2010 Chemistry Division CE Courses

Will you be at the Special Libraries Association 101^st annual conference in New Orleans this June? Please consider attending the SLA Chemistry Division’s Continuing Education courses on June 12-13. These highly-regarded courses provide essential hands-on learning on the fundamentals of chemistry and chemical information, and are taught by experts in their field. Full course details are provided below. Both courses provide discounted rates for SLA student members.

SLA 2010 conference registration is now open at http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/sla/sla2010/public/enter.aspx. CE course tickets can be purchased during the registration process.

Note: you are NOT required to attend the conference in order to come to a CE course. Contact Ted Baldwin for details.

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Chemistry for the Non-Chemist Librarian

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 8am-5pm

Ticket # 130 : $299 members / $399 non-members / $149 student members (limit 5)

Instructors: Bartow Culp (Purdue U.), Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania)

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 = $149.

Chemical Information Sources, Request, and References

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 8am-12noon

Ticket # 305 : $199 members / $299 non-members / $99 student members (limit 5)

Instructors: Judith Currano (U. of Pennsylvania), Dawn French (Millennium Inorganic Chemicals)

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 = $99.

DCHE Executive Board for 2010

The DCHE Executive Board for 2010. The Advisory Board & Committee members will be posted later this month.

Chair:
Teri Vogel, UC San Diego

Chair-Elect:
Bill Armstrong, Louisiana State University

Past-Chair:
Luray Minkiewicz, E I DuPont De Nemours Co

Secretary (2010-2011):
Lee Pedersen, Brown University

Treasurer (2009-2010):
Bob Buchanan, Auburn University

2010 Sparks Award for Professional Development

2010 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2010 SLA Annual Meeting June 13-16 in New Orleans, LA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2010 SLA Annual Conference. The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the SLA Chemistry Division and all new members of the SLA Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2009) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010. See below for how to join.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit the following:
-A brief essay that: a) clearly articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Meeting. Maximum length: 2 pages.
-Resumé
-Names of two references.
-Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).
Registration in a Chemistry Division or other Continuing Education (CE) course is recommended, but not required.

DEADLINE: All applications for the award must be received by March 1, 2010 (all applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010). The winner will be notified March 15, 2010. Essays will be judged by the SLA Chemistry Division Awards Committee.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:
Cory Craig
University of California, Davis
Physical Sciences & Engineering Library
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616-8676 cjcraig@ucdavis.edu

SLA CHEMISTRY DIVISION SPARKS AWARD: http://www.sla.org/division/dche/sparks.htm

HISTORY: The award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a chemistry librarian at the University of Illinois from 1913 until her death in 1929. Ms. Sparks contributed a great deal to the field of chemical information, her achievements include teaching courses on chemical information, and authoring and publishing what is argued to be the first book to formally address chemical literature and library instruction.

Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA?
Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA: http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm
When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $18/year.

Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1) Download the SLA Change/Add Units form: http://www.sla.org/content/membership/unitchange.cfm and fax or mail it to SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647-4936 and pay with a credit card. When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are $18/year.