Saturday – June 11, 2011
Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian [8 am - 5 pm] – TICKETED CE COURSE ($299/$399/$199)
Instructors: Susan Cardinal (U. Rochester), Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania)
Location: University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Description: Any information scientist with responsibilities for providing chemistry reference services should understand the structure and language of chemistry. This course takes a hands-on approach to introduce learners to the basic principles of the five major divisions of chemistry, chemical terminology and drawing, and other intellectual tools that chemists need to do their work. This course contains four sections: an introduction to chemistry as a science, strategies for effective communication with chemists, basic chemical concepts and research questions, and the ways in which chemists’ research needs dictate their information needs.
Audiences: All Attendees
Chemistry Division Board of Directors [5 pm - 6:30 pm]
Facilitator: Bill Armstrong, LSU
Location: Convention Center, Room 301
Description: All division members welcome to attend,
Audiences: DCHE Members Only
Chemistry Division No-Host Dinner [6:30 pm - 9:30 pm]
Location: Palace at the Ben, 834 Chestnut St.
Description: No-host dinner for Chemistry Division members.
Audiences: DCHE Members Only
Sunday – June 12, 2011
Chemical Information Sources, Requests, and Reference [8 am - noon] – TICKETED CE COURSE ($199/$299/$99)
Instructors: Dawn French, Millennium Inorganic Chemicals & Judith Currano, University of Pennsylvania
Location: CC 104A
Description: This hands-on course introduces 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 real-world reference questions, will compare and describe the major chemical information resources.
Audiences: All Attendees
DCHE Newcomers’ Lunch [12:30 pm - 2 pm]
Location: El Vez
Description: Lunch with members of the Chemistry Division and MRM Section. Find out more about our activities and how you can get involved.
Audiences: By invitation only;
Sponsors: IHS
Extreme Structure Searching [1 pm - 5 pm] – TICKETED CE COURSE ($199/$299/$99)
Instructors: Denise Callihan (PPG Industries), Judith Currano (U. Pennsylvania)
Location: CC 106B
Description: This course will introduce participants to specialized search techniques for small molecules in the chemical literature: profiling organic, organometallic and catalytic substances by substructure, applying structure and substructure search techniques to polymer searching, and using basic substructure and Markush search strategies for patent information retrieval. Participants will learn the basics of creating a substructure, progressing to more advanced techniques and recommendations of where, when, and how to use them. This will be followed by techniques of locating organometallics and polymers using the substructure techniques to patent searching, including learning the basics of Markush searching.
Audiences: All Attendees
Monday – June 13, 2011
Chemistry Division Academic Roundtable Breakfast [7:30 am - 9:30 am]
Location: CC 103B
Description: Join your academic DCHE colleagues for breakfast and a moderated discussion on current topics and concerns. Topic(s) for this roundtable to be determined.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: ACS Publications
Update on Materials Science Research & Resources [10 am - 11:30 am] PRESENTATION
Location: CC 203B
Description: Come and join us for an overview of recent trends in materials science research and related resources.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: Springer
Collaborations Across Disciplines: BibApp and VIVO [2 pm - 3:30 pm]
Speakers: William Gunn (Mendeley), Ruth Kneale (National Solar Observatory), Rolando Milian (University of Florida), Sarah Shreeves (BibApp) & Michael Warden (Elsevier)
Location: CC Ballroom AB
Description: Learn about efforts to help researchers collaborate across disciplines. Speakers include representatives from Friend Feed, Mendeley, Collexis, VIVO and BibApp.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: Springer
Visualizing Science [4 pm - 5:30 pm]
Speakers: Chaomei Chen (Drexel), Gali Halevi (Elsevier), Kristi Holmes (Washington University School of Medicine)
Description: Interested in better tools to manage the information flood? See what’s happening in the world of data visualization, including new and easy to use applications.
Audiences: All Attendees
Tuesday – June 14, 2011
Business Meeting Breakfast [7:30 am - 9:30 am] – TICKETED EVENT
Moderator: Bill Armstrong, LSU
Location: CC 112A
Description: The Chemistry Division’s annual business meeting/breakfast.
Sponsors: RSC Publications
Developments in Informatics [10 am - 11:30 am]
Speakers: Alberto Accomazzi (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory), Steve Heller (InChI Trust), Diane Rein (University at Buffalo)
Location: CC 109B
Description: Come hear the latest developments in informatics in the fields of chemistry, biological sciences, and physics and astronomy. Dr. Steve Heller, Project Director of the InChI Trust; Dr. Diane Rein, Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Information Resources librarian at the University at Buffalo; and Dr. Alberto Accomazzi, Project Manager of the NASA Astrophysics Data System, will be the featured speakers in these fields, respectively, promising an informative and exciting discussion of developments important to all information professionals working in these subject areas.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: IET Inspec
International Year of Chemistry [12:00 pm - 1:30 pm]
Speakers: Jean-Claude Bradley & Lawrence Souder (Drexel University)
Location: CC 109B
Description: A view of changes in communication in the sciences – promises and perils they may hold. Dr. Jean-Claude Bradley, Associate Professor of Chemistry and E-Learning Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel University, will detail some emerging trends in the dissemination and analysis of scientific information, with an emphasis on chemistry. This includes Open Notebook Science – the public sharing of all experimental details in real time, post-publication review in the blogosphere and the proliferation of web services to facilitate processing of scientific data in machine readable formats. His colleague at Drexel, Dr. Lawrence Souder, Associate Teaching Professor of Communication, will examine some modern pitfalls that may be emerging.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: ACS Publications
Science of Ice Cream [2 pm - 3:30 pm]
Speakers: Thomas Palchak (Pennsylvania State University)
Location:CC 203B
Description: A researcher from the Pennsylvania State University Creamery (http://www.creamery.psu.edu/) will discuss the science of ice cream.
Audiences: All Attendees
All Sciences Poster Session and Reception [5:30 pm - 7:30 pm]
Location: Marriot Salon AB
Description:Come and find out what interesting things your colleagues are doing as they seek to cultivate or enhance scientists’ knowledge management skills and to demonstrate the value of our services to our parent organizations or potential clients. The poster session provides an informal and lively venue for sharing innovative ideas on important topics.
Wednesday – June 15, 2011
Chemistry Division Corporate Roundtable Breakfast [7:30 am - 9:30 am] – TICKETED EVENT
Location: CC 112A
Description: Join your corporate DCHE colleagues for breakfast and a moderated discussion aligning library services with company needs.
Audiences: All Attendees
Sponsors: RSC Publishing & Global Language Translations & Consulting, Inc
Energy Issues in Libraries [10 am - 11:30 am]
Location: CC 106 A
Description: Learn more about biofuels and alternative energies as we discuss major initiatives, state and federal regulatory efforts and how libraries can be prepared to handle quesitons on these hot topics.
Sponsors: Knovel
Thursday – June 16, 2011
Tour of Chemical Heritage Foundation [10 am - 11:30 am]
Description: Participants will enjoy a tour of the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s museum and its Othmer Library of Chemical History. With its outstanding collections of instruments, fine art, photographs, papers, and books, the Chemical Heritage Foundation conveys the story of chemistry and its effect on and role in society across the centuries. It is within walking distance of the Convention Center.
Audiences: All Attendees
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