The Library and Literature for Chemists

Designing Instruction Activities to Guide Students through the Research Lifecycle: A Science Librarian Approach

Fri, 2013-10-04 20:24 |  yeli

A set of PowerPoint slides (part1-part3) presented by Ye Li at the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. The presentation highlighted the importance of going beyond traditional information literacy scope and expanding science librarians' role in instructions to guide students throughout the research lifecyle. A three levels (first/second-year undergraduates,junior/senior undergraduates and graduate students) curriculum design is depicted and described in the presentation.

Author:  
Dr. Ye Li (University of Michigan)
Learning Objectives:  
Design instructions beyond the traditional information literacy scope.
Learning Objectives:  
Identify relevant key skills throughout the research lifecycle science librarians can help students and researchers with.
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Audience:  
Librarian/Information Specialist
Level of Expertise:  
Beginner
Created:  
Fri, 2013-10-04
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
Course
File:  
application/pdf iconInstruction_ResearchLifeCycle_YeLi_ACS_092013_Part1.pdf
File:  
application/pdf iconInstruction_ResearchLifeCycle_YeLi_ACS_092013_Part2.pdf
File:  
application/pdf iconInstruction_ResearchLifeCycle_YeLi_ACS_092013_Part3.pdf
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Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the elements of information literacy

Fri, 2012-07-13 22:45 |  ccraig

This document identifies the skills and knowledge that chemistry undergraduates should have by the completion of a bachelors degree in chemistry and lists specific resources we recommend. The document is divided into 4 sections: 1) Big Picture: the Library and Scientific and Chemical Literature; 2) Properties, Spectra, Safety Information; 3) Chemical Literature; and 4) Scientific Communication.

Author:  
Craig, Cory (ed) (University of California, Davis)
Author:  
Maddux, Linda (ed) (Reed College)
Author:  
Peters, Marion (ed) (UCLA (retired))
Author:  
Grace Baysinger (Stanford)
Learning Objectives:  
chemical information skills
Learning Objectives:  
skills and knowledge that chemistry undergraduates should have by the completion of a bachelors degree in chemistry
Audience:  
Bachelor (Basic)
Audience:  
Bachelor (Advanced)
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Audience:  
Librarian/Information Specialist
Level of Expertise:  
Intermediate
Created:  
Fri, 2012-07-13
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
Subject/Research Guide
Type of Material:  
chemical information skills chemistry undergraduates should have
Reference:  
Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the elements of information literacy
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Patents: A Library Guide

Wed, 2012-07-11 18:33 |  c.huber

An annotated collection of resources for patent users, including patent office websites, patent databases, and guides to understanding the patent literature.

Author:  
Huber, Charles (Davidson Library, University of California - Santa Barbara)
Learning Objectives:  
Users should be able to locate patents and patent sources with greater ease.
Audience:  
Bachelor (Advanced)
Audience:  
Master
Audience:  
Doctoral
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Audience:  
Librarian/Information Specialist
Level of Expertise:  
Intermediate
Created:  
Wed, 2012-07-11
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
Subject/Research Guide
Reference:  
Patents: A Library Guide
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Chemical Literature Research Course

Wed, 2012-07-11 18:22 |  c.huber

Chemistry 184/284 is a ten-week, two-credit course taught at the University of California - Santa Barbara. It covers the techniques and tools for effective searching the literature of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering and related fields. Students will be introduced to how information is organized in the chemical sciences, including data collections such as Reaxys and indexes to the literature such as SciFinder, as well as the different types of primary literature and other resources useful to the chemical researcher.

Author:  
Huber, Charles (Davidson Library, University of California - Santa Barbara)
Learning Objectives:  
Users should gain familliarity with key tools and concepts in chemical information searching, and how to use them erffectively.
Audience:  
Bachelor (Advanced)
Audience:  
Master
Audience:  
Doctoral
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Level of Expertise:  
Intermediate
Created:  
Wed, 2012-07-11
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
Course
Reference:  
Chemical Literature Research Course
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Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the elements of information literacy, second edition

Sat, 2011-09-24 01:03 |  ccraig

[Second Edition, 2011] This document identifies the skills and knowledge that chemistry undergraduates should have by the completion of a bachelors degree in chemistry and lists specific resources we recommend. The document is divided into 4 sections: 1) Big Picture: the Library and Scientific and Chemical Literature; 2) Properties, Spectra, Safety Information; 3) Chemical Literature; and 4) Scientific Communication.

Author:  
Peters, Marion (ed) (UCLA (retired))
Author:  
Baysinger, Grace (ed) (Stanford)
Author:  
Craig, Cory (ed) (University of California, Davis)
Author:  
Maddux, Linda (ed) (Reed College)
Learning Objectives:  
chemical information skills
Learning Objectives:  
skills and knowledge that chemistry undergraduates should have by the completion of a bachelors degree in chemistry
Audience:  
Bachelor (Basic)
Audience:  
Bachelor (Advanced)
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Audience:  
Librarian/Information Specialist
Level of Expertise:  
Intermediate
Created:  
Tue, 2011-01-11
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
chemical information skills chemistry undergraduates should have
File:  
application/pdf iconcheminfolit.pdf
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Search Strategies

Tue, 2011-06-14 15:14 |  Heike.Seidel

Introductory lecture on how to search for information: formulate a question (incl. Boolean Operators), choose & evaluate information sources (should I use Wikipedia?), when did I find enough and how do I store the information?

Author:  
Seidel, Heike (Westfalische Wilhelms-Univ., Münster)
Learning Objectives:  
Get an idea how to start, to perform and to end your search for information on a certain topic.
Audience:  
Bachelor (Basic)
Level of Expertise:  
Beginner
Created:  
Tue, 2011-06-14
Language(s):  
German
Type of Material:  
Seminar/Lecture
File:  
File:  
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconRechercheStrategieCL.pptx
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Top Ten Library Reasons Why You Should Come to Stanford (2011 Version)

Thu, 2011-03-10 00:38 |  g.baysinger

Handout for prospective students that highlights key resources and services to Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Students at Stanford.

Author:  
Baysinger, Grace (Stanford University)
Learning Objectives:  
To include library support as a key factor when assessing what graduate school to attend.
Audience:  
Bachelor (Advanced)
Audience:  
Master
Audience:  
Doctoral
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Audience:  
Librarian/Information Specialist
Level of Expertise:  
Intermediate
Created:  
Wed, 2011-03-09
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
Orientation
Type of Material:  
Promotion/Outreach
File:  
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconSwainPromo_rev2011.docx
File:  
application/pdf iconSwainPromo_rev2011.pdf
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Reading Call Numbers

Thu, 2010-11-04 01:49 |  g.baysinger

Handout on how to find books in the stacks that are shelved by Library of Congress (LC) Classification Number. It also includes an index of selected LC Classification Numbers relevant to chemistry.

Author:  
Baysinger, Grace (Stanford University)
Learning Objectives:  
Help users identify LC Classification Numbers for browsing and to understand how to locate items on the shelf.
Audience:  
Bachelor (Basic)
Audience:  
Bachelor (Advanced)
Audience:  
Master
Audience:  
Doctoral
Audience:  
Faculty/Lecturer
Audience:  
Librarian/Information Specialist
Level of Expertise:  
Beginner
Created:  
Wed, 2010-11-03
Language(s):  
English
Type of Material:  
How-to Guide
Type of Material:  
Orientation
File:  
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconReadingCallNumbers_SwainLib.docx
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