Research Assistance

How Careful Cataloging Helped Rediscover A Vintage Image

In July 2024, Arts and Humanities Librarian Jill Chisnell received an email from a former colleague from the School of Design, who hadn’t set foot in Hunt Library since 2010. So Chisnell put on her detective hat and dove into the search. She knew she’d have to be creative to find answers.

How RIMS Helped a Fulbright Scholar Secure Grant

At the University Libraries, Research and Information Management Services (RIMS) brings together information about scholarship, creative practices, and funded research endeavors, as well as teaching, service, awards, and leadership accomplishments, throughout Carnegie Mellon. The RIMS team, led by Program Director Jason Glenn, is leading the effort to compile faculty information, simplify assessment and documentation, and streamline collaboration across different departments and disciplines.

Libraries Celebrates Two Years of CMU OSPO

July 2024 marks two years since Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries Keith Webster established the Carnegie Mellon University Open Source Programs Office (OSPO) with funds from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Led by Associate Dean for Digital Infrastructure Sayeed Choudhury, the OSPO has grown as a community resource for open source activity across campus, while continuing to provide strategic guidance and thought leadership in key areas.

How Crowdsourcing Located a Rare Music Pamphlet

In February, Music Librarian Kristin Heath put out a call for a music pamphlet she was working to locate for a researcher.

Behind the Scenes of Open Science

The University Libraries has been a longtime proponent of initiatives that support collaborative, transparent, openly accessible, and reproducible research across all disciplines at Carnegie Mellon University. At the University Libraries, a few key staff members work to maintain the infrastructure that supports open science at various stages of the research cycle.

Libraries Hackathon Puts Reproducibility to the Test

On Friday, March 22, the Libraries hosted “Reproducibility Hackathon 2024: A Day in Digital Humanities,” a day-long hackathon focused on replicating and augmenting published research. The hackathon was collaborative rather than competitive — each team worked with data and code produced from the same publication, exploring new ideas and analyses.

Doctoral Researchers Shine in 3MT Championship

Nine doctoral students explained their complex research and its importance in under three minutes during the championship round of Carnegie Mellon University's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held Thursday, March 14 in Tepper School of Business’s Simmons Auditorium A.

Doctoral Students Take On 3MT Challenge

Carnegie Mellon University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) pits doctoral students against the clock and each other to explain complex research and captivate their audience in just three minutes. Nine finalists will compete in the 3MT Championship on Thursday, March 14, at 6 p.m., in the Tepper School of Business’s Simmons Auditorium A. A livestream will also be available.

Increasing Representation in the Music Collection

For Senior Librarian Kristin Heath, music and catalog librarian, the Libraries’ music collection was a natural area to start increasing representation.

How the Evidence Synthesis Service Team Helped Bring High Quality, Rigorous Systematic Reviews to Business and Management

The University Libraries’ Evidence Synthesis Service team has offered their expertise to a number of complex, long-term projects taking place across campus. Over the past several years, librarians Sarah Young and Ryan Splenda have collaborated with H.J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy Denise Rousseau on a systematic review that explored chief executive compensation and its effects on firm financial performance and inaccurate financial reporting. Their work on this project will serve as a proof-of-concept for conducting high quality systematic reviews in business and management.