Webinar: April 16: Research Context and Research Chemistry

ASIS&T has organised a webinar: Research Context and Research Chemistry: Information Literacy, Scholarly Publishing, and Data Management in the Chemistry Curriculum on April 16 at 11am US Eastern time (which is 4pm UK time|). Joshua Borycz (Librarian for STEM Research, Vanderbilt University) will be presenting about a new chemical information course he is running at the university - is content and assessment "The first half [of the course] will focus on information seeking and literacy by covering contentious topics within chemistry (e.g., fracking, nuclear energy, thalidomide, and research related to the supposed vaccine/autism link) and teaching students about the databases and techniques that can help them identify trustworthy information. The second portion will focus on the history, present, and future of scholarly publishing. Students will learn about current practices by hearing from a journal editor and an acquisition librarian that frequently negotiates with publishers." The 3rd part of his new course looks at data management. This one-hour webinar costs nothing for ASIS&T members and US $25 for non members
Go to https://associationforinformationscienceandtechnologyasist.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/zLE698Nr
Photo by Sheila Webber: white cherry, April 2020