Join the Sciences Library to celebrate Earth Day! Sustainability at the UI: What’s Happening and How You Can Help 3:30 – 4:30 pm on Monday, April 22 102 SL (Sciences Library classroom) At this presentation, Liz Christiansen, director of the UI Office of Sustainability, will bring us up to date on the many sustainability effortsContinue reading “Earth Day Presentation”
Category Archives: Chemistry
Workshop: Staying Current
How do you keep up with the news and research in your field? Would you like to learn how to use technology to find new information for you? Join us for a Staying Current workshop and learn how to use RSS feeds and other alert options to keep up with blog posts, news and scholarly articles.Continue reading “Workshop: Staying Current”
Workshop: Get Organized
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 “Workshop: Get Organized”
ACS Supporting Information
ACS (American Chemical Society) Publications has begun to digitize the Supporting Information for nearly 50,000 articles published in ACS journals prior to 1996. From Dave Martinsen – ACS Publications: In August 2012, ACS Publications began a program to strategically re-invest in and upgrade its broadly subscribed ACS Legacy Archive – containing over 450,000 articles publishedContinue reading “ACS Supporting Information”
Scopus Workshop
Have you tried Scopus, our new database? The UI Libraries provide free access to Scopus, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Scopus Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. Lunch @ the Sciences Library Scopus Workshop 11:30am- 12:20pm, Wednesday, March 13th 102 SL (Sciences LibraryContinue reading “Scopus Workshop”
Celebrating Pi Day with…
Pie, of course. Before you head out for Spring Break, stop by the UI Libraries on Thursday, March 14 for the celebration. Grab an apple tartlet at: Art Library 9:15am & 1:45pm Hardin Library for the Health Sciences 1:59pm until gone Lichtenberger Engineering Library 1:59pm – 4:00pm Main Library 1:59pm – 2:59pm Pomerantz Business LibraryContinue reading “Celebrating Pi Day with…”
Library Help at the Chemistry Building
Have a library question, but don’t want to trek through the snow to the library? The Sciences Library is now providing Librarian Office Hours at the Chemistry Building (CB) in W223. A librarian will be able to assist you during the following hours: Mondays – 2:30-4:30pm Tuesdays – 10:30am- 12:30pm Wednesdays – 2:30-4:30pm Thursdays – 10:30am-12:30pmContinue reading “Library Help at the Chemistry Building”
More Study Space
Please pardon our mess. The Sciences Library is working to create more study space on the third floor. We’re taking down some empty shelves and moving in some new furniture. We’re looking forward to seeing it finished, but in the meantime, check out these photos of our progress.
Good News for Science
A new policy memorandum from Dr. John Holdren of the Office of Science and Technology Policy requires Federal agencies to develop plans to make the published results and digital data of federally funded research freely available to the public within 12 months of publication. For more information, including the full-text of the memorandum: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/25/white-house-pushes-open-access-taxpayer-funded-research
Web of Science Workshop
Do you use Web of Science in your research? The UI Libraries provide free access to Web of Science, an excellent multidisciplinary citation database. Join us for a Web of Science Workshop and learn advanced techniques that will help you conduct your research more efficiently and effectively. Lunch @ the Sciences Library Web of Science Workshop 11:30am-Continue reading “Web of Science Workshop”