Do you struggle to stay organized as the semester progresses? Are your notes and files scattered about in notebooks, folders, and various electronic storage devices? Would you like to share your own tips and tricks for staying organized with others? Join us for a Get Organized workshop to learn about free software tools you can use to get organizedContinue reading “Get Organized Workshop”
Category Archives: Chemistry
Everglades Exhibit
Check out the new Everglades exhibit at the Sciences Library. Thank you to the UI’s Museum of Natural History for the loan of so many interesting items. My photography skills are sadly lacking, so you really need to see it in person.
RefWorks/EndNote Workshop
Are you starting a new research paper or project and looking for a way to manage your references? Then join us for this useful and informative workshop about RefWorks and EndNote! RefWorks and EndNote are two citation management programs available for free to all University of Iowa students, faculty and staff. Lunch @ the Sciences Library WorkshopContinue reading “RefWorks/EndNote Workshop”
Trial: EBSCOhost eBook Academic Collection
The UI Libraries have arranged a trial of a new resource, the EBSCOhost eBook Academic Collection. This collection contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. There are nearly 120,000 eBooks in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, State UniversityContinue reading “Trial: EBSCOhost eBook Academic Collection”
Library 101 Workshop
Do you need a brief overview of the resources and services available at the Sciences Library? Do you have a question about the library or it’s resources that you’ve never had the chance to ask? Then join us for the first Lunch @ the Sciences Library workshop of the semester! Wednesday, September 4th at 12:30pm – 1:20pm inContinue reading “Library 101 Workshop”
Back to School with the Sciences Library
Welcome back! Here are six tips from the Sciences Library to help you hit the ground running and start the semester off right. Textbooks and more – Check the library catalog to see if your textbooks are on reserve at the library or available to check out. This goes for other books, videos, music andContinue reading “Back to School with the Sciences Library”
Extended Fall Semester Hours
We’ve extended the fall semester hours at the Sciences Library. We will now open at 8:30am, Monday through Friday. Sciences Library Fall Semester Hours August 26, 2013 – December 22, 2013 Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday CLOSED Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
New Study Space
Check out the new study spaces we added over the summer.
IECSC now available in SciFinder
SciFinder’s database of regulated chemicals has been updated with more than 42,000 registered substances from the 2013 Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC). The addition of this national inventory brings the number of regulated substances in SciFinder to more than 300,000. To learn more, visit http://www.cas.org/news/media-releases/inventory-existing-chemical-substances.
SciFinder Updates
SciFinder released an update last month that changed their interface and provided some new options and features. To learn more, check out this quick, interactive tour of the new design. If you already have a SciFinder account, you can login here. If you do not have a SciFinder account, please register here. If you haveContinue reading “SciFinder Updates”