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Conversations with chemists: information seeking behavior of chemistry faculty in the electronic age.
This manuscript is a final draft of the article as submitted to the Haworth journal Science and Technology Libraries in December 2002. Due to editorial error, Haworth published an earlier draft of this paper instead of the final draft. They declined to rectify this error in the online version of the journal. The reader is advised that the author considers this version to be the definitive final draft that should have been published but was not. Scholars wishing to cite this work should preferably cite this final preprint, rather than the published article.Six faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin were interviewed one-on-one to gather information about their information-seeking behavior, favored resources, and opinions about the transition from a print to an electronic information environment. In most cases, these chemistry faculty members have eagerly embraced the enhanced access to chemical information made possible by the steady addition of electronic journals and networked database systems. The most-cited benefits include significant time-saving and convenience as well as access to more journals than ever. As a result, use of the physical library and its printed collections by faculty is declining. Chemistry faculty interviewed expressed a strong self-reliance in their information-seeking skills, and showed sophistication in their choice of tools.UT Librarie
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Iterative Evolution of the Liaison Librarian Role: A Brief Case Study
Recognizing a need to evolve subject liaison responsibilities and
related skill sets with an emphasis on digital research and pedagogy,
The University of Texas Libraries (UTL) at the University of Texas at
Austin has reorganized its Academic Engagement division and related
approach to liaison work twice in the past two years.UT Librarie
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The World Before 1907: Searching for Chemical Literature before Chemical Abstracts.
An overview of early abstracting sources for historical chemical literature prior to the launch of Chemical Abstracts in 1907.UT Librarie
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The Chemical Abstacts Centennial: Whither CAS?
Essay summarizing the history of Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and recommendations for future development of their SciFinder database product.UT Librarie
The Unbearable Lightness of Data: Touloukian’s Quest and Why It Still Matters
Essay on the difficulty of locating published scientific data, and how this was addressed by Y.S. Touloukian and his index titled "Thermophysical Properties Research Literature Retrieval Guide," with a description thereof.UT Librarie
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Understanding the research and information practices of chemists at the University of Texas at Austin: Final report
Report on an interview-based study of the information practices of faculty in the Department of Chemistry, carried out in 2018. Topics covered include information seeking, discovery and management; publication and dissemination practices; data management and sharing practices; and laboratory recordkeeping.UT Librarie
Analysis of Citations to Books in Chemistry PhD Dissertations in an Era of Transition
A citation analysis of chemistry PhD dissertations at the University of Texas at Austin yielded data on how often graduate students cite books in their bibliographies, and on the characteristics of the books cited, in terms of age and local ownership. The analysis examined samples of dissertations selected from five discrete years - 1988, 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2015 - in order to provide longitudinal data on how citation trends are changing during a transition period in libraries. Data indicated that chemistry graduate students cited low numbers of books relative to journal articles, confirming expectations from similar studies, and that the trend over the time period studied is downward, despite the increasing number and availability of e-books. The results could inform collection management decisions and strategies for promoting book content to graduate students in future.UT Librarie
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Piloting Graduate Student Spaces and Services in Temporary Digs
Presentation given at Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students: Services, Instruction, Spaces Conference, April 1, 2016, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.The UT Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin has undertaken a series of phased projects in its main library, the Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL), since 2013. These projects have transformed spaces and services, introduced innovative technologies, and developed a forward-thinking culture that is redefining our relationship with the UT community and resulting in collaborations to prototype new means of research lifecycle support and academic success. The latest project, designed with focus group input and survey responses from over 1,100 graduate students and faculty, and in consultation with the Graduate Student Assembly, the Office of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate Student Writing Group, leverages temporary access to an entry-level reading room and adjacent office suites recently vacated by staff. Once lightly retrofitted with internal funding, these areas will be repurposed as a Scholars Commons for silent study, salon events and exhibits to showcase excellence in research, and graduate student collaboration and networking. Slated to open in January 2016, in addition to varied types of spaces and events, the Scholars Commons will offer consultation services, a Data Lab, and workshops designed with campus partners to enhance research skills and introduce users to digital scholarship tools. The assessment plan will utilize multiple methods to document use and assess the effectiveness of spaces and services, and inform plans for a permanent Scholars Commons. The knowledge gained, assessments used, and “before” and “after” comparisons will be highlights of the presentation.UT Librarie
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Fading shades of gray? ACS Meeting preprints, past, present, future.
This conference presentation summarized the history and present status of ACS divisional meeting preprint series, in terms of access, discovery, citation rates, and preservation.UT Librarie
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Common Grounds
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age is a national conference that brings together academic, public and K-12 librarians, administrators, technologists, architects, designers, furniture manufacturers, and educators. Participants gathered to collectively re-think the increasingly important role libraries play in the communities they serve. The conference was held January 8-10, 2018 at the University of Texas and other locations in Austin. In its second edition, Re-think it 2018 is co-hosted by The UT Libraries, the Austin Public Library, the Austin Community College Library Services, and seven additional local library partners.UT Librarie