sep 18th 5 min read

Librarians Share Tried-and-Tested Library Student Outreach Methods and Tools

As we know, STEM librarians must actively engage and work with their on-campus student constituents. Luckily, there are more methods than ever, with those that are web-based, such as email and internet social media, frequently augmenting the...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Sep 13th 8 min read

How Librarians Can Really Explain What Their Jobs Are Like

Whether we work in public, academic, or special libraries, we librarians are always talking about how to re-brand ourselves. How do we get across the full range of activities we take part in? The variety of services we provide? The kinds of work we...

Brandy King, Librarian | Knowledge Linking Sep 10th 9 min read

Four Great STEM Librarian Communicators Head to Charleston Conference

It’s clear the constantly changing role of STEM librarians demands more active outreach to faculty and students. As the leading producer of video resources for scientific research and education, we have a vested interest in assisting librarians in...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Sep 10th 5 min read

1,000+ and Growing: Academic Libraries Increase JoVE Adoption

Looking to advance their research and learning, more than 6 million scientists and students annually visit our website to access our unique library of 9,000 science videos. As the number of these visitors grows —  university and college...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Sep 4th 4 min read

Librarian Impact Newsletter: August 2018

Welcome to JoVE's "Librarian Impact" newsletter: A free, monthly, STEM-librarian focused publication for academic, corporate, and medical audiences. We offer articles, Q&As, librarian blogs, and more, all in the interest to promote your career...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Aug 31st 3 min read

Using the Lightboard for Inclusive Teaching

Becca Greenstein, STEM Librarian at Northwestern University Libraries, is interested in incorporating social justice principles into STEM librarianship. She provides interdisciplinary research support to STEM scholars and departments. She joined...

Becca Greenstein Aug 30th 8 min read

STEM Librarians Rate Faculty Interaction Method Success, Share Advice

In our previous blog, we discussed the gaps between librarians and their scientific audiences. Now we’ll look at ways STEM librarians are successfully bridging those gaps. Librarians compensate via various types of personal meetings and similar...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Aug 23rd 7 min read

Exciting Times for STEM Librarians: Q&A With UC Berkeley’s Kortney Rupp

Chemical Information Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley, Kortney Rupp blends two different skill sets. Since June 2017, her job has required her to identify and solve information management challenges and issues involved in...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Aug 21st 13 min read

STEM Librarians Face Gap With Science Audiences, Survey Indicates

We know the role of academic STEM librarians is constantly changing. As part of this, the role of librarian is expanding beyond just being a curator of books, periodicals and similar content. Many librarians are responding to this shift, becoming...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Aug 10th 10 min read

JoVE Kicks Off STEM Library Survey Series

Did you know that some three-fourths of STEM librarians believe that holding in-person meetings and consultations is the most effective way to interact with their faculty constituents? Neither did we, until we began our STEM Library Survey Series...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Aug 9th 4 min read

Librarians: Play Your Role Enabling Active STEM Classrooms

Given that research has revealed 60 percent of STEM students don’t graduate (or switch majors), science teaching clearly must change accordingly. One promising approach is “active learning,” which can boost performance by directly...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Jul 25th 4 min read

Webinar: Librarians Help Address Scientific Reproducibility Crisis

We know that scientific reproducibility is a major problem. However, you may not know that in dollar costs alone, we face these grim stats: In the United States alone, the National Institutes of Health spends about $40 billion annually...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Jul 24th 3 min read

Librarian Urges Colleagues To Prioritize Marketing

The following is a guest blog from Michelle Kraft, the director of the Floyd D. Loop Alumni Library at the Cleveland Clinic. You can follow her blog here.    The availability of online resources has made it easier for patrons to find...

Michelle Kraft Jul 23rd 7 min read

Librarian Notes: Digital Libraries Are Hurrying Up To Wait

In my experience, it is still in development and we are not yet seeing “true” digital libraries. This is simply because we don’t have any true “digital” books yet. Our e-books (as we know them today) are only electronic versions of...

Jaroen Kuijper, Subject Librarian for Computer Science | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Jul 16th 7 min read

When A STEM Librarian Cuts Loose On YouTube: Information Outreach

Library liaison outreach is a tough and often unrewarding enterprise. I ask myself: "Are my emails actually landing in front of interested eyes? How many people recognize me when I walk by their office?" So, video is another tool I use to help folks...

Carolyn Bishoff, Science Librarian | University of Minnesota Twin Cities Jun 25th 6 min read

Biomedical Librarians: Be Embedded, Be Visible, Be Relevant!

Librarians can do more to tackle reproducibility and improve medical research, says UK EQUATOR CENTRE Senior Research Information Specialist Shona Kirtley. Shona has wide-ranging experience in the provision of evidence-based health information, and...

Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Information Specialist | UK EQUATOR CENTRE May 29th 12 min read

Collaborating And Partnering Tools For Academic Library Success

Tracy Englert is an associate professor and science and technology librarian at The University of Southern Mississippi. She has worked at the university since 2001, and her role includes providing traditional reference services to faculty and...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE May 8th 11 min read

How A Librarian Aids In Active Learning In STEM Classes

An eight years medical library veteran, Bethany McGowan is an assistant professor and health sciences information specialist at Purdue University. She joined the university in 2015, and in her role, she serves as librarian liaison to the nursing,...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Apr 30th 10 min read

You CAN Take the Librarian Out Of The Library

As a first-year science and math librarian at James Madison University, I have been searching for ways to build relationships with over 1,700 students and 163 faculty members. These relationships can lead to trust and lead me into more classrooms...

Alyssa Valcourt, MLIS Apr 23rd 10 min read

Librarians Boldly Going … Where They (Generally) Haven’t Gone Before

Students from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Arizona recently toured a cave bedecked with rare and delicate Southwestern Native American art, notes a Library Journal article. This, even though the cave location was secret, to...

Marc Songini, Content Specialist | JoVE Apr 16th 5 min read

What To Do About The Reproducibility Crisis

(Note: This is the third installment of three in a blog series titled “Scientist In Librarian’s Clothing.” In part one, librarian Letisha R. Wyatt, Ph.D., discussed the chaotic life of being a neuroscience researcher; in part two, she covered...

Letisha R. Wyatt, PhD Apr 12th 4 min read

How Scientists and Librarians Can Tackle the Reproducibility Crisis – Together

(Note: This is the second installment of three in a blog series titled “A Scientist in Librarian’s Clothing.” In part one, librarian Letisha R. Wyatt, Ph.D., discussed the challenging life of being an academic researcher.) Prior to taking...

Letisha R. Wyatt, PhD Apr 5th 7 min read

A Scientist in Librarian’s Clothing: Part One

This is the first a three-part series. In it, we will hear from Dr. Letisha R. Wyatt, who has the unique distinction of being both a scientist and an academic librarian. She therefore has a unique perspective on the relationship between librarians...

Letisha R. Wyatt, PhD Apr 5th 7 min read

Brandeis MakerLab Draws STEM Students Into Library

To reinvent the traditional academic library’s role, staff members at Brandeis University are building new collaborative spaces. For the last three years, the Brandeis University library has steadily nurtured this innovation program — called...

Ian Murphy, Freelance writer who specializes in education Mar 14th 6 min read

Recent efficacy study shows JoVE videos can immediately enhance STEM curriculum – significantly improving student performance and confidence

Since 2010, JoVE has been creating and releasing science education video collections for undergraduate and graduate classes in multiple fields. The general feedback we have received from our community of users, authors, and...

Namrata Sengupta, Ph.D. Feb 23rd 14 min read

Librarians Getting Up-to-Date on Reproducibility

It’s estimated that only around 20% of published research can be reproduced by other research labs. Does that mean 80% of research is wrong? No, thankfully. What it means is that scientists are spending more of their time and resources trying to...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Nov 14th 3 min read

Librarians to Partner with Scientists to Fight the Reproducibility Crisis

It’s estimated that only around 20% of published research can be reproduced by other research labs. Does that mean 80% of research is wrong? No, thankfully. What it means is that scientists are spending more of their time and resources trying to...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Nov 14th 3 min read

Libraries’ Acquisition Decisions Should Take Into Account Reproducibility

It’s estimated that only around 20% of published research can be reproduced by other research labs. Does that mean 80% of research is wrong? No, thankfully. What it means is that scientists are spending more of their time and resources trying to...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Nov 14th 3 min read

Librarians Have the Skills to Advocate for Reproducibility

It’s estimated that only around 20% of published research can be reproduced by other research labs. Does that mean 80% of research is wrong? No, thankfully. What it means is that scientists are spending more of their time and resources trying to...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Nov 14th 4 min read

Librarians Need Institutional Buy-In to Promote Reproducibility

It’s estimated that only around 20% of published research can be reproduced by other research labs. Does that mean 80% of research is wrong? No, thankfully. What it means is that scientists are spending more of their time and resources trying to...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Nov 14th 2 min read

5 Tips to Engage and Educate Your Science Students

It can be difficult to get science students out of the lab and into the library. Yet, these students have as much of a need for your libraryʼs resources as any other patron. No one librarian can help every early-career scientist: success requires...

Ian Murphy, Freelance writer who specializes in education Nov 7th 4 min read

Linking Data Management and Sharing with Reproducibility

Researchers today are generating more data than ever before - in genomics alone, researchers are expected to generate up to 40 exabytes (or 40 billion gigabytes) of data by 2025. If they ever hope to make any sense out of this mountain of data,...

Lisa Federer Nov 1st 10 min read

Reproducibility Librarian? Yes, That Should Be Your Next Job

Vicky Steeves (@VickySteeves) is the first Research Data Management and Reproducibility Librarian ever! She has held this position at NYU since August 2015 and just published the article Reproducibility Librarianship in “Collaborative...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Oct 27th 14 min read

Librarians: Advocate for Research Reproducibility

Lutishoor (Luti) Salisbury is a science librarian and head of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Library at the University of Arkansas. She won a travel grant from JoVE to attend the Charleston Conference. She will share her deep...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Oct 9th 8 min read

Systematic Reviews Crucial to Research Reproducibility

Cynthia Thomes is a reference and instruction librarian at University of Maryland University College (UMUC). Cynthia won a travel grant from JoVE to attend the Charleston Conference and will be speaking about the importance of reproducibility in...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Oct 9th 9 min read

Reproducibility an Expertise Boundary Pusher for Traditional Librarians

Franklin Sayre (@mysnuggle) serves as the Pharmacy Librarian at the University of Minnesota where his focus is on serving the education and research needs of students, faculty, and researchers. He won a travel grant from JoVE to attend...

Eglantine Ronfard, Former Senior Marketing Consultant, JoVE Oct 9th 8 min read

Librarian Spotlight: Hillary Fox

Hillary Fox is bringing library support into nursing classes with her embedded librarian program at the University of West Florida. Read more to explore her initiative and see what it can offer your institution! Working to advance research...

Dave Kostos Aug 15th 10 min read

Librarian Spotlight: Dean Giustini

Introducing Dean Giustini, a medical librarian at the University of British Columbia, an advocate for reproducibility and grey literature searching, and our newest Librarian Spotlight! Working to advance research reproducibility at your...

Dave Kostos Aug 9th 10 min read

Librarian Spotlight: Linda Hasman

In our newest Librarian Spotlight, Linda Hasman, shares her reproducibility initiatives with any librarian ready to make an impact on the next generation of scientists. See what her plans can do for your patrons! Linda Hasman is leading the...

Dave Kostos Aug 2nd 8 min read

Librarian Spotlight: Letisha Wyatt, Ph.D.

Learn how Letisha Wyatt, Ph.D., one of our first JoVE Librarian Travel Award recipients, is improving research reproducibility and bringing the lessons she learned in her science career to the other side of the collections desk. Letisha Wyatt...

Dave Kostos Jul 26th 9 min read

Librarian Spotlight: Mellanye Lackey

Mellanye Lackey from the University of Utah, discusses her work on reproducibility, the impact of JoVE on research transparency, and redefining what a librarian does. Mellanye Lackey is the Associate Director for Education and Research at the...

Dave Kostos Jul 12th 6 min read

Introducing Our JoVE Librarian Travel Award Recipients for MLA ‘17

On our 10th Anniversary, we announced our Librarian Travel Award to recognize librarians who are leading innovative initiatives to raise awareness of science’s reproducibility crisis. Meet our three award recipients and learn about the work...

Dave Kostos Apr 19th 11 min read

New Role for Academic Librarians in Research

The library on campus used to be a hot spot of activity and learning for researchers, but is it still the valuable resource it once was? How is it adapting to the digital age? And, with all these questions arising, what kind of role do academic...

Dave Kostos Aug 3rd 11 min read

JoVE Makes an Impact in Canada

As many of you know, JoVE appeared on CTV National News this past weekend. Though JoVE was founded in and operates out of Cambridge, MA we are an international journal, with video-articles published from 35 countries, including over 100 articles...

Katherine Scott Jan 17th 3 min read

Library Education Through Animation

Could cartoons help students learn more about library services? Todd Vandenbark, Web Services Librarian at the University of Utah's health sciences library is trying to find out. Vandenbark developed two animated videos about inter-library loans...

Katherine Scott Nov 17th 3 min read

JoVE Turns Five!

JoVE turned five this month. That’s right, it’s the fifth anniversary of the publication date of the first JoVE video protocol. A lot has changed since those early days. Back then, we still weren’t sure if we were going to be a journal or an...

Phill Jones Nov 2nd 2 min read