The Swain Library offers workshops to help support chemistry and chemical engineering information needs on campus. All sessions are open to current students, faculty, and staff at Stanford. Workshops are held in the training area at the back of the Swain Library and include hands-on practice time.

xSearch

Description: xSearch allows you to search up to 250+ resources at one time. Resources include full-text searching of ebooks and ejournals, databases, patents, dissertations, news, datasets, streaming media, plus more.  Learn search tips, how to set up alerts, and how create your own customized search engine.  Dates: Wednesday, September 30, 2015, from 2:00-3:00pm and Thursday, October 1, 2015, from Noon-1:00.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

  Web of Science - Advanced Search Tips

Description: The Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database that includes over 12,000 journals. This session will cover searching authors, subjects, and cited references; refining and analyzing results; and exporting search results into a reference manager.  Date: Monday, October 5, 2015, from 2:00-3:00pm and Tuesday, October 6, 2015, from Noon-1:00pm.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

  SciFinder - Advanced Search Tips

Description: SciFinder includes many powerful tools you can use to find information on your topic.  Learn how to use these tools find review papers, the most cited papers, key authors and organizations, and related research on your topic.  Also learn advanced strategies for locating substances and reactions of interest.  Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 from 4:00-5:00pm and Thursday, October 15, 2015, from Noon-1:00pm.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

  Reaxys Xcelerate - Advanced Search Tips

Description: Reaxys Xcelerate contains information on organic, inorganic, and organometallic substances, their properties, and their reactions.  Learn advanced methods you can use to search this database effectively and efficiently.  Date: Monday, October 19, 2015, from 6:00-7:00pm and Tuesday, October 20, 2015 from 11:00am-Noon.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

Finding ebooks in the digital stacks

Description: Learn about key collections, discovery tools, and search strategies for finding ebooks. Date: TBD.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

  All you wanted to know about journals but were afraid to ask

Description: Learn how to find online and print journals, services and features available for online articles, tools and strategies for finding content published in journals, and factors to consider when selecting a journal  for publishing your articles.  Date: TBD.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

  Keep current with new research

Description: Learn about tools and methods you can use to help you stay up-to-date in research areas of interest.  Date: TBD.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

Introduction to patent searching

Description: Get a brief overview of patents and why they are important. Learn about what databases include patents, common search methods, and how to locate the full-text for a patent.  Date: TBD.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.

Grant resources for young investigators

Description: Learn about resources for finding funding, what federally funded projects are currently underway, and ways to locate funding sources for published articles.  Date: TBD.  Location: Swain Library.  Instructor: Grace Baysinger, Swain Librarian.