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3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… SLA Chemistry Division Newsletter (Oct-Dec 2006) Now Online

December 8, 2006 Categories: Newsletters

The October-December 2006 issue of the Newsletter is now online. Highlights include

Messages from the outgoing Chair and incoming Chair and Chair-elect Report from ACS in San Francisco and October 2006 Web Conference Beyond the Chemistry Web Electronic STM resources from Japan IUPAC-NIST Solubilities Database

2007 Leadership Summit

December 11, 2006 Categories: Leadership Summit

More information on the 2007 Leadership Summit, January 24-27 in Reno.

The Chemistry Division board meeting will be on Jan 27 from 8-10am.

New Executive & Advisory Board Members – 2007

January 5, 2007 Categories: Executive/Advisory Board

Executive Board Changes:

Chair: Ben Wagner (State Univ of NY – Buffalo) Chair-Elect: Sue Cardinal (Univ Rochester) Past-Chair/Nominating Committee Chair: Ted Baldwin (Univ Cincinnati) Secretary: Margarete Bower (Univ Pittsburgh) Treasurer: Bob Buchanan (Auburn Univ)

Advisory Board Changes:

ACS Liaision: Bing Wang (Georgia Tech) Bulletin Editor: Meghan Lafferty (Univ Minnesota) NSDL Liaison: Hilary Davis (NC State) 2008 Program Planner: Rachel Ellison (Ecolab) Sparks Award: Cory Craig (UC Davis) Sponsorship: Mindy Pennington (Pfizer)

MRM Advisory Board Members & Volunteers – 2007

January 18, 2007 Categories: MRM Section

The Materials Research & Manufacturing Section page has been updated to reflect the new Advisory Board members and volunteers. The volunteers will work with their counterparts on the Division Advisory Board.

SLA 2007 Conference/Hotel Registration Open

February 1, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Online registration for the conference is now open. The print registration form will be in one of the next issues of Information Outlook. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 1/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Conference Hotel information, prices and maps are now available. You can book your room for the conference rate online or by phone.

Science Newcomer’s Lunch in Denver (June 3)

February 7, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

RSVP – required by March 9

Are you are new member within about the past 18 months? Will Denver Annual Meeting in June be the first SLA conference you have ever attended?

If the answer to either question is yes, we’d like to invite you to a free lunch on Sunday, June 3 from 12 noon until about 1:30 p.m. A few key people will be available from each sponsoring division (Biomed/Sci-Tech/Chem) to answer any questions you may have about their division, how to navigate the conference, and how to get the most out of your SLA membership. And you get to meet other new people to SLA!

The only catch is that due to long lead times required for our large annual conference, I need to have an RSVP from you by Friday, March 9. Please reserve a spot as soon as you know you are going to the June conference.

Note: this lunch is invitation only for new members and 1st time conference attendees. Everyone is welcome to our open house on Tuesday evening, the All Sciences Reception earlier on Tuesday and our Tuesday morning business meeting & breakfast (both ticketed events). And of course, there are many regular programs for all conference attendees. Please visit our divisional website for the preliminary program

Our annual newcomers lunch is sponsored by three divisions: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Science-Technology, and your own Chemistry Division. Please contact me if you have any questions.

A. Ben Wagner ([email protected]) University at Buffalo The State University of New York

Call for MRM Nominations

February 20, 2007 Categories: MRM Section

The Materials Research and Manufacturing Section is requesting nominations for:

2007 Chair-Elect (term as Chair starts January 2008) 2007 Secretary 2008 Program Planner

We would like to hear your recommendations of MRM members to consider and, of course, self-nominating is encouraged, too! Nominating committee chair Marty Rhine will prepare the slate of candidates (one candidate for each position) to present as an entire slate for a vote at the MRM Business Meeting at the upcoming Denver annual conference, June of 2007 (a Sunday morning Dutch-treat breakfast).

Nominees should be able to attend the MRM business meeting and the CHEM board meetings at the Denver annual conference; the Chair-elect and 2008 Program Planner will also want to participate in the Seattle 2008 conference planning meetings in Denver.

Nominations should be received by March 15, 2007. Please submit nominations to Marty Rhine at this email address: [email protected].

–Betsy Aldridge, 2007 Chair, MRM Section, DCHE

Call for Posters – Denver 2007 (Last Call)

February 20, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Posters & Presentations http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 2/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Deadline for abstract submission: March 1, 2007

“New Technologies in Instruction and Training” SLA Annual Conference – Denver 2007 Date/Time: Wednesday, June 6, 11:00a.m. – 12:30p.m. Sponsors: Chemistry Division, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division, and the Science-Technology Division.

As the web has evolved, so, too, have programs that enhance our ability to communicate via the web. How have we, as librarians, been leveraging the creative potential inherent in these programs to communicate with and educate our patrons? Blogs, wikis, podcasts, webinars, RSS feeds, and personal response systems (clickers) are just some of the new technologies now in use throughout the web.

If you have been experimenting with any of these new technologies, or others yet unnamed, please consider sharing the results of your efforts at the upcoming poster session at SLA in Denver, June 2007. The poster session will provide an informal and lively venue for sharing innovative ideas on a topic that should interest all of us. Which new technologies have been working well for you? Which have not? How has your own use of these technologies evolved through time? Your colleagues will be most interested in learning from your efforts, both successful and unsuccessful.

Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website.

Please submit your name, institution, fax, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email, fax, or surface mail to Bill Armstrong at the address given below. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2007. Any SLA Member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the three sponsoring divisions will be given first preference. All applicants will be notified no later than April 1, 2007 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted.

Bill Armstrong [[email protected]] Sciences Collection Development Coordinator Middleton Library Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA

Jan-Mar 2007 Newsletter

February 27, 2007 Categories: Newsletters

The January-March 2007 issue of the DCHE Newsletter is now online.

Includes:

Messages from the Chair, Chair-Elect, and MRM Section Chair Bob Buchanan’s ‘Beyond the Chemistry Web’ Linda Shackle’s ‘Property Help’ and a sudoku puzzle courtesy of the Royal Society of Chemistry

DCHE Sponsors, Preliminary Schedule for 2007

March 7, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

The 2007 Conference pages have been updated!!

The 2007 conference homepage has been updated with the logos of our 7 conference sponsors: RSC Publishing, ACS Publications, Scopus (Elsevier), CAS, Paterra, East View Information Services, and Springer. The preliminary schedule has also been posted. It includes DCHE activities as well as no-conflict events like the general sessions. A text version of the schedule with event descriptions will be posted next month.

Denver Newcomer’s Lunch on June 3 (RSVP) http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 3/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… March 7, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Are you are new member within about the past 18 months? Will Denver Annual Meeting in June be the first SLA conference you have ever attended?

If the answer to either question is yes, we’d like to invite you to a free lunch on Sunday, June 3 from 12 noon until about 1:30 p.m. A few key people will be available from each sponsoring division (Biomed-Life Sciences / Sci-Tech / Chem) to answer any questions you may have about their division, how to navigate the conference, and how to get the most out of your SLA membership. And you get to meet other new people to SLA!

The only catch is that due to long lead times required for our large annual conference, I need to have an RSVP from you by Wed, March 14. Please reserve a spot as soon as you know you are sure you are going to the June conference (even if you haven’t yet registered).

Note this lunch is invitation only for new members and 1st time conference attendees. Everyone is welcome to our open house on Tuesday evening, the All Sciences Reception earlier on Tuesday (tickets required), and our Tuesday morning business meeting & breakfast (also a ticketed event). And of course there are many regular programs for all conference attendees. Please visit our divisional website for the preliminary program at http://units.sla1.org/division/dche/2007/index.htm.

Our annual newcomers lunch is sponsored by three divisions: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Science-Technology, and your own Chemistry Division. Please contact me if you have any questions.

A. Ben Wagner ([email protected]) Chair, SLA Chemistry Division; Denver 2007 Co-planner University at Buffalo 716-645-2947 x230

Leadership Summit – DCHE Board Minutes

March 21, 2007 Categories: Leadership Summit

Missed the Leadership Summit in Reno earlier this year? The minutes of the DCHE Board Meeting have been posted.

Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergrads

March 21, 2007 Categories: Information Literacy

The Ad Hoc Committee on Information Literacy has released their draft guidelines:

Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: The Elements of Information Literacy

Please send comments or questions to Cory Craig and Linda Maddux, co-chairs.

2007 Conference Schedule Update

April 5, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

I’ve done a major update of the conference schedule, in table form as well as text with descriptions. The two versions will be hyperlinked (item-to-item) in the next update, along with the list of poster presenters and the Sparks winner.

This is cobbled together from several sources, so please contact me if something’s missing or incorrect.

2007 Sparks Award Winner

April 10, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Awards

Congratulations to Michael Peper of University of North Carolina, winner of the 2007 Sparks Award. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 4/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… In honor of Marion E. Sparks, the Chemistry Division of SLA awards this every year to a promising student/new member of DCHE. Michael will receive $1,500 to attend the Denver Conference and will be honored at the Business Meeting & Breakfast. His essay will appear in the next newsletter.

Conference Early Bird Registration Ends May 1

April 11, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Just a reminder – after May 1 the registration’s $375 for members until May 25, then onsite registration for members is $425.

No-Host Dinner for Conference: June 2

April 11, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

June 2, 6pm-8pm Host: Bartow Culp, Purdue Univ.

Dinner this year will be at Rioja, easy walking distance of the conference center and hotels. The reservation is for 20, so please let Bartow ([email protected]) know by May 25.

Poster Session – Presenters/Abstracts Announced

April 11, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Posters & Presentations

The 20 posters (with presenters and abstracts) for the always-popular poster session have been announced.

New Technologies in Instruction and Training co-sponsored by DCHE, DPAM and DST Wednesday, June 6, 2007 (11:00AM – 12:30PM)

April-June 2007 Newsletter

May 11, 2007 Categories: Newsletters

The April-June newsletter has been posted. Some highlights:

Messages from the Chair, Chair-Elect, and MRM Section Chair Linda Shackle’s latest ph (Property Help) article–this one on Phase Diagrams 2007 Sparks Award Winner Michael Peper’s essay Beyond the Chemistry Web, from Bob Buchanan Reports from the 2007 SLA Leadership Summit and 233rd ACS National Meeting Schedule for the 2007 Conference, plus the abstracts for the Poster Session

DCHE Open House – Details and RSVP

May 16, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

This year’s DCHE Open House will be held at the historic Byers Evans House Museum on Tuesday, June 5th from 8 pm until 11 pm. The house is within walking distance of the Firefighters Museum (4 blocks) where the All Science Open House will be held that night (7- 9 pm).

RSVP: To get a headcount for the caterer, please send an e-mail directly to Bullitt Darlington [bullitt@we- buy-books.com] and let him know if you will be attending this fun event!

Food & drink: Appetizers, sandwiches, soft drinks, beer, wine Entertainment: Tour the historic home, 1890’s piano playing by some DCHE members (including you, if you like). http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 5/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Directions: From conference center — SOUTHEAST on 14TH ST toward WELTON ST; Turn RIGHT onto BANNOCK ST; Byers Evans House: 1310 Bannock St. Fun: Come dressed in your best 1890’s outfit: Victorian ball gowns, western wear, cowboy hats, fans, parasol’s — whatever you can create!

Updated Conference Schedule

May 22, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

The DCHE schedule has been updated!! I have merged the table and text view and linked the two so you can jump from a title in the graphical schedule to get a detailed description of that program. Also added: more INFO-EXPO (no-conflict) activities, and room numbers for all the events.

Board & Business Meeting Agendas

May 30, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

The agendas for the next week’s DCHE Board and Business meetings have been posted.

Executive & Advisory Board Reports

May 31, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Executive/Advisory Board

Reports from the DCHE Executive and Advisory Board members are now online. See what we’ve been up to and what we have planned for the coming months.

Conference Reports, Presentations, Handouts…

June 7, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Did you write a report on one of the sessions? Give a presentation? Participate in the poster session? Then send your stuff!!

Please send in your reports, presentation slides, poster files, and handouts to [email protected], and they’ll get posted on the DCHE website.

Word and Powerpoint files are preferred. Any changes I make (including conversion to PDF) are only to reduce file size.

Collection Development in the Electronic Age (Posted)

June 12, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

The handout for the Collection Development in the Electronic Age program has been posted. We hope to get copies of the presentations and post those as well.

Spectroscopy for the Unpolarized

June 12, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Elizabeth Brown’s (Binghampton) excellent presentation on finding spectra and spectroscopic information is now online at SlideShare. Or you can check it out here:

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2008 Chair-Elect and Other Executive Board News

June 12, 2007 Categories: Executive/Advisory Board

At the Chemistry Division Business Meeting on June 5, Luray Minkiewicz (DuPont Experimental Station) was elected Chair-Elect 2008 and Division Chair for 2009. She is currently the division’s archivist.

Remember, SLA has moved to calendar years so there was no changeover of the Executive Board during the conference. In January, Chair-Elect Sue Cardinal (Univ Rochester) will become DCHE Chair, and current Chair Ben Wagner (Univ Buffalo) will become Past- Chair/Nominating Committee Chair.

Margarete Bower (Univ Pittsburgh), who was appointed secretary earlier this year, was elected to remain as such for 2008-2009. Secretaries and treasurers are elected in alternate years, so Bob Buchanan (Auburn) will continue as treasurer through 2008.

Collection Development in the Electronic Age (Presentations)

June 12, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Three presentations from the Collection Development in the Electronic Age have been posted:

Life Cycle of Digital Reference Resources: Asking the Right Questions – Dr. Lesley Farmer (Cal State Long Beach)

Science Electronic Resources at The University of Auckland Library: The impact on collection management and service delivery – Sonya L. Donoghue (Univ Auckland)

Journey into the Digital Age: Strategies for Developing and Managing Collections in a Federal Research Library – Susan Makar (NIST)

Vendor Reports: Thomson & CAS

July 14, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

The Thomson & CAS presentations from the Chemistry Vendor Roundtable have been posted.

How to Find Spectroscopy/Crystallography http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 7/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columnp py y g p y … July 14, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Chem Resources

Dana Roth’s presentation (+ links) on locating crystallography information is now online. Elizabeth Brown’s spectroscopy presentation is available on SlideShare. These were great presentations: informative, interesting, and chock full of good resources.

Vendor Report: Bio-Rad

August 4, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

The Bio-Rad presentation from the Chemistry Vendor Roundtable has been posted (warning: large file).

Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates

August 4, 2007 Categories: Information Literacy

The final version of Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the elements of information literacy is now available. A big thanks to the DCHE Ad Hoc Committee on Information Literacy for all their work in putting this together.

If you have questions or comments about this document, please contact Cory Craig ([email protected]) and Linda Maddux ([email protected]).

Board & Business Meeting Minutes Posted

August 20, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference

Minutes have been posted for:

DCHE Board Meeting DCHE Business Meeting MRM Section Board/Business Meeting

July-September 2007 Newsletter

August 20, 2007 Categories: Newsletters

The July-September newsletter has been posted. Some highlights:

Reports from the 2007 Conference, including one from Sparks Award Winner Michael Peper. Beyond the Chemistry Web “What’s New in Composites”

WEB CONFERENCE: OCT 1-16

September 28, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Title: “New Technologies in Instruction and Training,” Sponsors: Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Sci-Tech Divisions of SLA Location: http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem/ Dates: October 1 – 16, 2007 Registration: free Format: Asynchronous web-based discussion List of Presentations: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/vbulletin_real/schedule_Oct2007_unlinked.html Presentations from the Poster Session: http://units.sla1.org/division/dche/2007/poster.htm

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1&… 8/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Please join the Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Sci-Tech divisions of SLA for a web conference entitled, “New Technologies in Instruction and Training,” to be held online October 1 – 16, 2007, at the Chemistry Division’s web conference site at http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem. The conference will feature many of the posters originally presented at the SLA Annual Meeting, June 2007, in Denver. Each poster presentation will have its own discussion forum moderated by at least one of the authors/presenters.

The presentations and discussion forums for all posters will be open and available the entire duration of the conference, thereby allowing conference attendees ample time to see the posters and take part in any and all sessions of interest. The forums and links to the content for all presentations will be available to attendees and guests by 8:00 a.m. (CDT), October 1. The conference site will be open 24 hours a day, and, as discussions are asynchronous, you will be able to participate at times most convenient to you.

Full participation in the event will require registration, but this is free and painless. The site is currently open for registration. For those of you who have already registered for a previous conference, your ID and Password are still valid. If, however, you have forgotten what they are, just click on the login button on the conference home page without filling in anything, and you’ll be provided a link which will enable you to have your username emailed to you and to reset your password. When you fill in your registered email address in the box provided, you will be sent instructions on how to reset your password.

If you do not choose to register, you may still view all content and discussions, but you will not be able to post. We do hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to discuss the various topics with the presenters, however.

If you have any questions at all about the conference, how to participate, or problems with registration, please email or call William Armstrong through the contact information provided below.

______William W. Armstrong Sciences Collection Development Coordinator Chemistry Librarian Liaison to Physics & Astronomy Middleton Library Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Ph. (225) 578-2738 Fax: (225) 578-9432 Email: [email protected]

2008 Sparks Award Information

November 26, 2007 Categories: 2008 Conference, Awards 2008 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2008 SLA Annual Meeting June 15-18 in Seattle, WA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2008 SLA Annual Conference. The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2007) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 3, 2008.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following:

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DEADLINE: All applications must be received by March 17, 2008. The winner will be notified by April 10, 2008. Essays will be judged by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Cory Craig ([email protected]) University of California, Davis Physical Sciences & Engineering Library One Shields Avenue Davis, California 95616-8676

Call for Posters: 2008 in Seattle

November 26, 2007 Categories: 2008 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Call for Posters, 2008 Annual Conference (Seattle) Theme: Collaborative Communities in Physical and Virtual Environments: the Science Library and Beyond

SPONSOR: Chemistry Division LOCATION/DATE/TIME: SLA Annual Conference – Seattle 2008; Tuesday, June 17, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 1, 2008

DESCRIPTION: The science library is changing rapidly; older technology in the form of print is causing the walls to close in on us, just as newer technology is opening new doors while at the same time placing new demands on us. Our patrons are developing different expectations of the library, information retrieval, and the spaces within which working interactions have traditionally been conducted. We must learn to adapt in new and innovative ways, often involving a complete rethinking of the concept, “library.”

How have you begun to adapt your space to meet the needs of today’s science patrons? Have you experimented with collaborative work spaces, either physical or virtual? Have you established a presence in Facebook, My Space, Second Life or other social environments? What about innovations in virtual reference? Are you using institutional repositories in collaborative ways?

If you are involved at all in any of these activities or have explored ideas yet unnamed, please consider sharing the results of your efforts at the upcoming All-Sciences Poster Session at the Annual SLA Conference in Seattle , June 2008. This theme is being sponsored by the Chemistry Division.

The poster session will provide an informal and lively venue for sharing innovative ideas on a topic that is of importance to us all. Which of the new innovations have been working well for you? Which have not? Your colleagues will be most interested in learning from your efforts and your ideas, both successful and unsuccessful.

Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website at http://www.sla1.org/division/dche/poster.html. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 10/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… SUMBISSION DETAILS: Please submit your name, institution, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email to Bill Armstrong at [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2008. Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Chemistry Division will be given first preference. All applicants will be notified no later than April 1, 2008 as to whether or not their proposal has been accepted.

CONTACT: William W. Armstrong ([email protected]) Sciences Collection Development Coordinator Chemistry Librarian Liaison to Physics & Astronomy Middleton Library Louisiana State University Baton Rouge , LA 70803 USA Ph. (225) 578-2738 Fax: (225) 578-9432

2007 Web Conference Archive

November 26, 2007 Categories: 2007 Conference, Posters & Presentations

The discussions from the 2007 Web Conference, based on the SLA Poster Session “New Technologies in Instruction and Training,” have been archived.

October-December 2007 Newsletter

November 26, 2007 Categories: Newsletters

The October-December newsletter has been posted. Some highlights:

Elements of Information Literacy Property Help: DIPPR More reports from the 2007 conference, plus an interview with one of the conference planners International resources/associations for materials and manufacturing

If you’re interested in contributing to a future newsletter, please contact Meghan Lafferty ([email protected])

2008 Leadership Summit

January 22, 2008 Categories: Leadership Summit

The 2008 SLA Leadership Summit will be in Louisville this weekend. Here’s what the DCHE Board will be discussing:

The Agenda Treasurer’s Report Travel Reimbursment – proposed changes to recommended practices Revised procedures for Sparks & ACS Awards Revised procedures for Occasional Awards Preliminary program for Seattle

2008 Executive and Advisory Board

January 22, 2008 Categories: Executive/Advisory Board

The list DCHE Executive and Advisory Board members for 2008 is now available. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 11/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Sue Cardinal (Univ Rochester), Chair Luray Minkiewicz (DuPont), Chair-Elect A. Ben Wagner (SUNY Buffalo), Past-Chair

Nora Stoecker (NKS Info Svcs), MRM Section Chair Cathy DiPalma (Saint-Gobain NorPro), MRM Section Chair-Elect Betsy Aldridge (PACCAR Inc), MRM Section Past-Chair

Other than these transitions, most of the 2008 Board members are continuing from the previous year.

Conference Schedule Posted

February 20, 2008 Categories: 2008 Conference

A preliminary first draft DCHE programming for the 2008 conference is now online. We will continue to update the schedule as more information becomes available.

Note: this still a work-in-progress. Please let me know if you see things that need to be fixed or updated.

January – March 2008 Newsletter

March 8, 2008 Categories: Newsletters

The January – March 2008 issue has been posted. Some highlights:

Exchange Librarian to China An interview with Judith Matthews – Head of the Biomedical & Physical Sciences Library at Michigan State University The use of creative items in a science library Job and career resources in “Beyond the Chemistry Web”

If you’re interested in contributing to a future newsletter, please contact Meghan Lafferty ([email protected]) or Kevin Lindstrom ([email protected]).

DCHE Board Meeting (Leadership Summit)

March 8, 2008 Categories: Leadership Summit

The minutes from the DCHE Board Meeting at the SLA Leadership Summit are now available.

Professional Partnerships Project Wiki

April 19, 2008 Categories: professional partnerships, students, wiki

The Professional Partnerships Project Wiki aims to provide our division’s information professionals and library students with a unique learning opportunity that will engage them in projects that will add to the collective knowledge of our profession. Publishing and presentation opportunities will be listed and division members will be able to post details about the projects they are interested in collaborating on. Each project partner is expected to contribute equally to the finished product. Set up a watch under your SLA wiki account to get updates of edits made to the wiki page. Want to learn more? http://wiki.sla1.org/display /SLACHEM/Professional+Partnerships+Project

April – June 2008 Newsletter

June 9, 2008 Categories: Newsletters

The April – June 2008 issue has been posted. Some highlights: http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 12/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Note from Chair Elect Luray Minkiewicz News from the MRM Section Chair Nora Stoecker Upcoming SLA Annual Conference in Seattle and Chemistry Division events Bob Buchanan’s Beyond the Chemistry Web with a focus on nanomaterials Professional Focus – An Interview with Mary Ellen Bates 2008 Marion E. Sparks Award Winner Margaret Smith 2008 ACS Professional Development Award Winner Carrie Newsom

If you’re interested in contributing to the July-September issue, please contact Meghan Lafferty or Kevin Lindstrom. The copy deadline for the next issue is July 2, 2008.

Sparks Award Winner: Margaret Smith

June 10, 2008 Categories: Awards

Congratulations to Margaret Smith, 2008 winner of the Sparks Award.

Margaret is the Physical Sciences Librarian at the New York University’s Bobst Library. She is also enrolled in the Library and Information Science Masters Program at Syracuse University, with her degree expected in May 2010.

At the Chemistry Division’s Annual Business Meeting & Breakfast on June 17th, Margaret will be presented with a $1500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2008 SLA Annual Conference. Also look for her “Conference Impressions” article in the SLA Chemistry Division Newsletter after the conference.

Named in honor of chemistry librarian Marion E. Sparks (University of Illinois, 1913-1929), the Sparks Award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

ACS Professional Development Award Winner: Carrie Newsom

June 13, 2008 Categories: Awards

Congratulations to Carrie Newsom, winner of the 2008 ACS Professional Development Award. She is the Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Librarian at the University of Florida.

At the DCHE Annual Business Meeting/Breakfast in Seattle on Tuesday June 17th, ACS Publications will present Ms. Newsom with a $1500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2008 SLA Annual Conference. She will also be interviewed for a future issue of ACS’s librarians newsletter LiveWire.

DCHE thanks ACS Publications for their generous sponsorship of this award!

MRM Business Meeting Minutes

September 9, 2008 Categories: MRM Section

The minutes for the MRM Business Meeting (held online on May 23) are now available.

July – September 2008 Newsletter

October 2, 2008 Categories: Newsletters

The July – September 2008 newsletter has been published. Some of the articles include: – Professional Focus Interview with Bob Buchanan – 2008 Sparks Award Winner Conference Reflections – Various Conference Session Reports

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 13/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Poster Web Conference, Session 1 (Oct 6-21)

October 10, 2008 Categories: 2008 Conference, Posters & Presentations

SLA All Sciences Poster Web Conference, Session 1

Dates: October 6 – 21, 2008 Sponsors: Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, Science & Technology, Engineering, and Biology divisions of SLA

Location: http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem/ Registration: free Format: asynchronous web-based discussion board

List of presentations and accompanying forums: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/vbulletin_real/schedule_Oct2008_linked.html

Please join the five science divisions of SLA for the first session of a two-part web conference featuring many of the posters originally presented at the SLA Annual Meeting, June 2008, at the All Sciences Poster Session and Reception in Seattle. Session 1 begins today, October 6, 2008 at 8:00a.m. (CDT) and will last through the end of the day, October 21. Session 2 runs from Oct. 27 – Nov. 11. Each poster presentation will have its own discussion forum moderated by at least one of the authors/presenters.

The presentations and discussion forums for all posters will be open and available the entire duration of the conference, thereby allowing conference attendees ample time to see the posters and take part in any and all sessions of interest. The conference site will be open 24 hours a day, and, as discussions are asynchronous, you will be able to participate at times most convenient to you.

Full participation in the event will require registration, but this is free and painless. For those of you who have already registered for a previous conference, your Username and Password are still valid. If, however, you have forgotten what they are, just click on the login button on the conference home page without filling in anything, and you’ll be provided a link which will enable you to have your username emailed to you and to reset your password. When you fill in your registered email address in the box provided, you will be sent instructions on how to reset your password.

If you do not choose to register, you may still view all content and discussions, but you will not be able to post your own comments or questions. We do hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to discuss the various topics with the presenters, however.

If you have any questions at all about the conference, how to participate, or problems with registration, please email or call William Armstrong at (225) 578-2738 or [email protected].

Chemistry Division Posters Online

October 10, 2008 Categories: 2008 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Most of the Chemistry Division posters from the SLA Conference are now online, in time for the Poster Web Session:

Catalyzing Community: Librarians in the Loop Science Experiments: Reaching Out to Our Users (Renovation – Architect) + Creativity = New Spaces that Work The PAMS Reference Wiki: a New Way to Address Traditional Reference Needs Low-Tech Works Too: Low-Tech Tools Help Science Students Collaborate in the Library Virtual plans, real projects: Second Life helps the UCSC S&E library plan its future Library 2.0: Collaborative – Interactive – Patron Focused Using Instant Messaging at an Academic Library Reference Desk: Successes, Challenges, and Future Directions

Poster Web Conference, Session 2 (Oct 28-Nov 11)

October 29, 2008 Categories: 2008 Conference, Posters & Presentations

SLA All Sciences Poster Web Conference, Session 2 http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 14/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Dates: October 28 – November 11, 2008 Sponsors: Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, Science & Technology, Engineering, and Biomedical & Life Sciences Divisions of the Special Libraries Association.

Location: http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem/ Registration: free Format: asynchronous web-based discussion board

List of presentations and accompanying forums: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/vbulletin_real/schedule_Nov2008_unlinked.html

Please join the five science divisions of SLA for the second session of a two-part web conference featuring many of the posters originally presented at the SLA Annual Meeting, June 2008, at the All Sciences Poster Session and Reception in Seattle. Session 2 begins today, October 28, 2008 (CDT) and will last through the end of the day, November 11. Each poster presentation will have its own discussion forum moderated by at least one of the authors/presenters.

The presentations and discussion forums for all posters will be open and available the entire duration of the conference, thereby allowing conference attendees ample time to see the posters and take part in any and all sessions of interest. The conference site will be open 24 hours a day, and, as discussions are asynchronous, you will be able to participate at times most convenient to you.

If you have any questions at all about the conference, how to participate, or problems with registration, please email or call William Armstrong at (225) 578-2738 or [email protected].

2009 Sparks Award

November 19, 2008 Categories: 2009 Conference, Awards

2009 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2009 SLA Annual Meeting June 14-17 in Washington, D.C. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2009 SLA Annual Conference. The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2008) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by February 23, 2009. See below for how to join.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following:

A brief essay that: a) clearly articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Meeting. Maximum length: 2 pages. Resume Names of two references. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 15/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).

Registration in a Chemistry Division or other Continuing Education (CE) course is recommended, but not required.

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by March 9, 2009. The winner will be notified by March 27, 2009. Essays will be judged by the SLA Chemistry Division Awards Committee.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Cory Craig ([email protected]) University of California, Davis Physical Sciences & Engineering Library One Shields Avenue Davis, California 95616-8676

News from the MRM Section Chair

December 19, 2008 Categories: Newsletters

Help us stay in touch!

The MRM section Board is continuing to work on some of the projects identified during our annual business meeting held a few months ago. Communications is the theme of the year, and our listserv and web page are the two best ways we have to communicate as needed with members and non-members alike.

Currently we’re reconciling the list of section members (as reflected by SLA’s records) and the names of people who are registered with the list, to identify those MRM section members who have not joined the list, and directly invite those members to join. It’s not a requirement, by any means, but it sure makes it easier to communicate!

To stay in touch between newsletters:

Visit the website at http://units.sla1.org/division/dche/mrm/index.htm

Join the list by e-mailing [email protected]. The body of the message should say: Subscribe sla-dmrm

Not sure if you’re already a member of the list? Go to http://sla.lyris.net/read/login

Cathy DiPalma, Incoming Chair

As the SLA program year draws to a close, I’m trying to provide incoming Chair Cathy DiPalma with a good feel for the kinds of issues and activities that she’ll be involved in next year. To that end, I’ve asked her to submit a Chair-Elect column for this issue. And thank you Cathy, for your kind words! I’m looking forward to supporting you next year as I’ve been supported so well this year!

Hello fellow MRM members,

I have been caught up in a whirlwind of activities since accepting the position of Chair-Elect of the DCHE Materials Research and Manufacturing Section; in addition to being the Program Planner for the 2009 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. It should come as no surprise that in the SLA whirlwind I have met many energetic and dedicated people. A debt of gratitude is owed to those who have helped guide and encourage me: Marty Rhine, Betsy Aldridge, Ben Wagner, Margaret Bower, the current DCHE Chair Sue Cardinal, and the current MRM Chair Nora Stoecker. Nora patiently answered questions and offered helpful suggestions as I began this journey last January at the SLA Leadership Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. We thank Nora for the leadership role she assumed in the MRM section; her contribution has been invaluable. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 16/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Looking toward 2009, I encourage the MRM membership to contact me with your ideas, comments, suggestions, questions, and yes, complaints concerning our section. Although materials science covers a broad range of activities and touches on many fields, we are all connected by the business of information and knowledge management within this very diverse discipline. I look forward to working together to continue to develop a stronger and more unified group.

Anticipation remains high for the 2009 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. next June as we celebrate the SLA centennial. I am fortunate to have the DCHE Chair-elect, Luray Minkiewicz as well as Susan Makar as co-program planners. We have been working for several months to develop programs we think will enlighten as well as entertain. If time and finances permit, please consider attending this very special conference.

Cathy DiPalma [email protected] Saint-Gobain NorPro 3840 Fishcreek Road Stow, Ohio 44224 330-677-5-3566

Warm regards, Nora K. Stoecker, [email protected]

A Note from the Chair-Elect

December 19, 2008 Categories: Newsletters

I hope you all had a great experience at the SLA Conference in Seattle in June. The conference was filled with opportunities to learn and network and to celebrate our profession. I hope that you all returned back to your organizations and were able to put at least one new thing you learned into practice already.

I enjoyed meeting some “Newcomers” to the Chemistry Division at the Newcomers’ Luncheon, congratulating the award winners at the Business Meeting, learning about alternative fuels and some hot technologies, and networking with new and old friends at the Chemistry Division’s Speed Networking/Open House Reception and the All Sciences Poster Session. HINT: if you happened to miss seeing any of the posters, there was an opportunity to view them via the online web poster session in October – November. You can still find them at http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem.

Also at this conference the planners for the 2009 conference met twice and we are gearing up to set the schedules and topics for next year’s programs. You will see some familiar program sessions again, such as the Roundtable event. We also want to continue the Speed Networking concept for the Chemistry Division Open House Reception, and it appears as if the All Sciences Poster Session/Reception will do an encore performance.

Please stay tuned to the Chemistry Division discussion list to learn more about the other program topics being planned because we may put a call out for moderators, speakers and panelists in the next few months.

To join the SLA Chemistry Division discussion list, SLA-DCHE, please go to: http://units.sla1.org/division/dche/listserv.htm

Luray M. Minkiewicz, SLA Chemistry Division Chair-Elect [email protected]

Call for Posters: 2009 in Washington DC

January 29, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Call for Posters, 2009 Annual Conference (Washington DC) Theme: Scientific Information Workflow: Librarian Perspectives, Best Practices, and Models in the Digital Era http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 17/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… SPONSOR: Chemistry Division LOCATION/DATE/TIME: SLA Annual Conference – Washington DC; Tuesday, June 16, 5:00pm – 6:30pm

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 15, 2009

DESCRIPTION: How often have you encountered faculty, students, or corporate researchers struggling to adapt to the nature of electronic information flows, yet clinging to paper schemes that no longer work effectively? Paper workflows in an electronic environment not only slow the research process, but also foster patron resistance to increasing amounts of available electronic information.

Today a vast array of possibilities helps us improve information flow efficiency: custom search alerts, citation management software, PDF storage and retrieval on personal computers, production/storage and sharing of data compilations in large repositories, electronic collaboration tools (e.g., Delicious, Connotea, etc.), and more. What methods for creating new models of electronic workflows have you recently adopted or experimentally piloted? What successes or failures have you encountered in teaching patrons – faculty, students, researchers, etc. – new ways of handling information in an all- electronic workflow, from the literature search to the discovery and publication process?

Please consider sharing the results of your efforts at the upcoming All-Sciences Poster Session at the Annual SLA Conference in Washington, D.C., June 2009. Your poster presentation could help your colleagues immeasurably as we all seek to cultivate or improve scientists’ digital information management skills. The poster session provides an informal and lively venue for sharing your innovative ideas on an important topic.

Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website at http://www.sla1.org/division/dche/poster.html.

SUMBISSION DETAILS: Please submit your name, institution, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email to Bill Armstrong at [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2009. Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the Chemistry Division will be given first preference. All applicants will be notified re: poster proposal acceptance on or before April 1, 2009.

Division CE Courses at SLA 2009

January 29, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference

These highly-regarded courses are taught by experts in their fields, and provide essential and hands-on learning in chemical information, patents, and specialized information topics (substructures, biosequences, polymers).

Note that some courses provide discounted registration for student members.

Contact TedBaldwin ([email protected]) Professional Development Chair, Chemistry Division.

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(1) Diving into Patents: A Primer for Librarians Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 8am-5pm http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 18/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Tickets: $299 members / $399 non-members (no student discount) Instructors: Denise Callihan (PPG Industries), Jan Comfort (Clemson U.), Michael White (Queens U.)

(2) Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 8am-5pm Tickets: $299 members / $399 non-members / $149 student members (limit 5) Instructors: Bartow Culp (Purdue U.), Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania)

(3) Chemical Information Sources, Request, and References Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 8am-12noon Tickets: $199 members / $299 non-members / $99 student members (limit 5) Instructors: Denise Callihan (PPG Industries), Bartow Culp (Purdue U.), Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania)

(4) Advanced Chemical Information Topics: Substructures, Sequences, and Polymers Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 1pm-5pm Tickets: $199 members / $299 non-members (no student discount) Instructors: Ted Baldwin (U. of Cincinnati), Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania)

Click U Online Courses Now Included in SLA Membership

February 27, 2009 Categories: Professional Development

Special Libraries Association (SLA) now offers free online courses as an exclusive benefit to SLA members. The free programming encompasses all non-certificate online courses that are part of SLA’s Click University, including programs such as Click U twice-monthly Webinars, the SLA Online Libraries and Click U Replays. Also available to members as part of their membership dues are execuBooks, recorded Annual Conference continuing education courses, 23 Things, the SLA Innovation Lab and SLA Leadership Training.

Click U Premium courses at the SLA Annual Conference and the Click U Premium Certificate Programs in knowledge management, competitive intelligence, and copyright management will remain as fee-based offerings.

Jan-Mar 2009 Newsletter Available

March 10, 2009 Categories: Newsletters

The Jan-Mar 2009 Newsletter is now online, including:

Messages from the Chair, Chair-Elect, and MRM Section Chair Bob Buchanan’s ‘Beyond the Chemistry Web’

If you are interested in contributing to future newsletters, please contact Kiem Ta ([email protected]) or Kevin Lindstrom ([email protected]).

2009 Conference Schedule Now Online

March 10, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference

The Chemistry Division events for the 2009 Conference are now posted. We will continue to update the schedule as we get more information on speakers, sponsors and room locations.

Sparks Award Winner: Li Zhang

May 11, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference, Awards

The SLA Chemistry Division (DCHE) is pleased to announce: Li Zhang is the winner of the 2009 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development. Ms. Zhang is currently working as a Science Librarian/ Chemistry Subject Specialist at the Mississippi State http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 19/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… University Library. She obtained her MLS Degree in 2004 from the University of South Florida.

DCHE will present Ms. Zhang with a $1500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2009 SLA Annual Conference. Presentation will take place during the DCHE Annual Business Meeting/ Breakfast in Washington, D. C. on Tuesday June 16th.

The Sparks Award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929.

-Cory Craig Chair of Awards Committee, SLA Chemistry Division

ACS New Professional Award: Paulina Borrego

May 11, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference, Awards

The SLA Chemistry Division (DCHE) and ACS Publications are pleased to announce: Paulina Borrego is the winner of the 2009 ACS New Professional Award. Ms. Borrego is currently working as a reference librarian at the Integrated Sciences and Engineering Library at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She obtained her MLIS degree from Simmons College in 2007.

ACS Publications will present Ms. Borrego with a $1500 check and an award certificate to support her attendance at the 2009 SLA Annual Conference. Presentation will take place during the DCHE Annual Business Meeting/Breakfast in Washington, D. C. on Tuesday June 16th.

DCHE would like to thank ACS Publications for their generous sponsorship of this award! -Cory Craig Chair of Awards Committee, SLA Chemistry Division

Cancelled CE Course

May 11, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference

Due to low enrollment and the Division’s tight finances at the upcoming SLA conference, the “Advanced Chemical Information Topics” CE course has been cancelled. The remaining three courses are still a GO (Chemistry for Non-Chemist Librarian, Chemical Information Sources, Diving for Patents). So, please help get the word out about these.

Contact TedBaldwin ([email protected]) Professional Development Chair, Chemistry Division.

Nominations Announced

May 21, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference, Executive/Advisory Board

The SLA Chemistry Division’s Nominations Committee are pleased to announce their candidates for Secretary and Chair-Elect (terms starting in 2010).

Chair-elect: William Armstrong

Secretary: Lee A. Pedersen

To suggest additional candidates, send a petition with 10 members names along with the written consent of the proposed candidates to either Sue Cardinal, Betsy Aldridge, or Dana Roth by June 5th

William Armstrong

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 20/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Head of the Chemistry Library at Louisiana State University from 1999 until its closing in 2005, Bill Armstrong now serves as Collection Development Coordinator for LSU Libraries, coordinating collection development activities and procurement (or “de-selection,” as the case may be) of information resources for all academic departments on campus. For ten years, he co-taught a semester long for-credit course for biochemistry majors, “Information Retrieval in the Sciences,” with a colleague from the Biochemistry faculty, and has taught numerous sessions for chemistry graduate students.

Bill has been a member of SLA and the Chemistry Division since 2001 and has served as administrator for the online poster sessions since 2004, and moderator for the live sessions since 2005. He has served as President of the Louisiana/Southern Mississippi Chapter and is currently Networking Chair for the chapter.

Bill has published on diverse topics, including “Communication in the Sciences as Seen through Physics and Chemistry…” and “Cyberspace: Relationship Between Place and Being,” in addition to having given talks at ACS meetings on the future of Chemistry libraries and the Biofuel economy. He holds an MLIS and an MA in Philosophy from LSU.

Once a flamenco and classical guitarist as well as composer, Bill still has an avid interest in music, which is confined largely to listening these days, due to time constraints. He and his wife have a daughter whom they have raised bilingually in German and English – Bill has only spoken to her in German since she was born almost 18 years ago. He and his family enjoy hiking and horseback riding, among many other things.

Lee A. Pedersen

Lee Pedersen became a librarian in 2003 with an MLIS from Dominican University. Before then, she was a seasoned professional with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and had years of experience doing research in industry and later serving in chemistry faculty positions. Her first job as an academic librarian has been at Brown University. She started at the end of 2004. She is currently the subject librarian and department liaison for chemistry, computer science, engineering, and physics, developing the collections, doing research, conducting instruction, and creating outreach opportunities. As a research chemist, she has published in journals, presented at national and international meetings, and been granted two patents. She also was elected as the secretary and later the alternate councilor for the Pittsburgh section of the American Chemical Society. As a librarian, her research is currently in instruction and outreach. She has presented at SLA and ASEE national meetings and, recently, had a poster on her program Librarian in the Lobby at the ARL forum on 21st Century Science Libraries. Her professional memberships are DCHEM, PAM, DST, and the RI Chapter within SLA. She is currently in her first year of a two-year term as President-elect of the RI Chapter. She is also a member of the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.

All Sciences Poster Session Abstracts Available

May 27, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Abstracts for both themes of the All Sciences Poster Session and Reception are now available:

Theme I: Scientific Information Workflow: Librarian Perspectives, Best Practices, and Models in the Digital Era

Theme II: Innovations and Best Practices in Biomedical and Life Sciences Libraries

April – June 2009 Newsletter Available

June 3, 2009 Categories: Newsletters

The April – June 2009 Newsletter is now online, including:

a conference preview from our Chair

A report on the ACS Spring 2009 Meeting by Meghan Lafferty

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 21/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Useful website for the 2009 SLA Annual Conference

If you are interested in contributing to future newsletters, please contact Kiem Ta ([email protected]) or Kevin Lindstrom ([email protected]).

DCHE Session on Interdisciplinary Science (Inside Higher Ed)

June 21, 2009 Categories: 2009 Conference

Inside Higher Ed reported on “Interdisciplinary Science and Its Impact on Information Professionals,” one of the SLA Chemistry Division programs (co-organized with the Social Sciences Division) at this year’s SLA Annual Conference in Washington DC.

The Interdisciplinary Science Library – June 17, 2009

Carol Tenopir envisions academe as entirely connected. With interdisciplinary research creating more and more fields of study throughout higher education, university libraries are becoming the hub of the growing body of academic work spawned by these new disciplines. In a session here at the Special Libraries Association annual meeting, she told the audience that information professionals should embrace these new bodies of interdisciplinary thought both by helping scholars to access them and by taking an active role in compiling them.

Other speakers at the program: librarians Daureen Nesdill from the University of Utah, Kevin Lindstrom from the University of British Columbia, and Brandy King from Harvard University’s Center on Media and Child Health.

SLA DCHE Survey

August 21, 2009 Categories: Executive/Advisory Board

Members of the SLA Chemistry Division —

It’s been 5 years since the Division last “took the pulse” of our membership, so it’s time to tell us (the Division Board and Committees) what’s important to you. Tell us what it is you need and what you think should be the Division’s focus; this will help the Division effectively plan the activities that will be offered to you in the near future. The survey covers communication, professional development, membership, mentoring, and also provides the chance for you to comment on other topics. Please take a few minutes and fill out the Strategic Planning survey; the survey will be open for 3 weeks (from August 13 to September 7th.)

Enter the Survey here

Don’t miss this opportunity to have your opinions heard!

Linda Shackle, Strategic Planning Luray M Minkiewicz, Division Chair Judith Currano, Membership Ted Baldwin, Professional Development

If you have any difficulty getting to the survey, please contact Linda Shackle at [email protected]

2009 SLA All Sciences Online Poster Session now underway

October 16, 2009 Categories: Posters & Presentations

The 2009 SLA All Sciences Online Poster Session is now underway and will run from October 15 -29. The web conference features many of the posters originally presented at the SLA Annual Meeting, June 2009 at the All Sciences Poster Session and Reception in Washington, D.C. Division sponsors of the online event, as with the physical session, are: Biomedical & Life Sciences; Chemistry; Engineering; Food, Agriculture & Nutrition; Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics; Science-Technology.

A total of 14 posters are being offered under the two major themes which are

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 22/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Theme I: Scientific Information Workflow: Librarian Perspectives, Best Practices, and Models in the Digital Era and Theme II: Innovations and Best Practices in Biomedical and Life Sciences Libraries

Details of the schedule, along with access to the discussion forums and the presentations themselves can be found at the location link below.

If you did not get to see these posters in Washington, D.C., or comment, ask questions, or exchange ideas with the presenters at the time, now’s your chance. Come peruse the poster selections and participate in the discussions which will take place in an asynchronous format, thereby freeing you from time constraints. But there is one inescapable time limit, and that is October 29, so don’t wait too late to participate.

Location: http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem/ Registration: free (registration is necessary to post questions and comments, but not to view the presentations –we do hope you will choose to engage in the discussions, however)

The Vote Is In: SLA will remain SLA

December 10, 2009 Categories: Alignment

With 50 percent of eligible members voting, the proposal to change our name from Special Libraries Association to Association for Strategic Information Professionals was rejected.

YES: 2071 NO: 3225

“Our name will remain,” [SLA 2009 President Gloria] Zamora continued, “but we will go forward with developing opportunities for our members to use the Alignment findings to demonstrate their contributions to the organizations that employ them.”

“Information and knowledge professionals are critical assets to the organizations that employ them, yet their contributions and capabilities are too often underestimated,” said SLA CEO Janice R. Lachance. “The findings of the Alignment Project research will guide SLA in developing services and programs that will more successfully position these professionals in the marketplace and attract the recognition and compensation they deserve.”

2010 Sparks Award for Professional Development

January 7, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Awards

2010 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2010 SLA Annual Meeting June 13-16 in New Orleans, LA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2010 SLA Annual Conference. The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the SLA Chemistry Division and all new members of the SLA Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2009) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010. See below for how to join.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following: -A brief essay that: a) clearly articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Meeting. Maximum length: 2 pages. -Resumé http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 23/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… -Names of two references. -Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course). Registration in a Chemistry Division or other Continuing Education (CE) course is recommended, but not required.

DEADLINE: All applications for the award must be received by March 1, 2010 (all applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010). The winner will be notified March 15, 2010. Essays will be judged by the SLA Chemistry Division Awards Committee.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Cory Craig University of California, Davis Physical Sciences & Engineering Library One Shields Avenue Davis, California 95616-8676 [email protected]

SLA CHEMISTRY DIVISION SPARKS AWARD: http://www.sla1.org/division/dche/sparks.htm

Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1) Download the SLA Change/Add Units form: http://www.sla1.org/content/membership/unitchange.cfm and fax or mail it to SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647-4936 and pay with a credit card. When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $18/year.

DCHE Executive Board for 2010

January 7, 2010 Categories: Executive/Advisory Board

The DCHE Executive Board for 2010. The Advisory Board & Committee members will be posted later this month.

Chair: Teri Vogel, UC San Diego

Chair-Elect: Bill Armstrong, Louisiana State University

Past-Chair: Luray Minkiewicz, E I DuPont De Nemours Co

Secretary (2010-2011): Lee Pedersen, Brown University

Treasurer (2009-2010): Bob Buchanan, Auburn University

2010 Chemistry Division CE Courses

January 29, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Professional Development

Will you be at the Special Libraries Association 101st annual conference in New Orleans this June? Please consider attending the SLA Chemistry Division’s Continuing Education courses on June 12-13. These highly-regarded courses provide essential hands-on learning http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 24/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… on the fundamentals of chemistry and chemical information, and are taught by experts in their field. Full course details are provided below. Both courses provide discounted rates for SLA student members.

SLA 2010 conference registration is now open at http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/sla/sla2010/public/enter.aspx. CE course tickets can be purchased during the registration process.

Note: you are NOT required to attend the conference in order to come to a CE course. Contact Ted Baldwin for details.

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Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 8am-5pm

Ticket # 130 : $299 members / $399 non-members / $149 student members (limit 5)

Instructors: Bartow Culp (Purdue U.), Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania)

Description: It is necessary that any information scientist with responsibilities for providing chemistry reference services understand the structure and language of chemistry. This course takes a hands-on approach to introduce learners to the five major divisions of chemistry, their basic principles, and the intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. It will be composed of three basic sections, an introduction to chemistry as a science, basic concepts and research questions in chemistry and strategies for effective communication with chemists, and the ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs. SPECIAL NOTE: Student Member Rate = $149.

Chemical Information Sources, Request, and References

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 8am-12noon

Ticket # 305 : $199 members / $299 non-members / $99 student members (limit 5)

Instructors: Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania), Dawn French (Millennium Inorganic Chemicals)

Description: The course takes a hands-on approach to introduce learners to the types of questions that chemical researchers ask and reference sources that can be used to answer them. It will provide an overview of the structure of the chemical literature, types of reference sources in the chemical sciences, unique access points for chemical information, and strategies for an effective search. Informal lectures, interspersed with hands-on reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources. SPECIAL NOTE: Student Member Rate = $99.

Call for Posters: 2010 Conference

February 1, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Posters & Presentations

All Sciences Poster Session – June 15, 2010 (Tuesday) – SLA Conference, New Orleans

SESSION CO-SPONSORS: Biomedical & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Food Agriculture and Nutrition, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Science- Technology Divisions, Special Libraries Association

CALL FOR POSTERS: Is your library or knowledge center engaged in a new or innovative project that builds on a new strategic alignment, develops or adapts a novel operational model to reframe services, or synthesizes creative approaches to achieve scientific information or visual fluency in your group or organization?

Please consider sharing the results of your efforts at the upcoming All-Sciences Poster Session on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Annual SLA Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are looking for poster submissions that explore any of these themes [more information about these poster themes are at the end of this post].:

New Strategic Alignments Survival and Success Beyond an Economic Recession Information Literacy, User Instruction and E-Learning in the Sciences During and Beyond an Economic Recession: New Methods, New Participants, New Tools http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 25/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Your poster presentation could help your colleagues immeasurably as we all seek to cultivate or enhance scientists’ knowledge management skills and to demonstrate the value of our services to our parent organizations or potential clients. The poster session provides an informal and lively venue for sharing your innovative ideas on an important topic.

ELIGIBILITY: Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the sponsoring science divisions will be given first preference.

GUIDELINES and LAYOUT: Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website at http://www.sla1.org/division/dche/poster.html.

SUBMISSION of ABSTRACT:

DEADLINE is March 15, 2010 Please submit your name, institution, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email to Bill Armstrong at [email protected]

NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: All applicants will be notified re: poster proposal acceptance on or before April 1, 2010.

QUESTIONS: Contact Bill Armstrong ([email protected]) and/or Irene Laursen ([email protected])

POSTER THEMES

1. NEW STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTS In the currently recovering global economy, new cooperative arrangements are emerging to help our parent organizations or our core units–libraries, information centers, knowledge bases–adjust to rapidly evolving economic conditions. These developments may include new consortial initiatives, redesign of specific sectors of the workforce, outreach to new constituencies, innovative alliances between academe and the for-profit sector, or other collaborative scientific ventures. Come share pivotal steps of the process, changes in responsibilities or reporting relationships, and lessons learned from the success or failure of these ventures in the sciences.

2. SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS BEYOND AN ECONOMIC RECESSION How do we promote, preserve, and redesign our research and analytical services in 2010 and beyond ? Let’s look at how new operational models (scientific, technical, engineering, and medical e-book vendors, formal and informal modes of scientific communication, intergovernmental initiatives) are evolving, what we can do to improve them, and projections for academe, business, and industry in the scientific environment.

3. INFORMATION LITERACY, USER INSTRUCTION, AND E-LEARNING IN THE SCIENCES DURING AND BEYOND THE RECESSION: NEW METHODS, NEW PARTICIPANTS, NEW TOOLS

a. New tools and techniques for the interdisciplinary scientific information professional dealing with electronic management of citations, data, structures, graphical analysis, mapping, and/or presentations. Including innovative uses of social networking applications.

b. Electronic demos, tutorials, games in the sciences Who produces them (publisher, in-house development) Who uses them? How are they funded, developed, publicized, marketed, and evaluated? What is their useful lifetime?

c. Scientific Information Fluency What successes or failures have you encountered in teaching patrons – faculty, students, researchers, etc. – new ways of handling information in an all-electronic workflow, from the literature search to the discovery and publication process?

Assessing Collections & Information Resources in Science & Technology (Call for Presentations)

February 22, 2010 Categories: Posters & Presentations http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 26/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS – Assessing Collections & Information Resources in Science & Technology co-sponsored by ACS CINF and SLA Chemistry Division

240th ACS National Meeting & Exposition Boston, Massachusetts, August 22-26, 2010 CINF Division

Collections and resources for scientific information are changing rapidly in format and accessibility, budget pressures are forcing hard decisions. How can information professionals assess the utility of collections for their clientele? Do you monitor usage statistics or other measures? How do they influence your decision making for managing budgets and services? How do different stakeholders utilize information about usage? We are interested in presentations from librarians, publishers and other information professionals on best practices for tackling this kaleidoscope of issues.

Topics might include:

how libraries use usage stats how to compare similar resources to each other (such as Reaxys & SciFinder) journals / ebooks / databases – different resources, different stats how can compare different publishers (standardization) how publishers use data technical issues around stats how to use stats on cancellations? qualitative information methodologies (ex. Focus groups)

Abstracts may be submitted via: http://abstracts.acs.org Submissions will be accepted through March 28, 2010.

Please contact: Leah Solla ([email protected]) or Erja Kajosalo ([email protected]) for more information.

Sci-Tech News – Now Online

March 15, 2010 Categories: Newsletters

Sci-Tech News, the official bulletin for the Sci-Tech, Chemistry and Engineering Divisions has relaunched as an online newsletter. The first issue can be viewed here.

From the Chemistry Division:

News from the Chair, Chair-Elect and MRM Section Chair, along with a preview of the DCHE schedule at the conference. Bob Buchanan’s Beyond the Chemistry Web

For the rest of 2010, we will use Sci-Tech News as our main newsletter, to see if it can (and should) replace our DCHE newsletter.

We are always looking for contributions to the newsletter. It can be about technology, chemical information, a report from a conference, or something going on in your library you want to share. If you’re interested in submitting an article, please contact Kiem Ta ([email protected]). The deadline for the next issue is April 1.

Nominations Announced

May 3, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Executive/Advisory Board

The SLA Chemistry Division’s Nominations Committee is pleased to announce their candidates for Treasurer and Chair-Elect (terms starting in 2011).

Chair-elect: Marie Fraties-Block

Treasurer: Yan He http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 27/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… To suggest additional candidates, send a petition with the names of 10 members along with the written consent of the proposed candidates to either Luray M. Minkiewicz, Cathy DiPalma or Mary Ann Mahoney by May 25.

Marie Fraties-Block Marie is currently the senior librarian for BASF Corporation and has been employed there since 1990. Previously she was employed at Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe, MI as the medical librarian. Marie received an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh and a B. A. from Central Michigan University.

Marie has been a member of SLA since 1992. As a Chemistry Division member she was the co-chair of the 2007 conference planning committee and was part of the 2008 nominating committee. In addition, Marie will participate at the 2010 annual conference at a panelist for the session on “Resources for Polymer Information” Marie has been involved with the SLA Michigan Chapter for many years and most recently as the Hospitality Committee Chair.

Marie notes that she takes the opportunity to attend SLA’s annual conferences because she gains practical work-related information, connects with informative and influential people, and develops lasting business contacts.

Yan He

Yan obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Beijing Normal University and M.S. in Organic Chemistry from Peking University in China. After she came to the states, she finished all PhD coursework in Organic Chemistry at University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) and she obtained her M.L.S. with Chemical Information Specialization from the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (Bloomington) in 2006. Yan was the winner of the SLA Chemistry Division Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development in 2006. Yan has been the Science Reference Librarian and Chemistry and Mathematics Bibliographer at the Blommer Science Library of Georgetown University since 2007. She has coordinated several recent SLA Chemistry Division No-Host Dinner events at the SLA Annual Conferences.

Chemistry Division Breakfasts at SLA Conference

May 6, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference

If you’re attending SLA this year in New Orleans, don’t forget to order your breakfast tickets.

ROUNDTABLES – Join your DCHE colleagues for breakfast, networking and a spirited discussion on current topics and concerns.

Academic Roundtable Breakfast (Monday, 6/14, 7:30-9:30am, $10, Ticket #400) –Sponsored by ACS Publications –Moderated by Ben Wagner and Luti Salisbury Corporate Roundtable Breakfast (Wednesday, 6/16, 7:30-9:30am, $10, Ticket #700) –Sponsored by GLTaC, Inc. –Moderated by Theo Jones-Quartey

BUSINESS MEETING – Networking breakfast and reports from the Executive and Advisory Board about DCHE activities. It’s a chance to talk to Board members about getting involved in the Division. We’ll also honor this year’s Sparks Award winner.

Chemistry Division Breakfast & Business Meeting (Tuesday, 6/15, 7:30-9:30am, $15, Ticket #500) –Sponsored by ACS Publications –Moderated by Teri Vogel

Sci-Tech News – Issue #2 Online

May 12, 2010 Categories: Newsletters

The second online issue of Sci-Tech News—the official bulletin of the SLA Chemistry, Engineering, & Sci-Tech Divisions—is now available: http://www.sla1.org/scitechnews. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 28/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Included in this issue:

Message from the Chemistry Division Chair, with profiles on new members Hope Leman and Khue Duong. Hope also contributed another article and (yes!) poetry. Message from the MRM Section Chair. Bob Buchanan’s ‘Beyond the Chemistry Web’ Conference report from the American Chemical Society Meeting, held this spring in San Francisco.

The next one will focus on the upcoming conference, with an August 1 deadline for all submissions. I’m sending out a call later today for conference reporters.

If you would like to contribute an article for this next issue, including a report from another conference you’re attending this summer, please contact Kiem Ta ([email protected]) and me. If you want to be included in the next Membership Corner section, please contact Dana Roth ([email protected]).

2010 Sparks Award for Ye Li

May 18, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Awards

2010 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

The SLA Chemistry Division (DCHE) is pleased to announce: Ye Li is the winner of the 2010 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development. Ms. Li is the Chemistry Librarian at the Shapiro Science Library at the University of Michigan. She obtained her Masters degree in Library Science and her PhD in Chemistry at the University of Iowa in 2009.

DCHE will present Ms. Li with a $1500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2010 SLA Annual Conference. Presentation will take place during the DCHE Annual Business Meeting/Breakfast in New Orleans, LA on Tuesday June 15th.

The Sparks Award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929.

DCHE Survey on SLA’s 2009 Proposed Name Change

June 9, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Alignment

DCHE Survey Results and Analysis Answers to Question 5 Answers to Question 7 Answers to Question 9 —-answers to questions 5,7 and 9 sorted to display alphabetically

As you may remember, the SLA membership was asked to vote for or against a proposed name change (Association of Strategic Knowledge Professionals) late last year.

During the debate and voting period, I sent out a survey to the Chemistry Division to get your opinion on the name. Regardless of the final vote, we felt it was important to have a record of what the DCHE membership thought at the time, including how our division’s voting would compare with the larger association.

We also asked about your knowledge of the Alignment Project, how you kept up with the debate and discussion before and during the vote, and how you felt SLA had handled the process.

My thanks to the Executive and Advisory Boards for their feedback, as well as everyone who took the time to complete the survey.

Conference Meeting Documents Posted

June 9, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 29/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… The 6/12 Board Meeting Agenda, Nomination Report, and minutes from the 2/4 Board Meeting (held by teleconference) have been posted to the Reports & Minutes section of the DCHE website.

2010 Conference – THANKS

June 25, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference

Another great round of CE courses, presentations, posters and networking came and went last week in (hot and humid) New Orleans at the 2010 SLA Conference. Reports from the various sessions will be published in the next issue of Sci-Tech News. And if you have additional feedback on this year’s programs or suggestions for next year’s conference, please send them to Bill Armstrong ([email protected]), next year’s DCHE Chair.

THANKS to everyone who helped make this year’s Chemistry Division programming at the SLA Conference a success:

Cory Craig and Jack Bashian, my program co-planners. They arranged our four sessions that involved speakers (Mobile Devices, Vendor Update, Renewable Materials and Polymer Information), and generally helped me keep my sanity. Ted Baldwin for organizing the CE courses, and Judith Currano, Dawn French and Bartow Culp for teaching those courses. Our session presenters, including Ann Bolek, Marie Fraties-Block, Dr. H.N. Cheng, Antony Williams, Joe Murphy and Robin Dasler. Also to ACS Pubs, RSC, CAS and Nature for participating in our Vendor Update. Cory, Jack and Norah Xiao for moderating those sessions. Ben Wagner, Luti Salisbury, Theo Jones-Quartey for moderating our breakfast roundtables. Ye Li for organizing our No-Host Dinner, and Judith for helping me organize our Newcomers Lunch. Loren Mendelsohn, for securing most of our sponsorship this year, as well as Jack and Luray Minkiewicz for their additional assistance in reaching out to potential sponsors. Our Poster Committee, who along with liaisons from 5 divisions, organized another great poster session (20+ posters). And Irene Laursen for providing so much assistance with the reception. The FAN, Sci-Tech and PAM Divisions, for taking the lead on organizing the Science of Hot Sauce, Collection Intelligence and Data Curation sessions. Bob Buchanan for his treasurer reports, Lee Pedersen for taking minutes (and introducing us to a smartpen), and Bill Armstrong for printing and bringing the evaluation forms and the large poster session sign. Bullitt Darlington at webuybooks.net for making our ever-popular ‘dance cards.’ Kristin Foldvik and Akisha Edogun at SLA Headquarters, who provide endless support to all the conference planners. All DCHE members who attended our programs at the Conference.

And an additional THANK YOU to our sponsors, whose financial support helped make our programs possible:

ACS Publications CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) Elsevier GLTaC, Inc. Knovel Nature Publishing Group ProQuest and Dialog RSC Publishing Springer SRI Consulting Wiley

Collection Intelligence: Presentations

July 7, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Posters & Presentations

The presentations for the Collection Intelligence session at SLA are now online:

Hilary Davis, NCSU Mary Lane, Lorillard Tobacco Company http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 30/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Mathew Willmott, MIT

Polymer Information Resources: Bibliography

July 7, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Ann Bolek’s bibliography of polymer information resources is online at http://gozips.uakron.edu/~bolek/polymer.html.

Future of Science Librarianship – Contributed Papers

July 7, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Posters & Presentations

The first video presentation from this year’s Sci-Tech Contributed Papers session is now online: (DCHE Member) Dana Roth’s The Future of Librarianship in Science & Technology Libraries. The remaining videos will be up shortly.

2011 Chair-Elect, 2011-2012 Treasurer

July 27, 2010 Categories: 2010 Conference, Executive/Advisory Board

At the Business Meeting last month in New Orleans, the Nominating Committee’s report was accepted. Congratulations to:

Marie Fraties-Block (BASF) 2011 DCHE Chair-Elect Yan He (Georgetown University) 2011-2012 DCHE Treasurer

Marie and Yan will be joining Bill, Lee and I on next year’s Executive Board.

Chemical Info for the Non-Practitioner (10/19 Webcast)

October 8, 2010 Categories: Professional Development, webcasts

The SLA Chemistry Division is pleased to co-sponsor an upcoming webcast, featuring the Division’s very own Judith Currano. This educational webcast will teach you the basics of locating chemical information.

“Chemical Information for the Non-Practitioner” begins at 6:00pm EST on Tuesday, October 19. This webcast is free, although advanced registration is required (by Monday, October 18 at noon EST). Note: the onsite program is held in Philadelphia, and includes a tour of the Chemical Heritage Foundation prior to the webcast. More details follow.

DESCRIPTION: This session will provide sources and insight into the process of locating chemical information for those without a science background. Even if you’re a seasoned professional, this session will demonstrate some new approaches to age-old questions in the chemical field. By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

Understand the organization of the chemical literature and the unique access points that it offers Identify key sources or types of source for various types of chemical reference questions, Be aware of the specialized search techniques that exist to answer particular types of question.

Sponsored by the SLA Philadelphia Chapter and SLA Chemistry Division. The webcast will also be recorded and archived.

Web Conference Opens Today!

October 14, 2010 Categories: Posters & Presentations, webcasts

Don’t forget, the web portion of our wonderful All-Sciences Poster Session begins today: http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 31/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Location: http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem What: Posters and presenters from the SLA All Sciences Poster Session event in New Orleans

Three Themes: I. New Strategic Alignments II. Survival and Success Beyond an Economic Recession III. Information Literacy, User Instruction and E-Learning: New Methods, New Participants, New Tools

SLA Division Sponsors: Biomedical & Life Sciences; Chemistry; Engineering; Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition; Physics-Astronomy- Mathematics; and Science-Technology

Dates: October 14 – November 1, 2010 Registration: free Format: asynchronous discussion, open 24 hours a day

Call for Wiggins-Roth Award

October 25, 2010 Categories: Awards

2011 Wiggins-Roth Award for Outstanding Service The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring an award for members that have made outstanding contributions to the field of chemical information. The Awards Committee expects this award will be given out every few years depending on nominations received.

AWARD: $1,000 honorarium. The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast. There is no requirement that this award be given out every year.

ELIGIBILITY: All members of the Chemistry Division who have been a member since January 2006 are eligible excluding members of the elected Executive Board and the current Awards Committee.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following: * Name of nominee. Self nominations are not accepted. * A biographical sketch. * A brief description (1-2 pages) of the nominee’s contribution to the field of chemical information * Two or three letters of recommendation * Other documentation in support of the nominee.

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by December 3, 2010. The winner will be notified by March 1, 2011. Applications will be evaluated by the SLA Chemistry Division Awards Committee.

HISTORY: This award is named in honor of Gary Wiggins and Dana Roth, SLA Hall of Famers. These two individuals are well-known and highly- regarded for both their tremendous contributions to the field of chemical information, and their enthusiasm for sharing their expertise with others in the profession.

Gary Wiggins was the director of the chemical informatics program, and an adjunct professor of informatics at Indiana University. Previously, he was the head of the Indiana University chemistry library for 27 years. Gary was the list owner of CHMINF-L (the Chemical Information Sources Discussion List), one of the longest running listservs in the world. He also maintained the Joint SLA/American Chemical Society Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials and a Web guide to Internet and other chemistry resources, CHEMINFO, Chemical Information Sources from Indiana University. He is the author of the book Chemical Information Sources and its online successor “Chemical Information Sources Wiki” and numerous articles on science librarianship and information handling, He holds a B. A. in chemistry and Russian, a M. A. in Slavic languages and literature, an M.L.S., and a Ph.D. in library and information science. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 32/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Dana Roth is the Chemistry Librarian at the California Institute of Technology, where he celebrated his 40th year of service in 2007. He spent two years early in his career as a library advisor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India. Dana has produced and shared insightful studies of journal pricing data, and has served on publishers’ journal advisory boards, including the Royal Society of Chemistry and Springer. He has authored numerous journal articles. His remarkable and vast knowledge and insights are frequently shared with a global community of chemical information professionals via the CHMINF-L (Chemical Information Sources) email discussion list. Dana holds a B.S. and an M.S. in chemistry, and an M.L.S.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:

Luray M. Minkiewicz Past Chair, SLA Chemistry Division Supervisor, External Content Management DuPont Co. CR&D/Information & Computing Technologies Experimental Station, E301 P. O. Box 80301 Wilmington, DE 19880-0301 USA 302-695-1257 (voice) 302-695-1350 (fax) [email protected]

Webcast Recording & Slides – Chem Info for the Non-Practitioner

November 5, 2010 Categories: Chem Resources, Professional Development, webcasts

The recording of the October 19 webcast “Chemical Information for the Non-Practitioner” is now available for viewing. Some slides were difficult to read on the recording, so this file has been available separately (PDF format).

Webcast Recording: http://goodwincollege.na4.acrobat.com/p65777557/ Slides: Currano-SLA-Oct19Webcast

Many thanks to Judith Currano for an excellent presentation!

Please contact Ted Baldwin (Professional Development Chair, SLA Chemistry Division) with any questions: [email protected]. I welcome your ideas on future professional development offerings.

Enjoy!

November 30, 2010 Categories: 2011 Conference, Posters & Presentations

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! All Sciences Poster Session – June 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SESSION CO-SPONSORS: SLA Biomedical & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Food Agriculture and Nutrition, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Science-Technology Divisions

Conference theme this year is “FUTURE READY”

Your poster presentation could help your colleagues immeasurably as we all seek to cultivate or enhance scientists’ knowledge management skills and to demonstrate the value of our services to our parent organizations or potential clients. The poster session provides an informal and lively venue for sharing your innovative ideas on an important topic.

ELIGIBILITY: Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 33/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… accommodated, members of the sponsoring science divisions will be given first preference.

GUIDELINES and LAYOUT: Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website at http://www.sla1.org/division/dche/poster.html

SUBMISSION of ABSTRACT:

DEADLINE is February 1, 2011

Please submit your name, institution, email address, poster title, and description (250 words or less) by email to [email protected]

NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: All applicants will be notified re: poster proposal acceptance on or before March 1, 2011.

FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT: Rebecca A. Godwin Library / Resources Management Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation 2510 Sam Noble Parkway Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 [email protected] 580-224-6260

DCHE CE Courses at the 2011 Conference

February 28, 2011 Categories: 2011 Conference, Professional Development

The Chemistry Division will host three continuing education (CE) courses on June 11 & 12, during the SLA 2011 conference in Philadelphia, PA. These hands-on courses will give you skills to enhance your understanding of chemistry fundamentals, chemical information, and specialized structure searching.

To purchase tickets online, go to http://www.sla1.org/content/Events/conference/ac2011/registration/index.cfm. NOTE: You are not required to register for the full conference in order to attend a CE course.

Please spread the word to your colleagues (SLA members or not) who may benefit from the courses. If someone only wishes to attend CE courses, the downloadable registration form (PDF) may be an easier route: http://www.sla1.org/PDFs/SLA2011/2011_attendee_reg_form.pdf. Simply choose the “Ticket Only for CE Courses” registration and enter in the course title & details in section 4.

Contact Ted Baldwin (or 513-556-4211) with any questions regarding these courses.

Title: Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian Date: Saturday, 11 June 2011 Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Instructors: Susan Cardinal (U. Rochester), Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania)

Summary: Any information scientist with responsibilities for providing chemistry reference services should understand the structure and language of chemistry. This course takes a hands-on approach to introduce learners to the basic principles of the five major divisions of chemistry, chemical terminology and drawing, and other intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. This course contains four sections: an introduction to chemistry as a science, strategies for effective communication with chemists, basic chemical concepts and research questions, and the ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs. Ticket prices: Student Member $199 , SLA Member $299 , Non-Member $399

Title: Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference Date: Sunday, 12 June 2011 http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 34/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Instructors: Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania), Dawn French (Millennium Inorganic Chemicals)

Summary: This hands-on course introduces learners to the types of questions that chemical researchers ask and reference sources that can be used to answer them. It will provide an overview of the structure of the chemical literature, types of reference sources in the chemical sciences, unique access points for chemical information, and strategies for an effective search. Informal lectures, interspersed with real-world reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources. Ticket prices: Student Member $99 , SLA Member $199 , Non-Member $299

Title: Extreme Structure Searching: Organics, Organometallics, Polymers, and Markush Date: Sunday, 12 June 2011 Time: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Instructors: Denise Callihan (PPG Industries), Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania)

Summary: This course will introduce participants to specialized search techniques for small molecules in the chemical literature: profiling organic, organometallic and catalytic substances by substructure, applying structure and substructure search techniques to polymer searching, and using basic substructure and Markush search strategies for patent information retrieval. Participants will learn the basics of creating a substructure, progressing to more advanced techniques and recommendations of where, when, and how to use them. This will be followed by techniques of locating organometallics and polymers using the substructure techniques to patent searching, including learning the basics of Markush searching. Ticket prices: Student Member $99 , SLA Member $199 , Non-Member $299

Early Bird Registration for Annual ends Friday, April 8 – don’t delay!

April 6, 2011 Categories: 2011 Conference

Dear Chemistry Division Members:

Please don’t miss the opportunity to save money by registering for the SLA Annual in Philadelphia by Friday! We have an exciting set of programs lined up and hope that you will be able to find multiple events of interest to you, in addition to the networking opportunities that abound.

A complete calendar of DCHE led and co-sponsored events can be found at http://units.sla1.org/division/dche/2011/index.htm. For a complete description of any given program, simply click on the event.

If you are interested in the Academic Roundtable & Breakfast, the Business Meeting & Breakfast, and/or the Corporate Roundtable & Breakfast, be sure to indicate when you register, as these are ticketed events. Even though a full breakfast menu is included, we keep the ticket prices down to $15, so it’s a real bargain and a stimulating way to begin any one of these mornings.

If you have any questions regarding Annual, don’t hesitate to email or call, and I’ll be happy to answer whatever I can.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Bill Chair, SLA Chemistry Division, 2011

************************************ William W. Armstrong Collection Development Coordinator, LSU Libraries Chemistry Librarian Liaison to Physics & Astronomy Middleton Library Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Ph. (225) 578-2738 Email: [email protected] http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 35/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Call for volunteers

April 6, 2011 Categories: 2011 Conference

Dear SLA Chemistry Division Members:

We have a wonderful opportunity for two lucky volunteers to help with the final planning of the DCHE Academic Roundtable & Breakfast session. This is a rather laid back affair which offers wonderful opportunities for discussing topics of interest to the academic community of chemical information professionals. It’s a great way to get involved in Chemistry Division activities and get to know people. And there are lots of wonderful people in the Chemistry Division to get to know!

If, perchance, we happen to have more volunteers than needed for this particular program, not to worry, I feel sure we can find other opportunities to help; not only with Annual, but with other Division activities.

Please let me know as soon as possible, if you would like to volunteer to help with the Chemistry Academic Roundtable (or any other opportunity we may have available).

Thanks in advance!

Bill Chair, SLA Chemistry Division

************************************ William W. Armstrong Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Ph. (225) 578-2738 Email: [email protected]

2011 Nominating Committee Report

June 9, 2011 Categories: 2011 Conference, Executive/Advisory Board

The DCHE 2011 Nominating Committee has identified these candidates for the open positions:

For Chair-Elect in 2012 (a three-year term, including Chair in 2013 and Past Chair in 2014)

Susan Makar from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD USA

For Secretary, 2012-2013 (a two-year term):

Lee Pedersen from Brown University, Providence, RI USA

Susan Makar is a librarian and chemical information specialist in the Information Services Office (ISO) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Previously, she worked as the science reference librarian at Georgetown University where she gained extensive experience assisting chemistry department faculty and graduate students. Susan received her MLS from the University of Iowa and a B.A. from Luther College.

In her current position at NIST, Susan is ISO’s web manager and a member of the lab liaison team. Her professional interests and expertise include citation and impact analysis, sci-tech publishing, web content management, chemical information resources, and digital repositories.

Susan’s professional memberships include DCHE, DST, DBIO, and the DC and MD Chapters within SLA. She is also a member of the ACS Division of Chemical Information and the Society for Scholarly Publishing. As an SLA Chemistry Division member, she was a co- program planner on the 2009 conference planning committee. Susan has presented at SLA and ACS national meetings. She was an invited speaker at the SLA MD Chapter’s Xtreme Reference conference in October 2010. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 36/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Lee A. Pedersen is currently serving as the Secretary for DCHE. Her term of office ends in 2011. She became a librarian in 2003 with an MLIS from Dominican University. Before then, she was a seasoned professional chemist with a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and years of experience doing research in industry and later serving in chemistry faculty positions. Her first job as an academic librarian has been at Brown University. She started at the end of 2004. She is currently the subject librarian for the physical sciences, developing the collections, doing reference research, conducting instruction, and creating outreach opportunities. As a research chemist, she published in journals, presented at national and international meetings, and been granted two patents and a WO international patent application. She also was elected as the secretary and later the alternate councilor for the Pittsburgh section of the American Chemical Society. As a librarian, her research is currently in instruction and outreach. She has presented at SLA and ASEE national meetings. Her other professional memberships in SLA are PAM, DST, and the RI Chapter. She is also a member of the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.

A notice was sent to the Chemistry Division discussion list on May 27 to solicit other potential nominees for these positions.

Respectfully submitted,

Teri M. Vogel

2011 Nominating Chair and Past-Chair – SLA Chemistry Division Bob Buchanan Val Tucci

Updated Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates

September 21, 2011 Categories: Information Literacy

The REVISED second edition of “Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the elements of information literacy” is available now at: http://chemistry.sla1.org/wp-content/uploads/cheminfolit.pdf

The second edition was issued in May 2011, this September 2011 revision consists of link updates and minor editions. The document will undergo quarterly updates to keep links and other information current. Comments on this document should be sent to: [email protected]

Generally, the second edition is not inclusive of all possible resources but includes representative resources suggested for libraries serving undergraduates, similar to the first edition.

Many thanks to Marion Peters, Grace Baysinger, Dana Roth, Linda Maddux for their work on this revision. It is issued jointly by the Special Libraries Association, Chemistry Division and the American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Information.

–Cory Craig, (Co-Editor, “Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates”)

Call for Nominations: 2012 Wiggins-Roth Award

October 31, 2011 Categories: Awards

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Wiggins-Roth Award for Outstanding Service, an award for members that have made outstanding contributions to the field of chemical information. All nominations must be received by December 12, 2011.

For more information & the complete application procedure, see http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/wiggins-roth-award/.

Call for Nominations: 2012 Sparks Award

November 30, 2011 Categories: Awards

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Sparks Award for Professional Development, a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2012 SLA Annual Meeting in http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 37/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Chicago, Illinois. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities. All applications for the award must be received by March 1, 2012.

For more information & the complete application procedure, see http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/sparks-award/.

DCHE CE Courses at the 2012 Conference

December 1, 2011 Categories: 2012 Conference, Professional Development

As you plan for conference travel in 2012, please consider attending an SLA Chemistry Division CE course during the SLA 2012 conference in Chicago, IL. You will find brief course information and ticket prices here.

You are not required to register for the full conference in order to attend a weekend CE course. I hope that this entices your colleagues who live in the local area!

Contact Ted Baldwin Professional Development Chair, with any questions.

LMD PD Series: Alternative Careers Webinar

January 4, 2012 Categories: Professional Development

Join us for a Webinar on January 12 What do you call a librarian without a library?

Flexible, brave, curious, energetic, and involved!

With all the debate about the lack of traditional library jobs, have you ever wondered what else you can do with your information professional expertise? How do you find a non-traditional role that uses all of your skills? And what new skill-sets would you need to learn?

Bethan Ruddock talks about the career options that an information professional qualification opens up for you, and gives you tips on how to align your thinking and development to working in a non-traditional environment.

Bethan Ruddock is an early-career professional, working as Content Development Officer for Library and Archival Services at Mimas, University of Manchester. She is Awards Chair and Early Career Co-Chair for SLA Europe, and Co-Chair of the LMD Marketing Section. Bethan blogs at http://bethaninfoprof.wordpress.com, tweets as @bethanar, and is currently editing a New Professional’s Toolkit (http://lisnewprofs.wordpress.com/), due for publication in 2012.

Title: LMD PD Series: Alternative Careers Webinar Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division’s 2012 Spring Meeting

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 38/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… January 6, 2012 Categories: Professional Development

Registration for the SLA Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division’s 2012 Spring Meeting will be held March 18-20, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland is now open! Full meeting information and registration is online at: hp://www.regonline.com/pht2012 Travel awards are also available in amounts up to $1,000. Contact the PHT liaison Rochelle Stern ([email protected]) for details.

Preview of PHT 2012 Spring Meeng Agenda (for previous conference informaon, see hp://units.sla1.org/division/dpht/meengs/meengs.shtml)

Sunday, March 18, 2012 · CE Course, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. : Applying Text Mining Techniques for Scienﬁc Literature and Patent Search and Analysis: A Hands-On Workshop · Opening Recepon for the Exhibion

Monday, March 19, 2012 Sessions (tentave): · Keynote (Doug Long, VP Industry Relaons, IMS) · Communicaon value and ROI upwards – Case study: Otsuka Blanca Chou and Eric Stubbs, Otsuka Pharmaceucals · Using BizInt Smart Charts Reference Rows™ to Create Drug Pipeline and Clinical Trials Reports Diane Webb (BizInt) and Jennifer Friend-Huizer (J&J) · Mobile Devices & the Informaon Professional – where do I fit in?’ Andrew Clark, UCB · Training using social media technologies · KOLs – who are they, where are they, and how do you find them? Ben Weitraub, Wolter Kluwer InThought · OVID, QUOSA and an NDA filing Natalie Rainford, Astellas Pharma Global Development · Monday Night Networking Social

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Sessions (tentave): · The Rise of China: Implicaons for Pharma and Pharma Librarians Josh Berlin, Elsevier Business Intelligence · Librarians as internal consultants · Vendor Panel – Discovery Services · Breakout sessions

NOTE: Please make your hotel reservaons directly with the Hilton Balmore (or call 1-800-HILTONS). Conference rates are valid from 3/16-3/20/12. Your reservaon must be made by 2/29/12. You must ask for the group rate for: Special Libraries Associaon Rates (tax will be added): $189/single or double, $209/triple, $229/quad Hilton Balmore 401 West Pra Street Balmore, Maryland 21201 United States 443-573-8700

For any other Spring Meeting questions, please contact the PHT Chair-Elect, Margaret Basket ([email protected]) or PHT Chair, Alexander Feng ([email protected])

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 39/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Introduction to Copyright Management: Principles and Issues

January 10, 2012 Categories: Professional Development Tags: copyright

Why is copyright a librarian issue? Why does your organization need to be copyright compliant? What are some common copyright myths?

CCM100. Introduction to Copyright Management: Principles and Issues addresses these and other questions. Join instructor Lesley Ellen Harris on 18 January to improve your copyright knowledge and add value in your organization.

CCM100 is part of SLA’s Certificate in Copyright Management, now in its fifth year. This premium course is offered online 18-30 January. Course includes two live online sessions, discussion list participation, and independent readings.

Cost: $195 for members / $295 for non-members. Discounts are available.

Need more information? Contact Click University.

Carolyn Sosnowski, MLIS

Manager, Professional Development and Information Services

SLA

331 S. Patrick Street

Alexandria, VA 22310 USA

Tel: +1.703.647.4914 Fax: +1.703.647.4901

[email protected]

www.sla1.org

http://slaconnections.typepad.com/info_center_blog/

http://slaconnections.typepad.com/click_university_blog

@triviachick

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Check out Click University Webinar replays for professional development.

http://www.sla1.org/content/learn/members/webinars/webreplays/index.cfm

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! All Sciences Poster Session – July 2012 Chicago

February 3, 2012 Categories: 2012 Conference, Posters & Presentations

Conference theme this year is Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy

Submission of Abstract: Due by April 1, 2012

Possible poster topics:

v Library disaster preparedness http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 40/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… v Automated storage & retrieval systems

v Measuring the value of information

v Science literacy; Information literacy

v E-Science librarianship

v Be creative … use your imagination

ELIGIBILITY: Any SLAmember is welcome to submit an abstract. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the sponsoring science divisions will be given first preference.

GUIDELINES and LAYOUT: Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website at: http://chemistry.sla1.org/documents/poster-session-guidelines/

SUBMISSION of ABSTRACT:

DEADLINE is April 1, 2012 Please submit your name, institution, email address, poster title and description [250 words or less] by e-mail to [email protected]

NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: All applicants will be notified re: poster proposal acceptance on or before May 1, 2012.

SESSION CO-SPONSORS Biomedical & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, and Science-Technology Divisions

FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT:

Cheryl Hansen

ESI Engineering Systems Inc.

630.851.4566 X1238

630.851.4870 (fax)

Email: [email protected]

4215 Campus Drive

Aurora,Il60504 http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 41/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Saving Data At Risk Survey

February 20, 2012 Categories: Uncategorized Tags: curation, data_collections, data_curation, digital_data, non_digital_data

SLAColleagues:

I am sending this survey notice on behalf of a student with whom I’m working on the Data At Risk Inventory project at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. If you know of any data collections (especially non-digital data or data in out-dated formats) at your workplace that are in danger of disappearing, please consider participating in the survey.

Davenport“Dav” Robertson, MSLS, FSLA

Professor of the Practice

School of Information & Library Science

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

[email protected]

Colleagues:

I am a graduate student leading theData-at-Risk Student Learning Circle,

at theSILSMetadataResearchCenter,UniversityofNorth Carolinaat

Chapel Hill. Our work supports the international *Committee on Data for

Science and Technology (CODATA) Data at Risk Task Group*’s efforts.

The following survey is intended for librarians, archivists and information

custodians who are involved in any aspect of data curation.

We are seeking participation in an important survey on valuable, research

data that are at risk of being lost forever. Examples of at-risk data

include fragile laboratory notebooks, glass plates and floppy disks. By

sharing your experience you are making a positive contribution to the

future provision of data services within the scientific setting.

To complete the survey, click the link below.

https://uncodum.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cCFP3j3xthD2ivq

NOTE: If you are unable to click on the link directly, please type the http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 42/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… entire link into the address or location field at the top of your web

browser, and press the ENTER key on your keyboard to access the survey.

Additional information on the study:

***What are your rights as a research participant?*

You are being asked to take part in a research study. Participation is

voluntary. You are free to skip any particular question and have the right

to withdraw at any time. Responding to the survey indicates your consent to

participate in the study.

* **Who is doing the survey?*

The survey is conducted by the UNC Data At Risk

Initiative(DARI), a project of the Committee

on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) Data at Risk Task Group(DARTG).

Part 1 of the DARI project has developed an inventory to store information about

endangered data. The goal of part 2 is to design data preservation strategies to save these data.

***How will your privacy by protected?*

Your individual responses will be strictly confidential. Only aggregated

data will be shared and no individual responses will be identified.

Summaries of the results will be made available through conference

presentations, publications and on the web at http://ils.unc.edu/mrc/dari/

* **What are the possible risks and benefits from being in the study?*

There are no anticipated risks or benefits to you; however, there will be

benefits to the scientific and library community at large in that knowledge

of data at risk will help them design data rescue and preservation

efforts. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 43/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column…

* **Does the study have ethics approval?*

Yes, this research is reviewed by the UNC Institutional Review Board that

works to protect your rights and welfare. If you have questions or concerns

you may contact, anonymously if you wish, theUniversityofNorth Carolina

at Chapel HillInstitutional Review Board at (919) 966-3113 or by email to

[email protected].

* **What if you have questions about the study?*

If you have any questions about the study or know of others who would like

to participate, please do not hesitate to contact me at

[email protected]

Thank you. Your participation will enhance the completeness and accuracy of

the study’s conclusions.

Sincerely,

Cheryl A. Thompson

Data At Risk Initiative, CODATA

SILSMetadataResearchCenter

SchoolofInformationand Library Science,

UniversityofNorth CarolinaatChapel Hill

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://ils.unc.edu/mrc/dari

Ellis Mount

February 20, 2012 Categories: Uncategorized Tags: obituary

Dear Colleagues: I am sorry to pass on the very sad news that our friend and colleague Dr. Ellis Mount has passed away. Ellis was very active in SLA and he was the Editor of Sci Tech News . He retired as aprofessor of Library Service at Columbia University. Ellis Mount was also an author of many books, including: Special Libraries and Information Centers: An Introductory Text.

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 44/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Here is a link to an obituary announcement: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=h-ellis- mount&pid=155937161

Academic Library Award

February 20, 2012 Categories: Awards Tags: academic

The Academic Division of SLA is very proud to present for the second year an award for academic libraries, sponsored by Springshare, Inc., creator of LibGuides! This annual award recognizes a new program or service that demonstrates an innovative approach to academic librarianship. Please feel free to distribute to all innovative academic libraries you may know.

Award

A certificate and a $500 US award, donated by Springshare, are presented during the Academic Library Division Business Meeting at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference. The winning library is also recognized through the Academic Division’s various public relations outlets.

Criteria

Projects nominated for the award should demonstrate recognized innovation, creativity and quality. Nominated programs or services can have been developed in any facet of the library’s activities, including but not limited to:

reference and research assistance; information literacy and library instruction; collection development; cataloging and/or technical services; space planning; or marketing and public relations

Eligibility

Academic or research libraries in a higher education institution are eligible to receive the award. Recipients must have implemented their program or service in an academic or research library no more than two years prior to the nomination submission deadline. Nominated libraries do not have to have a SLA or an SLA-Academic Division member on staff.

Submissions

Nominations must include a 500-1000 words description of the innovative program or service and must demonstrate usage and/or success of implementation using accepted assessment methods. Include any other supporting print or electronic documentation that would assist the committee in evaluating the purpose, content, impact, and innovative aspects of the program or service.

Send nominations to the Academic Division Awards Committee Chair, Catherine Lavallée-Welch, Director, University of South Florida Polytechnic Library,[email protected].

Note: Electronic submissions are required.

Submission Deadline: April 1st, 2012

Best,

Catherine http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 45/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Chair, Academic Division Awards Committee

Chair-Elect, Academic Division

Catherine Lavallée-Welch

Director, University of South Florida Polytechnic Library

3433 Winter Lake Rd – LTB 1115

Lakeland, FL 33803 USA

[email protected]

(863) 667-7737

(863) 667-7754 (fax)

http://www.poly.usf.edu/library/

USFP Library news: http://catherin.blog.usf.edu

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/usfplib

Twitter: http://twitter.com/usfplib

FourSquare: http://foursquare.com/venue/3864736

Best,

Catherine

Catherine Lavallée-Welch

Director, University of South Florida Polytechnic Library

3433 Winter Lake Rd – LTB 1115

Lakeland, FL 33803 USA

[email protected]

(863) 667-7737

(863) 667-7754 (fax)

http://www.poly.usf.edu/library/

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Negotiating for fun (and profit) webinar

February 20, 2012 Categories: webcasts Tags: negotiating

Join us for LMD’s February Virtual Professional Development Series Webinar.

Title: Negotiating for fun (and profit) Date/Time: February 23rd, 2012 / 2 – 3 PM ET Presenter: Barbara Hirsh Director, Information Resources & Knowledge Management NERA Economic Consulting, New York, NY

Session Description: Barbara Hirsh, co-chair for the LMD Content Buying Section, will provide useful tools and tips to negotiate license agreements, subscription agreements, market data sets and any other data related purchases needed for organizations. The session will include specific ‘what to do’ as well as ‘what to avoid’ plus examples of both successful and ‘not so successful’ agreements. Presented with humor and solid advice, Barbara will leave time at the end of the session for questions.

2012 Annual Conference, Chicago Illinois, July 14 – 19

February 22, 2012 Categories: 2012 Conference

Early Bird registration will open on February 27, 2012

Click here for details about Early Bird Registraion

Programs

Chemistry on the Go – chemical information on mobile devices

Chemistry information training: present and future

How and Why Things Fail – Forensic Engineers and Information Specialists

Institutional Repositories

National Science Foundation Data Management Plans

The Science of Beauty Care

CE Courses

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference

Extreme Structure Searching: Organics, Organometallics, Polymers, and Markush

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Events

All Sciences Posters & Reception

Tour -UniversityofChicagoLibrary

DCHE Academic Roundtable & Breakfast

DCHE Corporate Roundtable & breakfast

DCHE Newcomer’s Lunch

DCHE No Host Dinner

Business meetings

DCHE Board Meeting

DCHE Business Meeting & Breakfast

DCHE Board Meeting wrap-up

Early Bird registration will open on February 27, 2012

Click here for details about Early Bird registration.

Saturday July 14, 2012

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

CE Full day course

Ticketed event

SLAMembers $299

Students/retired members $199

Non-members $399

It is necessary that any information scientist with responsibilities for providing chemistry reference services understand the structure and language of chemistry. This course takes a hands-on approach to introduce learners to the basic principles of the five major divisions of chemistry, chemical terminology and drawing, and other intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. It will be composed of four basic sections: an introduction to chemistry as a science, strategies for effective communication with chemists, basic chemical concepts and research questions, and the ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs.

5:00 – 7:00 pm

DCHE Board Meeting

Chemistry Division Board Meeting

Sunday July 15, 2012 http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 48/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… 12:00 – 2:00 pm

DCHE Newcomer’s Lunch

Invitation Only event

This Lunch Event is for new members of the Chemistry Division or MRM Section. New members can find out more about our activities and how to get involved.

Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference

CE ½ day course

Ticketed event

SLAMembers $199

Students/retired members $99

Non-members $299

The course takes a hands-on approach to introduce learners to the types of questions that chemical researchers ask and reference sources that can be used to answer them. It will provide an overview of the structure of the chemical literature, types of reference sources in the chemical sciences, unique access points for chemical information, and strategies for an effective search. Informal lectures, interspersed with hands-on reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources.

Extreme Structure Searching: Organics, Organometallics, Polymers, and Markush

CE ½ day course

Ticketed event

SLAMembers $199

Students/retired members $99

Non-members $299

This course will introduce participants to specialized search techniques for small molecules in the chemical literature: profiling organic, organometallic and catalytic substances by substructure, applying structure and substructure search techniques to polymer searching, and using basic substructure and Markush search strategies for patent information retrieval. Participants will learn advanced organic substructure search techniques and recommendations of where, when, and how to use them. This will be followed by techniques of locating organometallics and polymers using the substructure search techniques taught. Finally, the participants will examine the application of substructure techniques to patent searching, including learning the basics of Markush searching.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

DCHE No Host Dinner

Join the Chemistry Division for a No Host Dinner at an exciting local restaurant.

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Monday July 16, 2012

7:30 am – 9:30 am

Ticketed event

SLAMembers $15

DCHE Academic Roundtable & Breakfast

Join your academic DCHE colleagues for breakfast and a moderated discussion on current topics and concerns. Topic(s) for this roundtable will be announced prior to the conference.

10:00 am – 11:30 am.

National Science Foundation Data Management Plans

Learn how libraries are supporting researchers in their efforts to comply with the NSF requirement for data management plans to accompany all grant proposals.

12:00 – 1:30 pm.

Chemistry information training: present and future

Learn about chemical information training resources from librarian colleagues.

Tuesday July 17, 2012

7:30 am – 9:30 am

Ticketed event

SLAMembers $15

DCHE Business Meeting & Breakfast

Chemistry Division Business Meeting

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Chemistry on the Go

Learn how the major chemical information vendors are providing mobile access to important chemistry resources. And learn about anticipated new mobile accessibility.

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2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.

How and Why Things Fail – Forensic Engineers and Information Specialists

Dr. Michael Stevenson, President of Engineernig Systems will talk about Forensic Engineering and how the library and knowledge play a key role.

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

The Science of Beauty Care

Back by popular demand, this session will focus on the science and chemistry of popular skin care products. Scientists will provide insight on the benefits of skincare products old and new, and experts from the industry will address the cultural side of skincare trends. Product samples will be available.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

All Sciences Posters & Reception

Wednesday July 18, 2012

7:30 am – 9:30 am

Ticketed event

SLAMembers $15

DCHE Corporate Roundtable & breakfast

Join your corporate DCHE colleagues for breakfast and a moderated discussion on current topics and concerns. Topic(s) for this roundtable will be announced prior to the conference.

10:00 – 11:30 am

Institutional Repositories

Learn from seasoned experts how to implement and manage institutional repositories, and tips for making them grow.

12:00 – 1:30 pm

DCHE Board Meeting wrap-up

All division members welcome to attend. We will evaluate this year’s meeting, suggestions for next year’s meeting, and follow-up’s to the Board Meeting.

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Thursday July 19, 2012

11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Ticketed event

Cost TBD

Tour – University of Chicago Library

The newly opened Mansueto Library at theUniversityofChicagois already a city icon. We will take a behind the scene tour of the robotic book retrieval systems and the underground storage facility. Chemistry Division members will also tour theUniversityofChicago Crerar Chemistry Library.

Early Bird registration will open on February 27, 2012

Click here for details about Early Bird registration.

April 30, 2012 – “Introduction to Patents” webinar

April 18, 2012 Categories: Professional Development, webcasts

Michael White

Title: Introduction to Patents for Chemistry Librarians and Information Professionals

Date/Time: Monday, April 30 from 3-4:30 pm EST

Presenter: Michael White, Queen’s University Sponsored by: Chemistry Division, Special Libraries Association: http://chemistry.sla1.org

Cost: Free of charge to both SLA members and non-members. Registration is limited.

Description: Patents are an important source of chemical information, much of which is not published in journals. The American Chemical Society estimates that 46 percent of all new small molecules added to the CAS Registry in 2010 were disclosed first in patent applications. The growth in chemical patents is accelerating, driven in part by China. In 2010, approximately 2 million new patent applications were filed worldwide; of these, about 22 percent were chemistry related. The patent literature is interdisciplinary and international, encompassing innovations in every field of technology during the last two hundred years. Patents reveal the current state- of-the-art and provide vital information for making informed decisions about new research projects and business opportunities. In this 90 minute workshop, Michael White (Engineering & Science Library, Queen’s University) will introduce you to patent documents and patent search tools. Learn how to:

Navigate patent documents; Select the best patent database for your information needs; Retrieve patent documents; Search by inventor and company name; http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 52/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Search by patent classification; Retrieve patent family and legal status information; and Analyze patent data using free visualization tools.

Presenter: Michael White is the librarian for research services in the Engineering & Science Library at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He has worked with patent information since 1991. He was the engineering, patents and trademarks librarian at the University of Maine from 1995-1998 and a librarian in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 1998-2005. During his career he has conducted dozens of workshops on patent searching for inventors, attorneys, librarians and paralegals. In addition, he has given presentations on patents at the Canadian Engineering Education Association, American Society for Engineering Education, Ontario Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association. He is an active member of the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG), Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association, SLA and ASEE.

NOTE: Registration for the live event is limited to 100 people. Registration will close once this limit is reached. A recording of the webinar will be posted to the Chemistry Division’s website shortly after the event. The archived recording will be available free to all.

GoToMeeting System Requirements:

PC users: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh users: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Slides and Recording – 4/30/12 “Introduction to Patents…” Webinar

May 8, 2012 Categories: Chem Resources, Professional Development, webcasts Tags: patents, professional development, searching

The presentation slides and recording are now available for Michael White’s 4/30/12 webinar on “Introduction to Patents for Chemistry Librarians and Information Professionals” (Read the original webinar announcement)

Slides (PDF format):

Patent Presentation Classification Searching

Session recording Note: click the title to open video in new window (larger screen) or click the play button to play within this browser screen.

The Chemistry Division’s Professional Development Committee would appreciate hearing your ideas for future webinar topics and speakers. Please send your comments to Ted Baldwin at [email protected].

June 20, 2012 Webinar – “Truncating Molecules: Basic Techniques in Structure and Substructure Searching for Information Professionals” http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 53/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… June 4, 2012 Categories: Chem Resources, Professional Development, webcasts

Title: Truncating Molecules: Basic Techniques in Structure and Substructure Searching for Information Professionals

Judith Currano

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 20 from 3-4:30 pm EST

Presenter: Judith Currano, University of Pennsylvania Sponsored by: Chemistry Division, Special Libraries Association: http://chemistry.sla1.org

Cost: Free of charge to both SLA members and non-members. Note: A recording of the webinar will be posted to the Chemistry Division’s website shortly after the event. The archived recording will be available free to all.

7/5/12 UPDATE: View slides and recording available at http://chemistry.sla1.org/2012/recording-truncating-molecules-webinar/

Description:

Everyone is familiar with the old cliché, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This is definitely true in chemistry, where a small drawing, or structure, conveys a wealth of information about the composition, orientation, and probable behavior of a substance, and the ability to search for substances by their structures is critical in many areas of the science. However, searching by structure comes with some drawbacks. As with text searching, it is only possible for searchers to retrieve information about a substance if they represent its structure exactly the same way that the author or database did; yet, the way in which individual papers or resources may describe a substance’s structure can vary widely. In addition, chemists frequently need to locate protocols for making novel substances and substances that exist in nature but have never been synthesized. In cases like these, a search for the substance’s structure will retrieve no relevant results, but a search for structurally similar substances could yield just the method needed to succeed in the lab. This session will provide an overview of structure search techniques before focusing on some fundamental techniques of performing a substructure, or truncation, search to locate molecules that are similar to a substance of interest. A basic knowledge of chemical structure drawing conventions is assumed and will aid in participant understanding of the subject matter.

Presenter Biography

Judith Currano received a B.A. in Chemistry and English from the University of Rochester. She was awarded a Pfizer Summer Fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and did independent research under Robert K. Beckmann, Jr., where she had her first experience with structure searching. She found literature searching to be far more exciting and far less smelly than running reactions, so, after graduating with distinction, she went on to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to pursue a M.S. in Library and Information Science. For the past thirteen years, Judith has been the head of the Chemistry Library at the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches a graduate course in chemical information each spring, administers publication ethics training for new graduate students, and coordinates the Physical Science and Engineering Libraries’ workshop and seminar series. She herself teaches workshops on SciFinder, Reaxys, the Cambridge Structural Database, MEDLINE, INSPEC, the NCBI bioinformatics resources, and various reference management tools, as well as topic-specific workshops on substructure searching, finding physical properties, reaction searching, and researching employment opportunities.

Judith strongly believes that every chemist should have strong information skills and that every librarian is capable of answering basic chemistry reference questions. As a member of the SLA Chemistry Division, she has taught sections of the 2001 and 2002 presentations of Chemistry and Chemical Librarianship for the Non-Chemist; and she co-developed and team taught the past nine presentations of Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian and Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference. In 2011, she and Denise Callihan of PPG pioneered a new SLA continuing education course, Extreme Structure Searching, which will be repeated http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 54/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… this July at the Chicago meeting. Judith is also active in the American Chemical Society Chemical Information Division and, as a member of their Education Committee, has team-taught two iterations of the short-course Teaching Chemical Information, at ACS National Meetings, and her Webinar, “Chemical Information for the Non-Practitioner,” can be viewed online for free. She is the author of three journal articles in the areas of chemical information, information education, and synthetic organic chemistry, and she has presented nine papers at ACS National Meetings, five of which dealt with topics related to substructure searching.

Slides and Recording – 6/20/12 “Truncating Molecules: Basic Techniques in Structure and Substructure Searching…” Webinar

July 4, 2012 Categories: Chem Resources, Professional Development, webcasts

The presentation slides and recording are now available for Judith Currano’s 6/20/12 webinar on “Truncating Molecules: Basic Techniques in Structure and Substructure Searching for Information Professionals” (Read the original webinar announcement)

Slides (PDF format): Truncating Molecules

Session Recording (Note: click the title to open video in new window (larger screen) or click the play button to view within this browser screen.

Truncating Molecules: Basic Techniques in Structure and Substructure Searching for Information Professionals from Chemistry Division SLA

1:16:44

The Chemistry Division’s Professional Development Committee would appreciate your comments and ideas for future webinar topics and speakers. Please send this feedback to Ted Baldwin at [email protected].

Chemistry for Non-Chemist Course – Nov 15 in Aberdeen, MD

September 26, 2012 Categories: Chem Resources, Professional Development

The SLA Chemistry Division is pleased to co-sponsor an in-person professional development course on Thursday, November 15. This course is usually offered in conjunction with the SLA annual conference, so we are pleased to provide another opportunity to learn these fundamentals. Note: Registration is limited to 30 attendees.

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

A hands-on course that introduces learners to the basic principles of the five major divisions of chemistry, chemical terminology and drawing, and other intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. The course will be composed of four basic sections: an introduction to chemistry as a science, strategies for effective communication with chemists, an explanation of basic chemical concepts and research questions, and an exploration of the ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs.

Instructor: Judith Currano, University of Pennsylvania. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 55/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Joint sponsors: SLA Chemistry Division and the Army Research Laboratory Technical Library.

Date: Thursday 15 Nov 2012, 8 am – 4 pm.

Location: Mallette Hall, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. (Driving instructions provided upon registration.)

Cost: $250, payable at the event by check to SLA Chemistry Division.

Lunch: Subway and Tim Horton’s available onsite, or bring your own lunch. (No microwave available.)

Announcement of Chemistry Division Candidates for 2013

October 31, 2012 Categories: 2012 Conference

The DCHE 2012 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the nominees for the Chair-Elect and Treasurer positions for 2013:

• Valerie Tucci from The College of New Jersey for the three year term of Chair-Elect – 2013; Chair – 2014; and Past Chair – 2015; • Yan He from Indiana University Kokomo for the Treasurer position for a second two year term, beginning 2013.

The biography of the Chair-Elect nominee, Valerie Tucci, is as follows: ______

Valerie Tucci is currently the physical science and engineering librarian at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and just completed her tenure requirements in Spring 2012.

Valerie attended Mount Mercy College (now Carlow University) and graduated with a BA in chemistry. She received an MLS and an Advanced Certificate in IS from the University of Pittsburgh and completed the course work for a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science while working full-time as an Information Specialist at Koppers Chemical Research Labs.

During Valerie’s long and diverse career, she: – introduced online searching to the research staff as Library Supervisor at Colgate-Palmolive; – managed a complex of libraries, online searchers, a corporate research quality program and a corporate research publications program at Air Products and Chemicals in Trexlertown, PA; – was elected first chairperson for the Industrial Technical Information Managers Group (ITIMG), an ad hoc group of information managers primarily from major chemical companies; – organized a library for the NEC Research Institute (later, named NEC Laboratories America) in Princeton, NJ. Composed of physical scientists (chemists and physicists) and computer scientists, its mission was modeled after Bell Labs.

Valerie’s scholarly publications include peer-reviewed articles in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship and Science and Technology Libraries. An article in Against the Grain compared the corporate and academic library worlds from her perspective. In addition, Valerie has made presentations and given posters at ALA/ACRL, ACS and SLA national meetings. She has been a member of ALA/ACRL for 4 years, the American Chemical Society (ACS) for 41 years and SLA for 44 years and believes it is time to “give-back” to SLA.

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The candidates presented above will be considered duly elected 15 days following the publication of this announcement, barring any further nominations from the membership within this time period, as approved by the membership at the Chemistry Division’s Annual Business Meeting in Chicago, July 2012.

Sincerely,

William Armstrong, 2012 Nominating Committee, Chair; Past Chair, DCHE Dawn French, 2012 Nominating Committee Bing Wang, 2012 Nominating Committee, Past Section Chair, MRM Section

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November 29, 2012 Categories: Chem Resources, Professional Development, students, webcasts

Kristin Briney

SLA Chemistry Division collaborated with Professional Development chairs from other SLA units on a day-long Winter Virtual Conference on Friday, December 7. This event was FREE. A variety of 1-hour presentations were held scheduled throughout the day: Schedule at http://pht.sla1.org/event/winter-virtual-conference-2/.

UPDATE : Recordings & slides for most presenters now avilable at http://units.sla1.org/division/dpht/meetings/wvcschedule.html

Kristin Briney, PhD student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, spoke during the 11 am EST slot. Kristin was the recipient of the Chemistry Division’s 2012 Sparks Award, and presented on “Data Management and Laboratory Notebooks.” Her slides have a CC-BY- NC license, and she invites others to reuse the information.

DBIO sponsored a similar session on data management: “De-Mystifying the Data Management Requirements of Research Funders.” You will find the slides and recording at the link above.

Ted Baldwin — Professional Development Committee, SLA Chemistry Division

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The Pharmaceutical and Health Technology Division of SLA, along with the Rocky Mountain Chapter, Chemistry Division, and CI Division, are proud to present

Winter Virtual Conference: a one-day prof ed smorgasbord – A full day of nonstop professional development webinars – FREE for SLA members!

What is it? A full day of 1 hour, back-to-back professional development webinars, intended for your development as a unit member. Drop in, drop out, and stay as long as you like!

Topics include:

Marketing Essentials for Information Professionals OpenBEL Data Management and Laboratory Notebooks Framework Fight Club Converse with People to Gain Real-Time Intelligence LinkedIn: A thirty-minute makeover Perspectives on Information Professionals: 2012 going into 2013

Speakers include:

Sean Smith, VP of Marketing, InfoDesk William Hayes, SVP, Selventa Sean Campbell, Co-owner, Cascade Insights http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 57/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Deb Hunt, President-Elect, SLA

How much does it cost? FREE to SLA members

What is the schedule? The full schedule (subject to additions/changes) will be available at http://pht.sla1.org/event/winter-virtual- conference-2/

How do I register? Click here: http://bit.ly/wvc2012

Attention New Chemistry Division Members : Applications Now Being Accepted for 2013 Sparks Award

January 29, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference, Awards, students Tags: 2013 Conference, Awards

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2013 SLA Annual Conference June 9-11 in San Diego, CA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2013 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast. ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2012) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 1, 2013. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division. Individuals who accept a travel award or stipend for the annual conference from any other SLA entity are not eligible for the Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development. Travel funds provided by your employer, your school (for students), or any other non-SLA affiliated group do not affect your eligibility. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following: • A brief essay that: a) articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Conference. Maximum length: 2 pages. • Resume • Names of two references • Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course). Registration in a Chemistry Division or other Continuing Education (CE) course is recommended, but not required. DEADLINE: All applications must be received by March 1, 2013. The winner will be notified by March 18, 2013. Essays will be judged by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members. SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Claire Stokes ( [email protected] )

The Chemistry Division Web Site http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/sparks-award/ includes a list of previous winners. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 58/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… ACS Publications Travel Scholarship

February 19, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference, Awards Tags: 2013 Conference

ACS Publications is sponsoring a unique opportunity to attend the 2013 SLA Annual Conference, June 9-11, in San Diego, CA

ACS Publications is working with the SLA Chemistry Division to sponsor a travel award of $1,000 to defray the costs of attending the 2013 SLA Annual Conference June 9-11 in San Diego, CA. The scholarship is open to all SLA Chemistry Division members. The winner will be invited to work with ACS Publications in an advisory capacity as they expand their outreach efforts in 2013.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,000 stipend to attend the 2013 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast. ELIGIBILITY: All members of the Chemistry Division are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 1, 2013. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division. Travel funds provided by your employer do not affect your eligibility. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following: · A brief essay (two-page double spaced) on how your library is managing change. For example, describe how you introduce MOOCs into your curriculum, eliminate print subscriptions, integrate new technologies, or close a branch library. What procedures, analysis, and steps does your library follow to implement change? · Resume or CV DEADLINE: All applications must be received by March 15, 2013. The winner will be notified by March 31, 2013. Essays will be judged by a panel of ACS Publication staff and SLA Chemistry Division members. SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL: [email protected] ATTN: SLA Travel Scholarship

Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA? Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA: http://www.sla1.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $20/year. Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1) Download the SLA Change/Add Units form: http://www.sla1.org/content/membership/unitchange.cfm and fax or mail it to SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647-4936 and pay with a credit card.

2013 SLA Annual Conference, June 8 – 11, San Diego, CA

March 1, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference Tags: 2013 Conference

Here’s our exciting lineup of programs and Continuing Education courses for the 2013 SLA Annual Conference being held June 8-12 in San Diego, CA.

CE Courses

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist

Chemical Information Resources

Programs

Big Data, Big Challenges [SPOTLIGHT SESSION] http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 59/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Biomaterials and Their Use in Tissue Engineering

Next Generation Sci-Tech Librarian: Helping Institutions and Researchers Increase Their Impact

Science and Technology on the Go

The Science of Wine

Where Did All the Books Go, Exploring e-Library Models at the Engineering and Physcial Sciences Libraries at Cornell University

Events

All Sciences Poster Session

DCHE Academic/Corporate Roundtable & Breakfast

DCHE Newcomers Hosted / DCHE No-Host Dinner

Business Meetings

DCHE Board Meeting

DCHE Business Meeting & Breakfast

DCHE Board Meeting Wrap-up

Saturday, June 8, 2013

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

CE Half day course

Instructors: Susan Cardinal, Judith Currano

Ticketed event – $199 members/ $99 students-retired/ $299 non-members

Improve your knowledge and confidence in the structure and language of chemistry through this hands-on course. Learn basic principles of the five major divisions of chemistry, chemical terminology and drawing, and other intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. This course has four main sections: 1) introduction to chemistry as a science, 2) strategies for effective communication with chemists, 3) basic chemical concepts and research questions, and 4) ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Chemical Information Sources

CE Half day course

Instructors: Judith Currano, Dawn French

Ticketed event – $199 members/ $99 students-retired/ $299 non-members

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 60/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… This course introduces the types of questions that chemical researchers ask, and the sources that can be used to answer them. Learn an overview of the structure of the chemical literature, types of reference sources in the chemical sciences, unique access points for chemical information, and strategies for an effective search. Informal lectures, interspersed with hands-on reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources.

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

DCHE Board Meeting

The DCHE Board Meeting will have an agenda related to items of importance to DCHE Board members, including 2013 and 2014 SLA Annual Conference program planning. The Board Meeting is open to all members.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

DCHE Newcomers Hosted / DCHE No-Host Dinner

DCHE newcomers will join DCHE members for a joint dinner. The dinner affords ample opportunities for newcomers to meet and greet current members happy to share experiences and advice. Newcomers meals will be hosted. Current members will pay for their own meals.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Science and Technology on the Go: An Update

This program will explore the developments and usefulness of mobile apps in science and technology information resources. Vendors and users will share their innovations, experiences, and future directions. Updates and expands on the mobile apps session at the 2012 Annual Conference and will include two vendors discussing chemistry apps .

Speakers: Neil Allison, Professor, University of Arkansas; Andrew Carlos, California State University, East Bay, STEM/Web Librarian; other speakers to include 3-4 vendors with relevant mobile apps

Moderator: Susan Makar, Research Librarian, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Monday, June 10, 2013

7:30 am – 9:30 am

Ticketed event – SLA Members $15

DCHE Business Meeting & Breakfast

Chemistry Division Business Meeting

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Next Generation Science Librarians: Helping Institutions and Researchers Increase Their Impact

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 61/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… It’s not just reference and cataloging anymore. Librarians/analysts will share practical information about how they serve customers in this new non-traditional role.

Speakers: Elizabeth Brown, Scholarly Communications and Library Grants Officer and Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Material Science Librarian, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Susan Makar, Librarian and Liaison to the Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Jason Priem, Co-founder, ImpactStory

Moderator: Luti Salisbury, University Professor/Librarian, University of Arkansas Libraries

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.

Big Data, Big Challenges

What are the emerging roles for librarians and information professionals and the services and resources needed to support the analysis, curation and reuse of large data sets? The data deluge–data intensive science, social science and information networks–is here. Are you ready? Join our panel of corporate and academic librarians and the researchers they work with to learn about these new roles and services.

Speakers: Amy Affelt, Compass Lexecon; David Minor, UC San Diego; Richard Moore, San Diego Supercomputer Center; Britt Mueller, Qualcomm

Moderator: Helen Josephine, Engineering Librarian, Stanford University Libraries12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Where Did All the Books Go, Exploring e-Library Models at the Engineering and Physcial Sciences Libraries at Cornell University

Within two years, both the Physical Sciences Library and Engineering Library at Cornell University closed their stacks and transitioned into eLibraries. These changes were largely in response to a declining budget and recognition that our users largely coexist in the online environment when doing research. This new business model presents challenges to the PS and Engineering librarians, including communicating where the print resources have gone, how to access online material and get help from librarians. The new eLibrary models encourage us to reinvent ways of doing outreach and develop virtual tools and services to further assist our science communities.

Speakers: Jeremy Cusker, Cornell University; Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University; Jill Wilson, Cornell University

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Biomaterials and Their Use in Tissue Engineering

Join us for a glimpse behind the scenes into the development of biomaterials. Our speaker Dr. Karen Christman is an award-winning polymer chemist and bioengineer who develops novel biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. Projects are highly interdisciplinary and include the development of materials for in vitro differentiation of stem cells to injectable biomaterials for tissue repair and regeneration. Her talk will focus on the development and testing of injectable biomaterials for treating cardiovascular disease or for treating myocardial infarction.

Speaker: Dr. Karen Christman, University of California, San Diego

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

All Sciences Poster Session & Reception

This event highlights multiple themes representing connections, collaboration, and strategy in the sciences and beyond, with support from multiple divisions. Join your colleagues for food, drink, and networking, and learn new ideas to take back to your library. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 62/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column…

Tuesday June 11, 2012

7:30 am – 9:30 am

Ticketed event – SLA Members $15

DCHE Academic/Corporate Roundtable & Breakfast

This year our Academic and Corporate Roundtables join together for a breakfast meeting with opportunities to learn from one another. Join your colleagues for breakfast and a moderated discussion on current topics and concerns. Topic(s) for this roundtable will be announced prior to the conference.

Moderators: A. Ben Wagner, State Univ. of NY – Buffalo; Marie Fraties-Block, BASF

10:00 am – 11:30 am

DCHE Board Meeting and Wrap-up

DCHE’s second and final board meeting offers the opportunity to evaluate the 2013 DCHE programs and entertain suggestions for next year’s meeting. All DCHE members are welcome including newcomers who want to learn how they can get involved with Chemistry Division activities.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

The Science of Wine

This year in the popular “Science of…” series, we’ll learn about the science of wine. An oenophile and chemist explains the science behind wine making, tasting and blending. You’ll leave entertained and edified!

Speaker: Ernie Simpson, Cal Poly Pomona

CE Course Updates

March 8, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference, Professional Development

The SLA Chemistry Division will offer two half-day continuing education courses at the San Diego Convention Center on Saturday, 8 June. These highly-rated courses build fundamental skills in chemistry and chemical information. Please consider attending, or suggesting them to your colleagues.

Course tickets can be purchased at http://www.sla1.org/content/Events/conference/ac13/reg.cfm.

NOTE: You are not required to pay for a conference registration in order to attend a weekend CE course. Keep this in mind for colleagues who may be in the San Diego region.

Here is brief course information. Full course descriptions are at http://chemistry.sla1.org/2013/2013-sla-annual-conference-june-8-11- san-diego-ca/.

Title: Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian Instructors: Susan Cardinal (U. Rochester), Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania) http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 63/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Date: Saturday, 8 June 2013 Time: 8 am – 12 pm Ticket prices (members/students-retired/non-members): $199 / $99 / $299

Title: Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference Instructors: Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania), Dawn French (Cristal USA Inc.) Date: Saturday, 8 June 2013 Time: 1 pm – 5 pm Ticket prices (members/students-retired/non-members): $199 / $99 / $299

Thanks, Ted Baldwin Professional Development Chair, Chemistry Division

2013 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

May 1, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference, Awards

Shu Guo

The SLA Chemistry Division (DCHE) is pleased to announce that Shu Guo is the winner of the 2013 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development.

Shu is a Science Librarian at the Park Libraries, Central Michigan University. Prior to her position as a Science Librarian, Shu held positions as a Lecturer in the Chemistry Departments at Central Michigan University and Heilongjiang University. She also has work experience as a Chemist at Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Inc. Center for Applied Research and Technology (C.A.R.T) in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

In her application essay, Shu wrote about her plan and success in introducing chemical information training into the CMU curriculum for Chemistry majors:

“I strongly believe that a systematic Chemistry Information Literacy training is essential to chemistry major students. Since I began working at CMU, I started to implement my strategic plan into CMU’s chemistry classes. So far, I have successfully integrated four sessions of chemistry information literacy training sessions into the Organic Chemistry, a core course required for all students majored in Chemistry and Biochemistry and for some students majored in Biomedical Sciences and Biology for certain concentrations.”

Shu obtained her Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from Wayne State University. Shu has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai China as well as two Master of Science degrees : one in Organometallic Chemistry from Heilongjiang University in Harbin, China and the other in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Marquette University in Wisconsin.

The SLA Chemistry Division will present Shu Guo with a $1,500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2013 SLA Annual Conference in San Diego. The presentation will take place during the DCHE Annual Business Meeting/Breakfast on Monday, June 10, 2013.

The Sparks Award is named in honor of Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 64/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Congratulations Shu, and enjoy the 2013 SLA Conference!

Claire Stokes Chair of Awards Committee SLA Chemistry Division

Chem Division – Conference Buddy!

May 7, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference

Are you a new SLA Chemistry Division member (or still feel “new”) and/or attending your first (or perhaps second) annual conference this year? The SLA Chemistry Division wants to help provide support or guidance to you via a BUDDY program. If you feel that you could use a buddy in San Diego this year, please contact Denise Callihan by May 24th, 2013 and a match will be made with one of our more experienced members. This will be our third year offering this program, and we hope that you take advantage!

This program is designed to extend a warm welcome to new members or those attending an annual conference for the first time by pairing them with experienced members of our division. It should offer a simple and informal means to provide a better first-time experience, and help demystify the meeting in both the social and professional realm. It should help connect them and possibly open a door for additional social and professional interaction for those who may find the conference experience intimidating.

Some ways the conference buddy might assist the newer or first time attendee include: being a friendly and supportive contact shortly before, during, and perhaps after the San Diego meeting; answering questions about the chemistry division, visiting the exhibits together and making introductions to vendors and exhibitors; or attending the opening reception together and/or another social event.

We hope to hear from you!

Denise Callihan ([email protected]) Chair, Mentoring Committee

ACS Publications Travel Scholarship Awarded

May 15, 2013 Categories: 2013 Conference, Awards

ACS Publications Library Relations is please to present Linda Galloway, Librarian for Biology, Chemistry, and Forensic Science at Syracuse University, the 2013 ACS Publications Travel Award to SLA. Linda’s essay shared how Syracuse is managing change in its libraries given the changing and challenging budget and research climate. Linda has generously agreed to collaborating on ongoing ACS Publications Library Outreach in 2013.

Congratulations to Linda!

Sara Rouhi Manager, Library Relations for ACS Publications

Be a Founding Member of the Data Caucus!

January 13, 2014 Categories: 2014 Conference Tags: big_data, caucus, data, suvey

Be a Founding Member of the Data Caucus!

Does your job require you to be involved in some aspect of the data lifecycle? Or perhaps you are interested in gaining skills with regard to this burgeoning area of expertise for librarians and information professionals. You may be interested in signing our petition to create a Data Caucus within the Special Libraries Association.

Information professionals are increasingly applying their skills in terms of organization, access, preservation, and management to data objects. The data lifecycle — creating, processing, analyzing, preserving, giving access and re-using data — has become the responsibility of information professionals in a new area of practice often referred to as data librarianship. However, data management is not limited to those with a background in librarianship: data practitioners can range from research scientists and specialists in http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 65/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… cyberinfrastructure to the academic subject librarian who supports the research efforts of a single discipline. SLA members charged with data responsibilities will form the core of the caucus membership. Data continues to permeate every area of practice, and it’s expected that the Data Caucus will include members from every corner of SLA.

Goals of the Caucus include: • Awareness of data lifecycles across all disciplines

• Keep on top of new technologies

• Market to individuals and organizations from venues outside SLA and attract new members to SLA

• Provide structure and support for members conducting data projects

• Partner with a variety of SLA units to conduct programming

• Communicate to caucus members through established SLA communication channels such as a wiki, blog, discussion list and social media as appropriate.

• Hold an annual meeting of the caucus at the SLA Conference.

If you would like to be a member of this caucus, please fill out this survey.

[ https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J9VZWXD ]

If you have any questions, please contact one of the SLA members below who have worked hard to bring you this new caucus:

Elaine Bergman Past Chair, Social Science Division ([email protected])

Marie Fraties-Block, DCHE, Michigan Chapter

Lee Pedersen, DCHE, PAM, RI Chapter

Kim Silk – Toronto Chapter, LMD, DSOC, DACA

2014 Marion E. Sparks Travel Award

February 3, 2014 Categories: 2014 Conference, Awards Tags: 2014 Conference, Travel Stipend, Vancouver

SPARKS AWARD for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Travel stipend to attend the 2014 SLA Annual Conference, Vancouver BC Application Deadline: March 14, 2014

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2014 SLA Annual Conference June 8-10 in Vancouver, BC Canada. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student or new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2014 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast. ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2013) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 1, 2014. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division. Individuals who accept a travel award or stipend for the annual conference from any other SLA entity are not eligible for the Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development. Travel funds provided by your employer, your school (for students), or any other non-SLA affiliated group do not affect your eligibility. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following: http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 66/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… • A brief essay that: a) articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Conference. Maximum length: 2 pages. • Resume • Names of two references • Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by midnight on March 14, 2014. The winner will be notified by March 28, 2014. Essays will be judged and the winner selected by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members. SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Claire Stokes ( [email protected] ) 3M Company Information Research & Solutions Building 201-2C-12 Saint Paul, MN 55144-1000 Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA? Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA: http://www.sla1.org/access-membership/join-sla/ When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $20/year. Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1) Login using your membership Username and Password and download the SLA Change/Add Units form: http://www.sla1.org/access-membership/ Fax or mail the form to SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647- 4936 and pay with a credit card. HISTORY: The award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a chemistry librarian at the University of Illinois from 1913 until her death in 1929. Ms. Sparks contributed a great deal to the field of chemical information, her achievements include teaching courses on chemical information, and authoring and publishing what is argued to be the first book to formally address chemical literature and library instruction. The Chemistry Division Web Site http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/sparks-award/ includes a listing of previous winners.

2014 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

April 14, 2014 Categories: 2014 Conference, Awards Tags: Sparks, Travel Stipend

The SLA Chemistry Division (DCHE) is pleased to announce that (Tina) Na Qin is the winner of the 2014 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development.

Tina is the Chemistry Librarian at Michigan State University Libraries in East Lansing Michigan. She began this professional position in August 2013 after completing a Master of Library Science degree with a chemical information specialization from Indiana University in July, 2013.

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 67/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering is from Dalian University of Technology in Dalian, P.R. China. She also holds a MS degree in Paper and Chemical Engineering from Miami University, Oxford OH.

In her application essay, Tina wrote about her passion for providing information to people in library setting and outside of libraries. She is particularly interested in cross-cultural information services. In this first-year as a Chemistry Librarian she wants to gain experience and explore opportunities to be an effective liaison with and enhance services to the chemistry faculty.

She views the SLA Conference as a way to learn from librarians outside of her institution and to jump-start her career in the library profession. Tina is particularly interested in the ACS Open Access initiatives, mass digitization trends in weeding and preservation, and the use of citation management tools.

The SLA Chemistry Division will present Tina Qin with a $1,500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2014 SLA Annual Conference in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. The presentation will take place during the DCHE Annual Business Meeting & Breakfast on Monday June 9, 2014.

The Sparks Award is named in honor of Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929.

Congratulations Tina, and enjoy the 2014 SLA Conference!

Claire Stokes Chair of Awards Committee SLA Chemistry Division

2014 All Sciences Posters

June 20, 2014 Categories: 2014 Conference

Did you miss the All Sciences Poster session this year at SLA in Vancouver? If you did, you are in luck. The SciTech Division has uploaded the posters on their website. Check it out here.

2015 Marion E. Sparks Award

January 14, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference

SPARKS AWARD for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Travel stipend to attend the 2015 SLA Annual Conference, Boston MA

Application Deadline: March 13, 2015

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2015 SLA Annual Conference June 14-16 in Boston, MA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student or new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2015 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Chemistry Division Business Meeting.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2014) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 1, 2015. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division.

Individuals who accept a travel award or stipend for the annual conference from any other SLA entity are not eligible for the Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development. Travel funds provided by your employer, your school (for students), or any other non-SLA affiliated group do not affect your eligibility.

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 68/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following:

A brief essay that: a) articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Conference. Maximum length: 2 pages. Resume Names of two references Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by midnight on March 13, 2015. The winner will be notified by March 27, 2015. Essays will be judged and the winner selected by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:

Tina Qin ( [email protected] ) Michigan State University Libraries

366 W. Circle Dr. W441,

East Lansing, MI 48824

Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA? Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA: http://www.sla1.org/access-membership/join-sla/ When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $20/year.

Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1) Login using your membership Username and Password and download the SLA Change/Add Units form: http://www.sla1.org/access-membership/ Fax or mail the form to SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647- 4936 and pay with a credit card.

The Chemistry Division Web Site http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/sparks-award/includes a listing of previous winners.

2015 SLA Annual Conference – Preliminary Program— Division of Chemistry (DCHE)

January 14, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference

*This is a preliminary program. Details are subject to change. Thank you!

Friday, June 12, 2015 Pre-conference workshop: Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian Details to be announced

Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CE Course: Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference This hands-on course introduces learners to the types of questions that chemical researchers ask and reference sources that can be used to answer them. It will provide an overview of the structure of the chemical literature, types of reference sources in the chemical sciences, unique access points for chemical information, and strategies for an effective search. Informal lectures, interspersed with hands-on reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources. • Participants will learn search strategies for chemical information retrieval, including methods of translating chemists’ queries into a format appropriate to the sources available. • Participants will examine some primary resources in chemical information and the more common types of information requests in http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 69/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… chemistry, and will learn the most efficient and cost-effective routes to answer a question. • Participants will learn the basics of substructure and sequence searching.

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CE Course: Extreme Structure Searching: Organics, Organometallics, Polymers, and Markush This course will introduce participants to specialized search techniques for small molecules in the chemical literature: 1) profiling organic, organometallic and catalytic substances by substructure, 2) applying structure and substructure search techniques to polymer searching, and 3) using basic substructure and Markush search strategies for patent information retrieval. Participants will learn advanced organic substructure search techniques and recommendations of where, when, and how to use them. This will be followed by techniques of locating organometallics and polymers using the substructure search techniques taught. Finally, the participants will examine the application of substructure techniques to patent searching, including learning the basics of Markush searching. • Participants will learn how, where, when, and why to perform a substructure search, and some basic techniques for substructure searching, including how to use a substructure search when searching for organometallic substances or coordination compounds. • Participants will be introduced to polymers, and to techniques of substructure and multi-component searching for polymers. • Participants will be introduced to Markush searching and resources that employ it.

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. DCHE Board Meeting DCHE board members will discuss the progresses of division business, report on their areas of responsibility, and plan for the next steps. • Participants will learn progresses and plans of division business from fellow board members. • Participants will give feedback to fellow board members on the next steps.

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. DCHE Newcomers’ Dinner/Members’ No-host Dinner New member to SLA-DCHE? First time attendee at SLA Annual? The Chemistry Division would like to invite our new division members and first time attendees to a hosted dinner Saturday night before the start of SLA Annual. Meet, interact, and network with the current members of the division and get to know more about DCHE. This is a great opportunity to find SLA veterans to help guide first time attendees through the hustle and bustle of the conference. Please RSVP by Thursday, April 30, 2015 at: http://bit.ly/dchedinner2015 . • Participants will get to meet and network with new and current DCHE members. • New members will get to know about DCHE and enjoy a good meal (free).

Sunday, June 14, 2015 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. DCHE Business Meeting and Vendor Roundtable This program will begin with a brief business meeting of the Chemistry Division. DCHE board members will report division business and future plans. We will also present the Marion E. Sparks Award to the 2015 winner. The rest of the session will focus on the major chemistry vendors and publishers, representatives of which will inform participants of new developments of importance from each of their perspectives. • Participants will hear about DCHE division business and learn opportunities to get involved. • Participants will learn of the latest developments in chemistry research dissemination from each of the major chemistry and chemistry related vendors and publishers. • Participants will network with fellow DCHE members.

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The next great invention: how to help your organization make it a reality Are you overwhelmed with the options available in the patent searching world? There is a sea of products to use, but how do you as an information professional fish out the right one for your organization? What are some of the more helpful tips for using patent software to help your organization make that invention a reality? What are the more advanced features that will enable your organization to do a thorough search? Come learn a broader perspective of the important role that patents play in chemistry and chemical engineering- related activities such as product development, IP management, and entrepreneurship. Find answers at this crescendo session. • Participants will learn products and sources available for patent searching and the unique aspects of patents management in science and engineering, especially chemistry-related fields. • Participants will learn criteria for choosing sources. • Participants will hear from the panelists varying viewpoints on patent products and related services. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 70/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Monday, June 15, 2015 Bi-society Symposium on Laboratory Safety Information Co-hosted by Division of Chemistry of Special Library Association (SLA-DCHE) and Chemical Information Division of American Chemical Society (ACS- CINF)

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. DCHE Breakfast and Academic / Corporate Roundtable on Laboratory Safety Information and Practices Laboratory safety has been vital to the success of research in both academia and industry. This breakfast / roundtable session will feature updates from vendors, publishers and agencies who provide chemical safety information as a part of their products, followed by roundtable discussions on current challenges and issues in supporting increasing demands on safety information in research laboratories. This is the first session of the one-day Bi-society Symposium on Laboratory Safety Information co-hosted by SLA-DCHE and ACS-CINF. • Participants will learn up-to-date efforts in providing lab safety information from vendors. • Participants will interact with librarians, information specialists, informaticians, chemical safety specialists, educators and vendors to discuss challenges in providing resources and services on lab safety information. • Participants will have the opportunity to form a special interest group for future discussion and activities related to lab safety information.

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Exploring Safety Information Literacy: Towards a Safer Research Environment A strong, positive culture of laboratory safety is critical to supporting and advancing research excellence. In academia, the frequent turnover of young students doing bench research makes ongoing communication, training, and support essential. Recent laboratory incidents in chemistry labs have catalyzed researchers, educators, safety officers, and librarians to assess what actions are needed to ensure that bench researchers are well-educated and prepared to keep labs safe and productive. A librarian will provide an overview of key resources, search strategies, and best practices for helping users learn how to find lab safety information. We will also hear from a safety officer and an educator about their needs for safety information in teaching. There will be a panel discussion exploring how stakeholders – faculty and instructors, bench researchers, safety officers, government agencies, librarians, and information providers – can collaborate to create a safer lab research environment and foster a robust and positive safety culture. This is the second session of the one-day Bi-society Symposium on Laboratory Safety Information co-hosted by SLA-DCHE and ACS-CINF.

• Participants will learn basic skills to search for chemical safety information. • Participants will learn what types of safety information are needed by college lab instructors, and consider how safety may be incorporated into the curriculum. • Participants will understand the incorporation of safety information from the perspective of safety training.

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Enriching research management systems with point-of-need information delivery: case studies with laboratory safety information Research management systems such as electronic lab notebooks are revolutionizing the workflows of research labs across the industrial, government and academic sectors. To support awareness of safety concerns for particular materials and procedures that researchers use in labs, there is a recognized need to integrate chemical data and safety information directly into the workflow. Facilitating access to available chemical hazard handling and management information as researchers are planning experiments is a goal of several management and information systems. Challenging this scenario are the wide range of potentially relevant information sources and diversity of lab processes. This session will feature up-to-date efforts to build connections and search opportunities across laboratory safety information. This is the third session of the one-day Bi-society Symposium on Laboratory Safety Information co-hosted by SLA-DCHE and ACS-CINF.

• Participants will learn about a breadth of supporting resources from chemical information and chemical safety specialists. • Participants will hear about the opportunities for mapping the landscape of safety information, designing and integrating information systems, and supporting researchers using these systems. • Participants will have a chance to query presenters about the relevancy of the services to their own organizational scenarios.

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. All Sciences Poster Session Co-hosting Unit: Physics Astronomy and Mathematics Division, Chemistry Division, Biomedical & Life Sciences Division, Engineering Division, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Division, Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division, Science-Technology Division http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 71/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. How-to select best databases for your community: Proven methods for comparison Research intensive communities require more than one database to ensure adequate indexing of literature. Comparison of databases is necessary to select the most comprehensive or the best database for researchers. This presentation will review the criteria used to evaluate databases for subscription decisions. Comparison methods such as citation analysis, sample searching across multiple databases for recall and/or precision will be covered for determining database coverage in a specific discipline. The speaker will describe steps, findings, and practice implications of using citation analysis methods to compare databases. Co-hosting Unit: Engineering Division, Chemistry Division

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Science of 3D Printing (Master Class session) Advances in 3D printing technology and materials have enabled many new applications in 3D modeling, prototyping and manufacturing in fields including engineering, biomedicine, and chemicals/pharmaceuticals. From perspectives of library-based 3D printing services and a visualization software developer, the panel will introduce principles of 3D printing technologies and associated material science; discuss applications and potential of 3D printing for visualization in research, STEM education, and industry; and provide insights on 3D printing service operations, including service models, opportunities, community impacts and partnerships. Session Co-sponsored by: Chemistry Division – Material Research & Manufacturing Section, Biomedical & Life Sciences Division, Engineering Division, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Division, Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division, Science-Technology Division, Information Technology Division

• Participants will gain an understanding of contemporary 3D printing technologies and trends and comparisons to “traditional” fabrication techniques. • Participants will learn how 3D printing technologies are being used to advance research and education in a variety of STEM disciplines. • Participants will have opportunity to interface with presenters to inquire how 3D printing and related technologies may be useful and appropriate to explore or support in their own workplace.

This conference program is under development. Details may subject to change. If you have questions or would like to contribute to the conference, please contact Ye Li ([email protected], 734-615-5694 ), DCHE Chair-Elect 2014/Chair 2015 and Amanda Schoen ([email protected], 216-566-3383), Conference Co-planner.

Chem Division Courses – Boston

March 10, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference, Chem Resources, Professional Development

Registration is open for the SLA Chemistry Division’s three courses, to be held in Boston, MA on Friday 6/12 and Saturday 6/13, before the Special Libraries Association 2015 annual conference. These courses will equip you with a variety of fundamental & advanced topics in chemistry and chemical information. Please consider attending, and recommend these to your colleagues (SLA members or not) in the New England region. Contact Ted Baldwin, Chem Division Professional Development Chair, with questions: [email protected] or 513-556-4211.

NOTE: You do not have to buy an SLA conference registration in order to attend a course. Details and registration information follow.

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Friday, 12 June — course will be held offsite at MIT. Register through the SLA Chemistry Division.

1. Course Title: Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

Description: Improve your knowledge and confidence in the structure and language of chemistry through this hands-on course. Learn basic principles of the five major divisions of chemistry, chemical terminology and drawing, and other intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. This course has four main sections: 1) introduction to chemistry as a science, 2) strategies for effective communication with chemists, 3) basic chemical concepts and research questions, and 4) ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs.

Instructors: Susan Cardinal (University of Rochester), Judith Currano (University of Pennsylvania) http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 72/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Date: Friday, 12 June 2015 Time: 8 am – 5 pm (full day) Location: MIT/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bush Room (location of MIT’s famous ‘dome’), room# 10-105: http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=10. Full address: MIT, Building 10-105, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Ticket price (All Groups): $250

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Saturday, 13 June — courses held at convention center. Register through the SLA conference system.

Registration link: https://www.sla1.org/attend/2015-annual-conference/register/ (online and printable registration forms available).

Instructions if you have already registered for the conference and need to add course tickets:

Log in to your registration account here. Click “Registration.” Click “Purchase Registration Items.” Scroll to the Saturday list of Ticketed Events and select “Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference” and/or “Extreme Structure Searching.” Continue with registration/purchase and enter payment details.

2. Course Title: Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference

Description: This course introduces the types of questions that chemical researchers ask, and the sources that can be used to answer them. Learn an overview of the structure of the chemical literature, types of reference sources in the chemical sciences, unique access points for chemical information, and strategies for an effective search. Informal lectures, interspersed with hands-on reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources. Instructors: Judith Currano (University of Pennsylvania), Dawn French (Cristal USA, Inc.)

Date: Saturday, 13 June 2015 Time: 8 am – 12 pm (half day) Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Ticket prices (SLA memb./ Student-Retired memb./ Non-member): $199 / $99 / $299 Register & pay through SLA conference system

3. Course Title: Extreme Structure Searching

Description: This course introduces specialized search techniques for small molecules in the chemical literature, including: 1) profiling organic, organometallic and catalytic substances by substructure, 2) applying structure and substructure search techniques to polymer searching, and 3) using basic substructure and Markush search strategies for patent information retrieval. First, you will learn advanced organic substructure search techniques and recommendations of where, when, and how to use them. This will be followed by techniques of locating organometallics and polymers using the substructure search techniques taught. Finally, you will examine the application of substructure techniques to patent searching, including basic skills in Markush searching.

Instructors: Denise Callihan (PPG Industries, Inc.), Judith Currano (University of Pennsylvania),

Date: Saturday, 13 June 2015 Time: 1 pm – 5 pm (half day) http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 73/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Ticket prices (SLA memb./ Student-Retired memb./ Non-member): $199 / $99 / $299 Register & pay through SLA conference system

2015 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

May 15, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference Tags: Sparks, Travel Stipend

Stacey Mantooth is a science librarian at Florida State University. She obtained the Master degree in Library Science in May 2014 at University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, NC. Her undergraduate degree in a double major in English Literature/Creative Writing and Classical Languages is from Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA. She also holds a MFA degree in Creative Writing from University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

In her application essay, Stacey wrote about her passion to build a program to demonstrate how libraries can be valuable and productive partner with the Chemistry Department. Stacey is particularly interested in providing support for laboratory safety for undergraduate labs and developing a pilot program for 3D printing at Florida State University libraries.

She joined DCHE in November of this year to engage with the chemical information community and learn more about assisting chemistry researchers and students. At the SLA annual conference, Stacey seeks to connect with experienced information professionals and other newcomers like herself. She is also planning to attend several DCHE-sponsored sessions and workshops in hopes of improving services and programs a Florida State University.

DCHE will present Stacey Mantooth with a $1500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2015 SLA Annual Conference in Boston. The presentation will take place during the DCHE Business Meeting and Vendor Roundtable in Sunday, June 14, 2015.

The Sparks Award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929.

Congratulations Stacey, and enjoy the 2015 SLA Conference!

Tina Qin Chair of Awards Committee SLA Chemistry Division

Chemistry Division Membership Survey

June 12, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference Tags: membership survey

Dear Chemistry Division Members, http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 74/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Below is a link to the Chemistry Division Membership Survey. Please take a few minutes to tell us about yourselves and what is on your mind. Your thoughts will help the Division with its efforts in setting our strategy plan and initiatives going forward. The survey will close on July 15th.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3LBSRNV

Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Best Regards,

Dawn French

SLA-DCHE Membership Chair

2015 Conference Calendar of Division Events

June 12, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference Tags: 2015 conference, calendar

As a reminder to all, the calendar of Chemistry Division events is located here.

The official online planner from SLA is located here.

Slides from Chemistry Division sessions at SLA 2015

June 30, 2015 Categories: 2015 Conference Tags: sla_2015, slides

The SLA Chemistry Division gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors for SLA 2015 DCHE programs.

ACS Publications Royal Society of Chemistry Elsevier Thieme Chemical Abstracts Service(CAS)

Below are slides from the Chemistry Division programming at SLA 2015. They are divided by session. More details on these sessions can be found at SLA 2015 DCHE Program page.

Science of 3D Printing

Bruno Bruss Norton O’Grady

DCHE Breakfast and Academic / Corporate Roundtable on Laboratory Safety Information and Practices

Dueball NLM Lab Safety PubChem

The next great invention: how to help your organization make it a reality

Patent search Callihan Vagts McBride http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 75/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Exploring Safety Information Literacy: Towards a Safer Research Environment

Izzo Walker Due to copyright issues of screen shots, Grace Baysinger’s slides will be available upon individual requests at [email protected].

Enriching research management systems with point-of-need information delivery: case studies with laboratory safety information

Hammond Stuart Whitford PubChem CHS

DCHE Business Meeting and Vendor Roundtable

The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre CRC Press Thieme Chemistry ACS Publications CAS Altmetric

2016 Marion E. Sparks Award

January 19, 2016 Categories: 2016 Conference, Awards Tags: 2016_conference, Awards, Sparks

SPARKS AWARD for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Travel stipend to attend the 2016 SLA Annual Conference, Philadelphia PA

Application Deadline: March 11, 2016

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2016 SLA Annual Conference June 12-14 in Philadelphia, PA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student or new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,000 stipend to attend the 2016 SLA Annual Conference and reimburse the successful candidate for one DCHE Continuing Education course at the 2016 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Chemistry Division Business Meeting.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2015) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 1, 2016. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division.

The successful candidate will be required to submit a conference impressions essay to be published in Sci-Tech News, serve one year on a DCHE committee and serve as a reviewer for the 2017 Sparks Award applications.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following: http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 76/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… A brief essay that: a) articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Conference. Maximum length: 2 pages. Resume Names of two references Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by midnight on March 11, 2016. The winner will be notified by March 25, 2016. Essays will be judged and the winner selected by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:

Tina Qin ( [email protected] ) Michigan State University Libraries

366 W. Circle Dr. W441,

East Lansing, MI 48824

The Chemistry Division Web Site http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/sparks-award/includes a listing of previous winners.

2016 SLA Annual Conference – Chemistry Division Schedule of Events

February 2, 2016 Categories: 2016 Conference Tags: 2016 conference

*This is a preliminary program. Details are subject to change. Thank you!

Friday, June 10, 2016

Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian [Continuing Education Course]

8:30 a.m.—5:00 pm [University of Pennsylvania]

Saturday, June 11, 2016

ELNs: Implementing an Institution-wide Solution and a Hands-on Session Using an Electronic Lab Notebook [Continuing Education Course] 8:00 a.m.—12 noon

Chemical Information Sources, Requests and Reference [Continuing Education Course] 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 77/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… DCHE Board Meeting 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

DCHE Newcomers Hosted / DCHE No-Host Dinner 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Participants will be introduced to new members of the division that will provide network opportunities. New members will become acquainted with division members. New members enjoy a free meal.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Using Metrics to Help Faculty and Researchers Showcase their Value (Quick Take)

1:00 p.m.—1:20 p.m.

Participants will gain a familiarity with metrics in order to assist faculty and researchers in showcasing their value. Practical examples will be demonstrated on evolving journals and database article-level metrics, as well as, using the Web of Science database to demonstrate how to create a portfolio of scholarly and other metrics for a faculty, department, college or an organization.

Speaker: Luti Salisbury, Distinguished Faculty/Librarian, Head of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Library, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Prepare for Your Future! Learn how to Leverage Networks to Advance Your Career (Quick Take) 1:30 p.m.—1:50 p.m.

The presentation will include an overview of best practices and provide participants with recommendations to increase visibility and build a solid online network to facilitate success. Preparing for promotion, tenure, or continuing appointment is a stressful time in your career. Leveraging the power of academic and professional online networks can showcase an information professional’s productivity and demonstrate effectiveness. From blog posts to peer-reviewed journal articles, knowing how to best promote your work will make the process easier.

Speaker: Linda Galloway, Collection Development and Analysis Librarian, Librarian for Chemistry and Forensic Sciences, Syracuse University

Best Practices in Data Management and User Engagement 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Researchers on our campuses and organizations have a diverse set of data-intensive research obligations – from data management plans to data discovery platforms and services. Librarians are uniquely qualified to assist by providing services including data curation, visualization, interpretation, discovery, storage and analysis. Helping out with these responsibilities has enabled libraries to move beyond their traditional roles to add value in the services they provide to their users and to take on a more active role in user engagement.

Rita Vine, Head of Faculty and Student Engagement at the University of Toronto Libraries and co-author of the December 2015 report from the Association of Research Libraries on the Columbia University/Cornell University/University of Toronto Pilot Library Liaison Institute will share insights on how the roles of the library and librarians are shifting to meet researcher’s data-intensive obligations and interests. She will highlight how libraries are adapting from purchasing materials for local use to provide advice in new areas like research grant compliance and global collaborations, and how these affect researcher choices surrounding data management, storage, and sharing. Rita will also consider the successes and challenges of assisting and engaging researchers with library-led data initiatives.

The third speaker, Jan Johansson, Information Manager at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will discuss the latest trends and best practices in maintaining a vibrant and effective data curation and management program. Participants will learn http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 78/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… about the latest tools to assist with data collection, representation and management, digital preservation and archiving, data standards and policy.

Monday, June 13, 2016

DCHE Breakfast and Academic / Corporate Roundtable

7:30 a.m.—9:30 a.m.

In this session, we will discuss current topics and future trends in the information industry. Participants will have an opportunity to network with division members from both the academic and corporate world to share information.

All Sciences Poster Session & Reception 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Chemistry Division members will have an opportunity to showcase their work in this session.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

DCHE Business Meeting, Breakfast & Vendor Update

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

This program will begin with a brief business meeting of the Chemistry Division. DCHE board members will report division business and future plans and the Marion E. Sparks Award will be presented to the 2016 winner.

The rest of the session will focus on new developments and future trends in the chemical and scientific publishing industry. Participants will learn of the latest developments in chemistry research dissemination from each of the major chemistry and science related vendors and publishers.

Value Added Services: Becoming a Strategic Research Partner (Quick Take) 10:00 a.m.—10:20 a.m.

Want to become an integral member of your customer’s research team? Come and learn strategies and techniques for collaborating with your customers and the skill sets that can get you on the team. Don’t just respond to their requests – impress them by anticipating their needs. Learn what it means to become a strategic research partner!

Speaker: Susan Makar, Librarian and Liaison to the Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Librarian’s Role in Research Assessment and Highlighting Value 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon

With an increased emphasis on all types of institutional and academic assessment, libraries are collaborating with campus partners to help deliver these metrics. Using commercial analytical tools such as Scival and InCites, librarians can assist organizations in identifying research strengths and areas of opportunity, and help visualize institutional and faculty productivity. Using citation databases, librarians help faculty and institutions evaluate research output using citation metrics and analysis and help interpret and utilize altmetric tools. This session will cover real-life examples how libraries have partnered with their institutional assessment offices, academic departments and individuals to assist them in evaluating their research output.

First Speaker: Dr. Danny Kingsley, Head of Scholarly Communication at the University of Cambridge will speak on the challenges of the disciplinary/institutional divide.

Drawing from the experience at her university, she will elaborate on ways their Research office and the University Library are collaborating on ways to integrate different systems within the University to help compliance requirements with the aim of achieving the goal of ‘submit once, use many times’. She will discuss how the Library is forging new relationships – and successful engagement with the academic community that requires demonstrating value of their services. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 79/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… The second speaker, Elizabeth Ten Have, the Director of Library Academic Partnerships at Drexel University Libraries will speak on: Expanding our reach: Libraries support of research activities at Drexel University.

Her presentation will describe how Drexel University Libraries has broadened its programmatic activities to support its current strategic initiative of ““Research Innovation” and how the efforts have contributed to raising the Libraries profile on campus. She will highlight their use and impact of both free (e.g. ORCID, SciENcv) and proprietary tools (e.g. LibGuides, InCites) through a collaboration of the liaison librarians.

The third speaker, Christopher Belter, Informationist, National Institute of Health Library will speak on: Partnering with stakeholders to assess research impact at the National Institutes of Health.

Through a series of case studies, his presentation will highlight and assess the methods and tools used by the NIH Library in partnership with evaluators to assess the research directions, collaboration structures, and citation impacts of NIH Institutes, research initiatives, and grant portfolios.

The Science of Food and Biocultural Evolution: Implications for the Future of Food 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m.

Learn about the science of food and biocultural evolution from Dr. Solomon H. Katz, director of the Krogman Center for Childhood Growth and Development at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading expert on the anthropology of food. Dr. Katz will share his research on the evolutionary history of several cuisine traditions that, until contemporary times, provided sufficiently balanced diets to support the success of many different food traditions as well as how over time dietary imbalances have been created impacting and challenging the health and welfare of populations throughout the world. This session will be of interest to biomedical and health science information professionals, particularly those who work closely with healthcare professionals and researchers, to gain a better understanding of current research in this area, but also to a broad audience who is interested in the many roles cuisine traditions play in our everyday life.

2016 SLA Annual Conference – Chemistry Division Schedule of Events -UPDATED

March 2, 2016 Categories: 2016 Conference Tags: 2016 conference

Chemistry Division Programming – SLA Annual, June 11-14, 2016, Philadelphia

Friday, June 10, 2016

Course Title: Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

Instructors: Susan Cardinal (University of Rochester), Judith Currano (University of Pennsylvania)

Time: 8 am – 5 pm (full day)

Venue: University of Pennsylvania

Ticket price (All Groups): $250

Saturday, June 11, 2016

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 80/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Course Title: Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference

Time: 1 pm – 5 pm (half day)

Ticket prices (SLA member / Student-Retired member / Non-member): $199 / $99 / $299.

Venue: Convention Center, Room 104-AB

DCHE Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Venue: Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry Division 50th Anniversary Celebration

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Venue: Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry Division is celebrating our 50th anniversary this year. Please join us at the Chemical Heritage Foundation for food and drinks, a tour and an evening of fun and good company.

Ticket prices: (SLA member / Student-Retired member / Non-member): $35 / $25 / $45

Sponsor: Thieme Publishers

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Using Metrics to Help Faculty and Researchers Showcase their Value (Quick Take)

1:00 p.m.—1:20 p.m.

Venue: Convention Center, INFO-EXPO

Speaker: Luti Salisbury, Distinguished Faculty/Librarian, Head of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Library, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Sponsor: Thomson Reuters

http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 81/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Prepare for Your Future! Learn how to Leverage Networks to Advance Your Career (Quick Take) 1:30 p.m.—1:50 p.m.

Speaker: Linda Galloway, Collection Development and Analysis Librarian, Librarian for Chemistry and Forensic Sciences, Syracuse University

Venue: Convention Center, INFO-EXPO

Best Practices in Data Management and User Engagement 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Venue: Convention Center, Room 114

The second speaker, Scott Brown, a Cybrarian at Oracle, and owner of Social Information Group, will highlight how to successfully use social media to drive visibility for information services. Scott will describe how to engage constituents with research data tasks, tools, resources and services via social media channels. Scott will help participants understand and effectively use social tools to achieve organizational goals. The third speaker, Jan Johansson, Information Manager at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will discuss the latest trends and best practices in maintaining a vibrant and effective data curation and management program. Participants will learn about the latest tools to assist with data collection, representation and management, digital preservation and archiving, data standards and policy.

Monday, June 13, 2016

DCHE Breakfast and Academic / Corporate Roundtable

7:30 a.m.—9:30 a.m.

Venue: Convention Center, Room 104-AB

Ticket price: $15.00

Register at: http://www.sla1.org/attend/sla-2016-annual-conference/register/ http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 82/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Sponsors: ACS Publications

Elsevier

Royal Society of Chemistry

All Sciences Poster Session & Reception 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Marriott, Grand Ballroom Salon E

Chemistry Division members will have an opportunity to showcase their work in this session.

Sponsors: ACS Publications

Chemical Abstracts Service

Royal Society of Chemistry

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

DCHE Business Meeting, Breakfast & Vendor Update

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Venue: Convention Center, Room 107-B

Ticket Price: $15.00

Sponsors: ACS Publications

Chemical Abstracts Service

Elsevier

Royal Society of Chemistry

Value Added Services: Becoming a Strategic Research Partner (Quick Take) 10:00 a.m.—10:20 a.m.

Venue: Convention Center, INFO-EXPO

Speaker: Susan Makar, Librarian and Liaison to the Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Librarian’s Role in Research Assessment and Highlighting Value 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon

Venue: Convention Center, Room 114

First Speaker: Dr. Danny Kingsley, Head of Scholarly Communication at the University of Cambridge will speak on the challenges of the disciplinary/institutional divide.

The second speaker, Elizabeth Ten Have, the Director of Library Academic Partnerships at Drexel University Libraries will speak on: Expanding our reach: Libraries support of research activities at Drexel University.

The third speaker, Christopher Belter, Informationist, National Institute of Health Library will speak on: Partnering with stakeholders to assess research impact at the National Institutes of Health.

Sponsors: ACS Publications

Chemical Abstracts Service

Elsevier

Thomson Reuters

The Science of Food and Biocultural Evolution: Implications for the Future of Food 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m.

Venue: Convention Center, Room 203-B

Learn about the science of food and biocultural evolution from Dr. Solomon H. Katz, director of the Krogman Center for Childhood Growth and Development at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading expert on the anthropology of food. Dr. Katz will share his research on the evolutionary history of several cuisine traditions that, until contemporary times, provided sufficiently balanced diets to support the success of many different food traditions as well as how over time dietary imbalances have been created impacting and challenging the health and welfare of populations throughout the world. This session will be of interest to biomedical and health science information professionals, particularly those who work closely with healthcare professionals and researchers, to gain a better http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 84/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… understanding of current research in this area, but also to a broad audience who is interested in the many roles cuisine traditions play in our everyday life.

Sponsor: ACS Publications

Nomination of DCHE Officers

March 8, 2016 Categories: 2012 Conference Tags: dche, nomination, officers

Dear SLA Chemistry Division Colleagues,

· Do you want to be involved in shaping the future of the Chemistry Division and our profession?

· Would you like to work alongside fellow DCHE members?

· Would you like to enhance your resume?

· Are you looking for professional development opportunities?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please nominate yourself or other colleagues for the positions of Chair- elect, DCHE and Treasurer of DCHE. Please respond by March 31, 2016.

For more information about the responsibility of these positions and the election process see the Recommended Practice http://chemistry.sla1.org/wp-content/uploads/practices.pdf

DCHE past-leaders and current board members will be available to mentor those assuming these roles and to assist in making the transition. In addition, SLA provides an annual leadership summit (now being provided virtually) to help prepare the division chair and the treasurer for the new role.

At this important transformation time for both SLA and our division, serving as a leader of our division is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate and improve your leadership skills. We look forward to working with you.

If you have questions, please contact the members of the nominating committee.

Thank you!

SLA DCHE Nominating Committee Members

Ye Li, [email protected]

Dawn S. French, [email protected]

Margarete Bower, [email protected]

2016 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

March 28, 2016 Categories: 2016 Conference Tags: Awards, Sparks, Travel Stipend

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Allison Langham is a library science and information studies graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She will graduate in May 2017. Her background is in chemical engineering, with a B.S. from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

In her application, Allison wrote about her career aspiration to become a STEM librarian. Her current research on the sustainability of social science data archives, combined with her past research a variety of fields (computational biology, national disaster preparedness, naval aviation), have given her a passion for data preservation and access.

She joined DCHE this spring to being a relationship with the chemical information community. This will be her first SLA meeting and she is looking forward to meeting chemistry librarians working in a variety of settings, both academic and corporate.

DCHE will present Allison Langham with a $1000 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2016 SLA Annual Conference in Philadelphia. The presentation will take place during the DCHE Business Meeting, Breakfast & Vendor Update in Tuesday, June 14, 2016.

The Sparks Award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929.

Congratulations Allison, and enjoy the 2016 SLA Conference!

Tina Qin Chair of Awards Committee SLA Chemistry Division

2017 Marion E. Sparks Award

January 24, 2017 Categories: 2017 Conference Tags: 2017 Conference, Awards, Sparks

SPARKS AWARD for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Travel stipend to attend the 2017 SLA Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Application Deadline: March 17, 2017

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2017 SLA Annual Conference June 16-20 in Phoenix, AZ. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student or new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2017 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Chemistry Division Business Meeting. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 86/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2016) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 17, 2017. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following:

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by midnight on March 17, 2017. The winner will be notified by April 3, 2017. Essays will be judged and the winner selected by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:

Tina Qin ( [email protected] ) Science and Engineering Library

Vanderbilt University

419 21st Ave South

Nashville, TN 37240

The Chemistry Division Web Site http://chemistry.sla1.org/about/awards/sparks-award/ includes a listing of previous winners.

2017 Sparks Award Winner

April 24, 2017 Categories: 2017 Conference Tags: 2017 Conference, Sparks

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Kortney K. Rupp is a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will complete her MLIS degree in May 2017. Her background includes a B.A. in Chemistry from Monmouth College and an MS in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University. In June 2017. Kortney will begin her position as the Chemical Information Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley. She also currently serves as the UIUC SLA Chapter President.

In her application, Kortney outlined the many ways attending the SLA conference will contribute to her professional development. Kortney’s research is focused on information seeking behavior and data management habits of chemists. Kortney is also passionate about chemical information literacy instruction.

Kortney joined DCHE last fall to continue developing her relationship with the chemical information community. This will be her first SLA meeting and she is looking forward to meeting chemistry librarians working in a variety of settings, both academic and corporate.

DCHE will present Kortney K. Rupp with a $1500 check and award certificate to support her attendance at the 2017 SLA Annual Conference in Phoenix. The presentation will take place during the All Sciences and Engineering Poster & Awards Reception on Monday, June 19, 2017.

The Sparks Award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a pioneering and influential chemistry librarian who worked at the University of Illinois from 1913 through 1929.

Congratulations Kortney, and enjoy the 2017 SLA Conference!

2017 SLA Chemistry Division Schedule of Events

May 26, 2017 Categories: 2012 Conference

The following is the schedule for SLA Chemistry Division sponsored events at SLA 2017!

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Chemical Information Sources, Requests & Reference 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/Ce9v5Ebud5 Chemistry Division No-Host Dinner 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM RSVP through the SLA Registration for Ticketed events. https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla-17/activity/hK8KRuFe2Z

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Chemical Formulas & Names in Patent Literature: How to Find, Get & Use 4:00PM – 5:30PM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla-17/activity/1pP4dKyhrx http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 88/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… Monday, June 19, 2017

Introduction to Data Management: History & Basics 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/Rkvrf8pr1W DCHE Academic/Corporate Roundtable 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/znSog1gTjt All Sciences Poster Session & Awards Reception 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/epnZm6N6gA

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Journal Collection Assessment: Verifiable Tips & Tricks to Make Cost Effective Decisions (Quick Take) 9:40 AM – 10:00 AM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla-17/activity/CrWOdg63dp Today’s Resources in Materials Science 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/mmAJ2Qu4Rr DCHE Vendor Update 10:15:00 AM – 11:30 AM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/2THiUjc738 Open Science Framework 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM https://event.crowdcompass.com/sla- 17/activity/fCZlwwpLId

2017 Chemistry Division Annual Meeting Call in information

June 6, 2017 Categories: 2017 Conference Tags: 2017 Conference

Call in information for the DCHE business meetings

1) DCHE Annual Business Meeting Mon, Jun 12, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/475184373

You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (872) 240-3212

Access Code: 475-184-373

First GoToMeeting? Try a test session: https://care.citrixonline.com/g2m/getready Agenda will follow shortly!

2) DCHE Spring Board Meeting Mon, Jun 12, 2017 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/198730837

You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3122

Access Code: 198-730-837

SPARKS AWARD for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

February 21, 2018 Categories: 2018 Conference

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Application Deadline: March 14, 2018

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2018 SLA Annual Conference June 9-13, 2018, Baltimore, MD. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD:

$1,500 stipend to attend the 2018 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Science and Technology Award Reception.

ELIGIBILITY:

All student members of the Chemistry Division and all new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2018) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 14, 2018. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division.

Individuals who accept a travel award or stipend for the annual conference from any other SLA entity are not eligible for this award. Travel funds provided by your employer, your school (for students), or any other non-SLA affiliated group do not affect your eligibility.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Please submit the following:

A brief essay that articulates your objectives for professional development; and indicate what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Conference. Maximum length: 2 pages. Resume Names of two references Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by midnight on March 14, 2018. The winner will be notified by March 23, 2018. Essays will be judged and the winner selected by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Lutishoor Salisbury ([email protected]),

University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville.

Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA?

Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA: http://www.sla1.org/access-membership/join-sla/

When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $20/year.

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February 12, 2019 Categories: 2019 Conference

Travel stipend to attend the 2019 SLA Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, June 14-18, 2019

Application Deadline: March 15, 2019

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2019 SLA Annual Conference June 14-18, 2019, Cleveland, OH. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of a student or new member of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD $1,500 stipend to attend the 2019 SLA Annual Conference. The winner also receives an award certificate at the Annual Conference during the Vendor Update Session and at the Science and Technology Award Reception.

ELIGIBILITY Student members of the Chemistry Division and new members of the Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2019) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the Chemistry Division by March 15, 2019. See below for information on joining SLA and the Chemistry Division.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please submit the following:

DEADLINE: All applications must be received by midnight on March 15, 2019. The winner will be notified by March 27, 2019. Essays will be judged and the winner selected by a panel of SLA Chemistry Division members.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO: Luti Salisbury ([email protected]), University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville.

Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA?

Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA: https://www.sla.org/access-membership/join-sla/

When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $20/year.

Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1) Login using your membership Username and Password and download the SLA Change/Add Units form: https://www.sla.org/access-membership/ Fax or mail the form to SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647- 4900 and pay with a credit card.

HISTORY: The award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a chemistry librarian at the University of Illinois from 1913 until her death in 1929. Ms. Sparks contributed a great deal to the field of chemical information, her achievements include teaching courses on chemical information, and authoring and publishing what is argued to be the first book to formally address chemical literature and library instruction. http://chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&columns=1… 91/92 3/1/2019 chemistry.sla1.org/?post-type=post&show_title=1&show_date=1&show_categories=1&show_featured_image=1&show_content=1&column… The Chemistry Division Web Site https://chemistry.sla.org/about/awards/sparks-award/ includes a listing of previous winners.

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