LMD PD Series: Alternative Careers Webinar

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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DCHE CE Courses at the 2012 Conference

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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Call for Nominations: 2012 Sparks Award

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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Call for Nominations: 2012 Wiggins-Roth Award

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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Updated Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates

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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2011 Nominating Committee Report

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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Call for volunteers

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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Early Bird Registration for Annual ends Friday, April 8 – don’t delay!

Dear Chemistry Division Members: Please don’t miss the opportunity to save money by registering for the SLA Annual in Philadelphia by Friday! We have an exciting set of programs lined up and hope that you will be able to find multiple events of interest to you, in addition to the networking opportunities that abound.

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DCHE CE Courses at the 2011 Conference

The Chemistry Division will host three continuing education (CE) courses on June 11 & 12, during the SLA 2011 conference in Philadelphia, PA. These hands-on courses will give you skills to enhance your understanding of chemistry fundamentals, chemical information, and specialized structure searching.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!All Sciences Poster Session – June 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SESSION CO-SPONSORS:SLA Biomedical & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Food Agriculture and Nutrition, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Science-Technology Divisions Conference theme this year is “FUTURE READY” Your poster presentation could help your colleagues immeasurably as we all seek to cultivate or enhance scientists’ [...]

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