Chemistry Graduate Students Library Research Workshop

Do you want to know more about USC Library services and resources?

Do you want to effectively do information research for your research and study?

Please come to the workshop designed specially for you!

You will

• learn more USC Libraries services
• explore information resources USC libraries provide to you
• learn how to conduct effective information researches in different databases
• learn how to use the “free” citation (or bibliographic) software USC provides you
• And more …

There is a Q&A session from 6:30 – 7:00 after the workshop.

Refreshments will be provided!

Spaces are limited, so please email me (nxiao@usc.edu) for sign-up.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the workshop!

USC Libraries Interlibrary Loan has joined the RAPID Consortium!

5/12/08: USC Libraries Interlibrary Loan has joined the RAPID Consortium! What does this mean to patrons? Faster delivery of articles from journals, periodicals, and other documents, many within 24 hours. RAPID is an organization of libraries from across the globe decidated to fast, cost-effective, and innovative resource sharing. For more information about RAPID, please visit their website by clicking here.

Chat with your S&E Librarians at nights!

From this week (Monday, Jan 14, 2008), USC S&E community users can chat with S&E Librarians during evenings.

The new chat services are Monday 7 -9 pm and Wednesday 6 – 8pm.

Please come to Ask-A-Librarian  and chat about your library questions with your librarian at nights!

CHEM Grad. Student workshop survey!

Please kindly fill this survey after the workshop!
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Thank you very much for your participation!

Workshop on Monday Nov. 26th from 2-3:30pm at SGM 121

Do you want to know more about USC Library services and resources?

Do you want to effectively do information research for your research and study?

Please come to the workshop designed specially for you!

The workshop will be held on Monday Nov. 26th from 2-3:30pm at SGM 121.

We will

• learn USC Libraries services together
• explore information resources USC Libraries provide to you
• learn how to conduct an information research on some important chemistry and science databases
• learn how to use the “free” citation (or bibliographic) software USC provides
• And more …

There is a Q&A session from 3:30 – 4:30 after the workshop. Please feel free to drop by SGM 121 for your questions during this 1-hr session.

Spaces are limited, so please email me (nxiao@usc.edu) for sign-up.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the workshop! Good luck to your research and study!

New service from Ask_A_Librarian: USC subject-based chat reference

Hey, have you ever been too shy to ask me (your librarian) questions, any kinds of questions? Did you every use the Ask_A_Librarian service at USC Libraries?

Now Ask_A_Librarian launched a new services, USC subject-based chat reference. USC librarians are going to provide the USC localized, subject based chat reference to you. You will get more “personalized” and “institutional specialized” services from us. All you need to do is very simple:

Go to the Ask_A_Librarian page, enter your name and usc email, and then chat!

Currently the USC Science and Engineering chat reference hours are

Monday 10 – 11

Wednesday 10 – 11

or by appointment (email ahead for an appointment) .

I hope you are going to enjoy it!

CHEMUSC tags are live!

I am pleased to announce that CHEM Del.icio.us goes live in the Chemistry subject page NOW! Please feel free to check them and find your interested tags.

All of these are chemistry related Internet or web pages! Many more will be added in the coming future. It will be highly appreciated if you can give me your feedback.

And if you are new to tags (or Del.icio.us), please kindly check this article from Wikipedia. Here are top 3 reasons why you may want to try use Tags:

1. it is a free and on-line bookmarking system (where is an Internet, where are your bookmarks!)

2. it can be shared easily among everyone (and you can also find others’ good tags!)

3. it is a trend, like iPhone, Facebook

Have fun!

“Welcome Weeks” at S&E Library

Welcome to USC! From Aug. 13 S&E library will begin the 3-week event of the “Welcome Weeks” for all users.

1. New S&E library sign will be displayed on the first floor Reference area;

2. New library bookmarks will be given to users when they check out books;

3. From Aug. 20 to Aug. 31, library tours and orientations will be provided to new users when they ask for the Front desk or contact to subject librarians

4. Librarians will show up in individual departmental or school orientations. As Chemistry Librarian, I will be showing up in the Chemistry Departmental Orientation on Aug. 20th at 9:30 at SGM 414.

See you around! Best wishes to your USC life!

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