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Category Archives: Chemistry
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!”
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 EndNote! EndNote is a citation management program supported by the UI Libraries. The web version is available for free to the entire UI community and the desktopContinue reading “EndNote Workshop”
Now available: IOP ebooks
The UI Libraries now has access to two new e-book collections from IOP. The Expanding Physics collection includes in-depth texts from the leading voices in physics research and related subject areas aimed at the recent graduate/researcher level. The Concise Physics collection includes shorter texts in rapidly advancing areas and introductory texts aimed at the undergraduate/researcherContinue reading “Now available: IOP ebooks”
New CRC Handbook
The 95th edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is now available in print and online. The new edition is expanded with 22 new tables, including: Common Symbols Used in Gas and Liquid Chromatographic Schematic Diagrams Abbreviations Used in the Assessment and Presentation of Laboratory Hazards Incompatible Chemicals Explosion (Shock) Hazards Water-Reactive ChemicalsContinue reading “New CRC Handbook”
RefWorks to EndNote Transition Workshops
As you may have already heard, the University has acquired a campus-wide license for EndNote and the UI Libraries will end its subscription to RefWorks on December 31, 2014 (more info). Any free RefWorks accounts you have created will not be available after that date, but you can transfer your references to another service quicklyContinue reading “RefWorks to EndNote Transition Workshops”
Finals De-Stress Activities at the Sciences Library
The Sciences Library is not only a great place to study for finals, we’ve also organized some fun activities to help you de-stress. Here’s what’s going on: Refuel with free hot beverages and treats. (During Sciences Library hours, May 11th – 16th.) Take a break from your studies to build your own creation! Legos, K’NEX and idea books provided.Continue reading “Finals De-Stress Activities at the Sciences Library”
Workshop: RefWorks to EndNote Basic Transition
Do you use RefWorks? Did you know the UI Libraries recently acquired another popular and powerful citation management program, EndNote? The web-based version, EndNote Basic, is available to all UI students, faculty and staff and the desktop client, EndNote Desktop, is available to UI faculty, staff, graduate and professional students. Join us for an introduction to EndNote Basic (web version) and learnContinue reading “Workshop: RefWorks to EndNote Basic Transition”
The Merck Index Online
Now available from the UI Libraries: The Merck Index Online (http://purl.lib.uiowa.edu/MerckIndex) An authoritative and reliable source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals, the Merck Index Online offers the same highly authoritative information as the print edition in a convenient and easily searchable full text database. It contains over 11,500 monographs – including historic records notContinue reading “The Merck Index Online”
Blood Moon – April 14, 2014
Last night’s clear skies provided ideal conditions for viewing the Blood Moon. Did you miss it? Never fear! Here are some links to amazing time-lapse videos and photographs of this extraordinary event: Blood Moon Photos: Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse Views by Stargazers (Space.com) Blood moon: Sky gazers mesmerized as red hue lights up night sky (CNN.com) Total eclipseContinue reading “Blood Moon – April 14, 2014”