Conference theme this year is Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy Submission of Abstract:  Due by April 1, 2012 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.  [...]

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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. 

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  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:  http://www.regonline.com/pht2012

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 Chicago, Illinois. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members [...]

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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.sla.org/about/awards/wiggins-roth-award/.

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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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