Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates

professional Contents /Introduction/ This document identifies the skills and knowledge chemistry undergraduates should develop to successfully navigate the scientific and chemical literature in preparing for graduate work or employment as a chemist. Section 1 /Big Picture: The Library And Scientific Literature/ Outlines what chemistry undergraduates should know about the library and scientific literature. Section 2 /Chemical Literature/ Expected skills and recommended resources for finding background information, articles and other chemical literature, patents, and chemical substances, reactions, and syntheses. Section 3 /Properties, Spectra, Crystallographic, And Safety Information/Expected skills and recommended resources for finding properties, spectra, crystallographic data, and safety information. Section 4 /Scientific Communication And Ethical Conduct/Communication section lists style guides, citation and reference manager software, and resources for designing posters. Ethical conduct section provides links to resources on responsible conduct in research. /Further Reading/ /Recommended Resources Index/ /Previous Editions and Publication History/ Comments on this document should be directed to: cheminfolit@ucdavis.edu Suggested Citation: Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the elements of information literacy. Special Libraries Association, Chemistry Division and American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Information. July, 2012- . http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Competencies_for_Chemistry_Undergraduates (Date Accessed) Chemistry I 100%