Important information on authorship guidelines for research
The Duke Academic Council recently approved a set of guidelines for determining authorship of scientific papers and resolving disputes over authorship:
http://www.provost.duke.edu/pdfs/Authorship_guidelines.pdf
The guidelines are pretty short (2 pages), and whether you’ve been working in a lab for a few years or you’re just starting to do research this year, it’s probably a good idea to take a look at them now before determining authorship for your work becomes an issue.
