Saturday – June 13, 2009
Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian [8 am - 5 pm] – TICKETED CE COURSE #255 ($299/$399/$149)
Instructors: Bartow Culp, Purdue University and Judith Currano, University of Pennsylvania
Location: CC 209B
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 is $149 (limit 5).
Difficulty Level: Basic | Audiences: All Attendees
Diving into Patents: A Primer for Librarians [8 am - 5 pm] – TICKETED CE COURSE #250 ($299/$399/no student discount)
Instructors: Michael White, Queen’s University; Denise Callihan, PPG Industries; and Jan Comfort, Clemson University
Location: CC 209C
Description: The development of the web has revolutionized how patent information is disseminated and used. Once limited to a few specialized libraries with patent collections or access to expensive commercial databases, patent documents can now be searched and retrieved by anyone with internet access and a web browser. Patents are useful for a myriad of business purposes beyond the protection of new technologies. However, patent literature remains a mysterious and intimidating resource for many librarians unfamiliar with intellectual property. This course will cover the basics of patent documentation, classification, and public web-based search tools. Participants will learn how to: 1) identify and interpret the component parts of a patent; 2) use patent classification systems, including indices and definitions, to conduct a basic patent search; 3) effectively search international on-line patent database systems; and 4) understand how patent data and databases are organized.
Difficulty Level: Basic | Audiences: All Attendees
Chemistry Division Board of Directors [5:30 pm - 7:30 pm]
Facilitator: Luray M Minkiewicz, Supervisor, External Content Management, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Location: Renaissance Washington Hotel Meeting Room 4
Description: SLA Chemistry Division Board meeting with 2009 Officers, Committee Chairs and Functionaries.
Audiences: DCHE Members Only
DCHE No-Host Dinner [7:15 pm - 9:30 pm]
Facilitator: Yan He
Location: TBD
Description: Why dine alone when you can join other Chemistry Division members for conversation and company at a Washington, DC area restaurant?
Audiences: DCHE Members Only
Sunday – June 14, 2009
Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference [8 am - noon] – TICKETED CE COURSE #420 ($199/$299/$99)
Instructors: Denise Callihan, PPG Industries; Bartow Culp, Purdue University; and Judith Currano, University of Pennsylvania
Location: CC 141
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 is $99 (limit 5).
Difficulty Level: Basic | Audiences: All Attendees
DCHE Newcomers’ Lunch [noon - 1:30 pm]
Facilitator:
Location: TBD
Description: New members of the Chemistry Division are invited to meet fellow Division members and learn what the Chemistry Division and MRM Section has to offer you and what is happening in the Division and Section. By invitation only. Note: Check the division’s discussion list or Web site for location details.
Audiences: DCHE Members Only
Sponsors: SRI Consulting
CANCELLED: Advanced Chemical Information Topics: Substructures, Sequences, and Polymers [1 pm-5 pm] - TICKETED CE COURSE #520 ($199/$299/no student discount)
Instructors: Ted Baldwin, University of Cincinnati and Judith Currano, University of Pennsylvania
Location:
Description: This course will introduce participants to three specialized search techniques: substructure searching (including searching for organometallic and catalytic substances), protein and nucleic acid sequence searching, and polymer searching. Participants will learn the basics of creating a substructure, progressing to more advanced substructure search techniques. This will be followed by techniques of locating catalysts and organometallics. They will then progress to learning the various types of similarity searching for locating proteins and nucleic acids. Finally, they will receive an overview of polymer science and apply structure and textual search techniques to find technical information about polymers, as well as business information and industry trends.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate | Audiences: All Attendees
Monday – June 15, 2009
Chemistry Division Breakfast Roundtable [7 am - 8:30 am] – TICKETED EVENT #605 ($12 for everyone)
Moderator: C. Bullitt Darlington, We-Buy-Books and Luti Salisbury, Head, Chemistry and Biochemistry Library, University of Arkansas
Location: CC 151A
Description: Join other information professionals for breakfast and a moderated discussion on current topics and concerns.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: ACS Publications
Materials Research and Wind Energy: Recent & Future Developments [9 am - 10:30 am]
—Presentations from Calvert and Salerno
Speakers: Stan Calvert, United States Department of Energy
Moderator: Cathy DiPalma, Research Information Specialist, Saint-Gobain NorPro
Location: CC 144B
Description: Can wind power meet all the U.S. energy needs? During the past 10 years, wind energy production has been a rapidly-growing industry. In the U.S. alone, more than 25 states now have wind farms generating electricity, and other countries are developing similar programs. Discover the role that materials science and its researchers are playing in this ambitious, valuable and increasingly global endeavor.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: ACS Publications and ASM Internationl
Measures Toolkit for Librarians [1:30 pm - 3:30 pm]
—Presentations from Meho, Roth. and Remshard
Speakers: Lokman Meho, Indiana University; Gail Ehrlich, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Dana Roth, California Institute of Technology (Caltech); and Jo Ann Remshard, Knowledge Management Librarian, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Moderator: Susan Makar, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Location: CC 144C
Description: In this session, librarians will share practical techniques and tools for evaluating their collections and measuring the impact of their parent organizations. In a world of shrinking budgets, it becomes ever more critical for organizations to measure their impact and demonstrate their value. Metrics explored will include the h-index, impact factors, eigenfactor, SCImago, and others.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: Thomson Reuters and The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 90th Edition and CHEMnetBASE from CRC Press
Are You Eating Safe Foods? [3:30 pm - 5:30 pm]
Speakers: Robert L. Buchanan, Director, Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, University of Maryland; Mark A Kantor, Professor/Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Food Sci Dept, University of Maryland; and Jimmy Liu, Technical Information Specialist, Food Safety Info Center, National Agricultural Library
Moderator: Bradley Brazzeal, Assistant Professor/Instructional Services Librarian, Mississippi State University
Location: CC 150A
Description: Our expert panel will discuss the importance of food safety and locating timely reliable information. Each speaker will examine a different facet from food safety 2.0 technologies to food safety of fresh produce to global food safety standards. This session is beneficial for both the information professional and the consumer. We all eat, so come and let’s learn together.
Audiences: All Attendees
CANCELLED: Chemistry Division Open House and Speed Networking [5:30 pm - 7:30 pm]
Location: TBA
Description: Join your fellow conference attendees for some fun, food and festivities as we host our open house with the twist of speed networking(a la speed dating)– brought back by popular demand! This is your chance to meet some of our Chemistry Division members one on one to share ideas, plans, challenges and more.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: ACS Publications
Tuesday – June 16, 2009
Business Meeting Breakfast [7:30 am - 9 am] – TICKETED EVENT #750 ($15 for members/student members; $20 for non-members)
Moderator: Luray M Minkiewicz, Supervisor, External Content Management, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Location: CC 207A
Description: Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast of the Chemistry Division
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: Royal Society of Chemistry
Forensics: Beyond the TV Shows [9:30 am - 11 am]
Speakers: Gerry Laporte, United States Secret Service
Location: CC 152A
Description: Forensics cover a wide variety of techniques and involves various types of science and engineering expertise. Learn about some techniques and cases from people actually working in this field and how librarians have aided in some of their cases. Important: NO blogging, photographs, or reporters allowed.
Audiences: All Attendees
Interdisciplinary Science and Its Impact on Information Professionals [11:30 am - 1 pm]
—Powerpoints from Tenopir
Speakers: Carol Tenopir, Director, Center for Information and Communication Studies, University of Tennessee; Daureen Nesdill, Interim Head, Science and Engineering Library, University of Utah; Brandy King, Librarian, Center for on Media and Child Health, Harvard University; and Kevin Lindstrom, Physical Sciences and Engineering Librarian, University of British Columbia
Moderator: Luray M Minkiewicz, Supervisor, External Content Management, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Location: CC 147B
Description: As both the soft and the hard sciences become ever more interdisciplinary, how does this affect information professionals who work with and provide services to scientists? Do information professionals need to become generalists or narrowly-focused specialists? This session will examine the challenges and opportunities for our profession in an interdisciplinary science world.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: Wiley-Blackwell; Nature Publications
REACH and the Future of Toxics Legislation [1:30 pm - 3 pm]
Speakers: Pat Rizzuto, Reporter, Daily Environment Report, BNA and Catherine Willett, Science Policy Advisor, Regulatory Testing Division, Research and Investigations Dep
Location: CC 143A
Description: REACH is a relatively new chemical law in the European Union. This session will explore implications of this legislation in EU and beyond.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: GLTaC, Inc
All Sciences Poster Session and Reception [5 pm - 6:30 pm]
Moderator: Donna Cromer, Librarian, University of New Mexico
Location: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Grand Ballroom Central/South
Description: All Sciences Posters
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: Springer; ACS Publications
Wednesday – June 17, 2009
The Business of Chemistry [8:30 am - 10 am]
— Presentations from Wagner and Tomeo and URLs document from Wagner
Speakers: Ben Wagner, Sciences Librarian, University of Buffalo and Cristina Tomeo, STN Product Manager, Chemical Abstracts Service
Moderator: Norah Xiao, Science & Engineering Librarian, University of Southern California
Location: CC 155
Description: Learn some tips and techniques for finding chemical business information, such as competitive information, technology trends, latest news, industry and market information, in “traditional” scientific sources, free sources, gray literature, and specialized “for fee” sources.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: ACS Publications
Thursday – June 18, 2009
Tour of NIST (National Institute for Standards and Technology) [8 am - 2 pm] – TICKETED EVENT #1005 ($40 all attendees)
Location: CC South Building L Street Entrance
Description: Learn how librarians collaborate with NIST scientists and engineers through the Library’s Lab Liaison Program. NIST’s scope is broad and includes the following major operating units: Building and Fire Research, Chemical Science and Technology, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science and Technology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Neutron Research, and Physics. To purchase tickets, visit the SLA Registration website . SPECIAL NOTE: All tours will depart promptly from L Street entrance of the Convention Center’s South Building. Please check in with the Capitol Services Inc (CSI) staff 15 minutes prior to tour departure from the Convention Center.
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