As of April 7, 2008, researchers receiving grant money from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will now have to submit copies of their resulting research papers to PubMed Central (PMC) when their papers are accepted for publication in a journal. PMC will then make these papers freely available to the public no later than 12 months after publication.

The Biomedical Library has created a website that clarifies and summarizes the policy to assist UCSD, NIH-funded researchers at UCSD with the practical steps they need to take to comply with the new requirements. They will also offer some sessions in April to help you get up-to-date on these changes.

For more information or questions about the NIH policy, contact Nancy Stimson at (858) 534-6321 or nstimson@ucsd.edu.

The core index to the chemical literature with 27 million journal article and patent references, SciFinder Scholar is an essential research tool for chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, physics, environmental science and more. Through SciFinder Scholar, you can also get the CAS Registry (searchable by name, number, structure/substructure) and CASREACT (14 million reactions).

This workshop will cover:

• Software setup, remote access and other “quirks” to using SciFinder
• Topic, name, CAS-RN and structure searching
• Modifying and refining your search results
• What’s new in the 2007 version

This hands-on workshop will help you get started with EndNote, including:

• The basics of the EndNote interface
• Creating libraries and adding references from the science & engineering databases
• Managing and organizing references
• Output styles and creating a formatted bibliography

Cite While You Write, the tool to insert and format references within a paper, will be demonstrated (hands-on activity if time permits).

• Getting Started with EndNote
  Feb 5 (Tu), 11am-12:30pm
• Finding Patents
  2 Sessions: Feb 7 (Th), 10am-11:30am OR Mar 4 (Tu), 5pm-6:30pm
• Accessing Chemistry and Beyond with SciFinder Scholar 2007
  Feb 12 (Tu), 2pm-3:30pm
• Physical & Chemical Property Data: Resources, Tips & Tricks
  Feb 20 (W), 11am-12:30pm

Please contact Susan Shepherd or Teri Vogel if you have any questions about these workshops.

Intended for: UCSD administrative and faculty assistants in the physical sciences and engineering who are responsible for updating faculty CVs and biographies.

Learn ways to find out when and where your faculty is publishing, and who is citing their papers. By setting up author alerts in article databases available through the UCSD Libraries, you can be notified every time a new paper by your faculty is published. You can even find out how many times their papers have been cited by other authors.

Topics covered include:

* The Web of Science Database - what is it?
* Discover other article databases appropriate to your discipline
* How to set up author alerts (be notified by email every time your faculty publishes a new paper)
* How to do a cited reference search (find out what other scholars are citing your faculty’s papers)
* How to find out a journal’s “Impact Factor”, or the measure of its importance relative to other journals in the same field

Register at Staff Enrollment

If you are interested in RefWorks, EndNote or EndNote Web, the Biomedical Library is offering workshops on all of these (the Oct 11 EndNote Web workshop will be taught at S&E). If these dates and times don’t work for you, please contact Teri Vogel to schedule an individual consultation.

The S&E Library is in the east wing of Geisel Library (through the main gate, then take 2 right turns). No registration is required for any of these activities.

There’s a Science & Engineering Library??!! - S&E Library Instruction Room
(For new and returning students at all levels)

Monday, Sept 24 - 10:00-11:00am
Tuesday, Sept 25 - 10:00-11:00am
Wednesday, Sept 26 - 2:00-3:00pm
Thursday, Sept 27 - 2:00-3:00pm

Yes! Come to this brief workshop/tour for an introduction to your Science & Engineering Library. In the hands-on workshop portion, you’ll learn what’s different about an academic science library and have a chance to try out some of our electronic resources. The tour will give you the lay of the land in the S&E Library. After the tour, stay for refreshments.

Jump Start Your Chemistry Research - S&E Library Instruction Room
(For new researchers, as well as experienced faculty, staff and graduate researchers who want a refresher)

Monday, Sept 24 - 1:30-3:00pm
Wednesday, Sept 26 - 9:30-11:00am

This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the rich collection of electronic and print resources available at UCSD for your chemistry & chemical engineering research, including: SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, Compendex and Beilstein/Gmelin. From selecting the best databases to getting the desired books, articles and data–we’ll cover it all.

Jump Start Your Engineering Research - S&E Library Instruction Room
(For new researchers, as well as experienced faculty, staff and graduate researchers who want a refresher)

Tuesday, Sept 25 - 1:30-3:00pm
Thursday, Sept 27 - 9:30-11:00am

Come to this hands-on workshop to learn about the wealth of library information resources for Engineering researchers: article databases like Compendex, Inspec, Engineered Materials Abstracts, and electronic resources like ENGnetBASE, Knovel…and MORE!

Science and Engineering Library Tours - S&E Library Entrance

Monday, Sept 24 - 4:00-5:00pm
Tuesday, Sept 25 - 4:00-5:00pm
Wednesday, Sept 26 - 4:00-5:00pm
Thursday, Sept 27 - 4:00-5:00pm

Come in for a tour and learn where to find books, computers, study areas, power for your laptop, Legos and puzzles, friendly help, and much more. Join us for refreshments and conversation at the end of the tour.

Thieme’s Science of Synthesis is one of the core resources for the synthetic chemist, a critical collection of synthetic methods in organic and organometallic chemistry that highlight the highest quality and most relevant experimental procedures in great detail.

Up to 28 (and counting) volumes, Science of Synthesis is searchable by bibliographic information, reaction details and substance information–including structures. It also serves as a bridge to the entire Houben-Weyl archive, your gateway to the synthetic literature going back over 150 years.

Trainer: Michael Poynter, Thieme
For: Interested faculty, staff and students
When: Tuesday, April 17, 9:15-10:15am (with 20 minutes for Q&A)
Where: CLICS (Revelle Plaza), room 264

RSVP is encouraged. For more information contact tmvogel@ucsd.edu.