Library Update for the School of Chemistry

webinar demonstrating the capabilities of ChemDraw for Reaxys® for both Mac and Windows

2010-12-01T13:17:00.000Z

December 8th at 11:00am EST

To register for the live webinar go to:

http://www.cambridgesoft.com/events/details/?Event=341

ResearcherID — your e-publication list

2010-11-22T11:51:00.000Z

Use EndNote and EndNote Web to manage your personal publication list in ResearcherID, a free author community where you can create your own profile to eliminate author misidentification. Search ResearcherID to find collaborators and more. New features include:

Connect to EndNote Web from any ResearcherID page to manage your publication list, perform online searches and edit records in one click.

Compare your publication list with Web of Science to add Times Cited details automatically.

The best part is you can use the same login/password for ResearcherID and EndNote Web as for personal area of Web of Knowledge.

For databases:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-a-z

My EndNote Web:
http://myendnoteweb.com

Register with your university email address.

UseMyAbility

2010-11-18T10:02:00.003Z

UseMyAbility website results from a Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) project on employability and disability.

Sections for students, university staff and employers at:

http://www.usemyability.org/

Presentations available WoK - Bibliometric Course

2010-11-16T15:48:00.000Z

Following the recent Web of knowledge Bibliometric course the course presentations are available:

1. Researcher Evaluation.
2. The Metrics.
3. Using Bibliometrics.

on the Mimas Web of Knowledge Service for UK Education web site at: http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/#presentations

There is also a Thomson Reuters White Paper.

Using Bibliometrics: A Guide to Evaluating Research Performance with Citation Data which can be viewed at:
http://science.thomsonreuters.com/m/pdfs/325133_thomson.pdf

Updates to Reaxys on 13th November

2010-11-15T09:45:00.002Z

* Structure editors: Accelrys Draw (Symyx Draw 4.0) is now supported. Implementation of the default structure editor, Marvin Sketch, has been improved, resulting in better performance

* Find Similar Reactions: placed below the RX.ID, the link opens a dialog containing a table with the product structures as row headers and the cells contain hitset sizes for the different class codes which work as links.

* Synthesis planner updates: now able to re-size the planner according to preference through the Resize button. Synthesis planner tab captions are now editable using the Rename button.

* Hazmat Navigator - a source of chemical safety data - is now linked to Reaxys. Hazmat is a valuable source of chemical safety information

* Generate Structure from Name has been updated - if an entered name cannot be resolved into one structure, all the alternatives are presented in a dialog box and the user can select the appropriate one.

IADIS: International Conference Mobile Learning 2011

2010-11-09T10:09:00.001Z

10 to 12 March 2011
Avila, Spain.

Call for paper deadline for submissions (1st call extension): 29 November 2010

The conference seeks to provide a forum for the discussion and presentation of mobile learning research.

http://www.mlearning-conf.org/

JISC Online Conference Innovating e-Learning

2010-11-05T11:57:00.002Z

Online conference
23-26 November 2010

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearningpedagogy/elpconference10.aspx

JISC Legal 10 Year Anniversary: Top Ten Tips

2010-11-05T11:56:00.001Z

Designed to assist navigating the advantages ICT brings.

http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=243&id=1740

Mathematics for chemistry facts and formula leaflet

2010-11-05T10:10:00.000Z

The sigma CETL, in conjunction with the UK Physical Science Centre, has produced a facts and formula sheet to support mathematics learning in chemistry.

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/publications/miscellaneous#mathsforchem

Global Horizons festival

2010-11-05T09:51:00.000Z

The events run from 13-20 November.

Many events are FREE and staff, students and the general public are welcome.

A full programme and booking details are online at:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/global-horizons

Among the highlights are international music and dance concert – Rhythmic World - which includes African drumming, flamenco, Brazillian Capoeira, Punjabi dance, Italian song, Georgian singing, Egyptian belly dancing, and Middle Eastern music.

The Global Horizons programme also includes:
- a 5 a-side mini world cup tournament (we hope staff will join in);
- a Bhangra Dance Workshop and a Georgian Singing workshop
- A Mexican Fiesta! Celebrating 200 years of Mexican independence
- a photography and film competition
- information for students about studying/working abroad, and about working in the UK for international students

RSE Beltane Public Engagement Prize

2010-11-05T09:21:00.003Z

Nominees are invited from all disciplines, and all organisations, across Scotland for this new prize to reward and celebrate public engagement with research, jointly founded by Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Beltane for Public Engagement.

Two Prizes will be made:

i) The RSE Beltane Senior Prize for Public Engagement, awarded to an individual with long standing experience of this field.
ii) The RSE Beltane Innovators Award, for an emerging talent.

The closing date is 31st January 2011.

http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/research_fellowships/beltane.htm

XCITR - eXplore Chemical Information Teaching Resources

2010-11-05T09:15:00.001Z

XCITR has been opened to the public. XCITR is a repository for exploring and sharing chemical information teaching resources. Requires personal registration to contribute materials and to access XCITR materials for teaching or personal use.

http://www.xcitr.org

9th International Conference on Chemical Structures - call for papers

2010-10-12T16:42:00.000+01:00

5-9 June 2011
NH Leeuwenhorst Conference Hotel,
Noordwijkerhout,
The Netherlands

Visit the conference website at:

http://www.int-conf-chem-structures.org

Open Dataset - finding and using their information

2010-10-12T10:13:00.002+01:00

Free one-day Open Data Master Classes

To provide individuals with the tools and techniques needed to use and analysis a range of Open Datasets such as school census data, health care provision, crime statistics and transportation data.

The Open Data Master Classes combine theory and practicals with guest lectures from prominent members in the field from government, academia and business. Participants will learn a range of techniques from data collection and processing to data analysis and map visualization.

More details at:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/CGS/EventsItems/Events2010/OpenDataMasterclasses.aspx

Using social media to communicate your research

2010-10-12T10:11:00.001+01:00

Wednesday 10th November
1.00 - 2.00 (sandwich lunch from 12.30).
Teviot Row Dining Room

Further details with link to booking on MyEd at:

http://erirsd.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/using-social-media-to-communicate-your-research-learning-lunch/

Using Technology to Enhance Learning in Physical Sciences

2010-10-06T17:51:00.001+01:00

Wednesday 8th December 2010,
Leeds

There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE.
More details at:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/using_technology_to_enhance_learning

More Effective Learning in Laboratories

2010-10-06T17:49:00.000+01:00

Wednesday 17th November 2010,
CELS, Nottingham Trent University.

No registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE.

More information and booking at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/more_effective_learning_in_lab

Combining text and visual features for information retrieval

2010-10-06T11:00:00.001+01:00

ICCS/HCRC Seminar Series,Dina Demner-Fushman
http://www.iccs.inf.ed.ac.uk/seminars/

22 October 2010 - 11am

4.31/33, Informatics Forum
10 Crichton Street

Portobello book festival

2010-10-06T10:52:00.000+01:00

Fri 8th Oct - Sun 10th Oct.

Childrens events, family history, food, fitba' and Ian Rankin.

More from the website at:
http://www.portobellobookfestival.co.uk

BMC Research Notes and open data

2010-09-22T13:13:00.001+01:00

BMC Research Notes is commissioning articles which outline procedures for sharing data that enable the data to be readily re-used by others.

UKSG Serials e-news article

6th German Conference on Chemoinformatics

2010-09-14T16:14:00.000+01:00

Hotel 'Der Achtermann',
Goslar, Germany
7 - 9 November 2010

More information and registration at:

http://www.gdch.de/gcc2010

Reaxys update - 4th Sept

2010-09-03T15:38:00.000+01:00

Of particular note are the improved service offered by eMolecules, the ability to filter by substructure and further enhancements to the synthesis planner.

http://www.reaxys.com

Enhanced commercial availability service from eMolcules: immediate display of the compound quantity and price and a customized e-commerce service for Reaxys users

Filter by substructure (both substances and reactions): saves time by avoiding the need to combine separate hitsets to see where they intersect

Updated Synthesis Planner: now you can explore different pathways in a single synthesis plan to make sure you get the result you are looking for

Enhanced reaction display features
ChemAxon MarvinSketch update to version 5.3.7: on initial loading this version will start with the most common features pre-loaded, therefore any subsequent start of MarvinSketch will be substantially faster.

Please refer to the Reaxys About page for more update details and further information about the Reaxys system and the tested environments. You can access this by clicking the About Reaxys hyperlink displayed at the bottom of the Query page.

webinar - SciFinder Fundamentals Part I: Basic Search and Analysis Techniques

2010-09-03T11:06:00.001+01:00

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
2:00-3:00 p.m. (14:00–15:00) EDT (18:00-19:00 GMT)

Rebroadcast date and times for the e-Seminar will be:
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT (13:00 GMT)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 6:00 a.m. EDT (10:00 GMT)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT (13:00 GMT)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 GMT September 22)

To register, visit the interactive SciFinder training calendar at http://sfcalendar.cas.org/.

After you register, you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing the teleconference phone numbers.

Main Library - Centre for the History of the Book Seminars, autumn 2010

2010-08-30T10:06:00.002+01:00

1-2pm.
Meet at the CRC's reception on level 6.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Tuesday 21 September
Michael Turnbull - "Rosslyn Chapel: New Perspectives"

Friday 8 October
Jonathan Wild (University of Edinburgh) - "The Edwardian Literary Scene"

Friday 22 October
Brian Hillyard (National Library of Scotland) - "Ruddiman's Printing Business"

Friday 12 November
Elizabeth Henderson (University of St. Andrews) - "Brothers in Benefaction: Scot of Scotstarvit and Drummond of Hawthornden"

Friday 26 November
Alison Wiggins (University of Glasgow) - "Bess of Hardwick's Letters (1522-1608): material readings and editing online"

Friday 10 December
Andrew Wiseman (University of Edinburgh) - "A' Cur Clach air a' Chàrn: The Scottish Gaelic Texts Society (1934-2009)"

Ninth UK e-Science All Hands Meeting (AHM 2010)

2010-08-16T16:07:00.000+01:00

13-16 September 2010
City Hall,
Cardiff.

More information from the website at:
http://www.allhands.org.uk/registration

Wiley website down

2010-08-10T10:38:00.001+01:00

The publishers Wiley's website was upgraded recently. Wiley have taken it down at the time of writing (10:35 Tuesday 10th August) to fix some glitches.

Reaxys Training

2010-07-30T14:30:00.006+01:00

Wednesday 4th August
11am-noon
JCMB rm3217

Reaxys staff demonstrating and taking questions.
CrossFire platform for Beilstein and Gmelin ceases at the end of December 2010. Reaxys is how they will be accessed.

Please book via the MyEd event channel:
http://www.myed.ed.ac.uk

Reaxys at:
http://www.reaxys.com
[on-campus or VPN]

Impact Factors - 2009

2010-07-30T14:30:00.001+01:00

The 2009 Journal Citation Report is now available on Web of Knowledge.

Click the big red button.

Link to Web of Knowledge from the "W" list at:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-a-z

Tiny book exhibition - Main Library

2010-07-15T14:12:00.001+01:00

Tiny and created by artists from all over the world. They have been collected into a travelling exhibition by the University of Akron, Ohio, and this week a representative selection of them is in Edinburgh

The miniature books are on display in the CRC on the Sixth Floor of the Main Library, until Tuesday 20th July, from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Government and research policy guide from the RIN

2010-07-13T12:01:00.000+01:00

Government and research policy in the UK: an introduction

Describes the nature, roles and responsibilities of the different Government bodies involved in research policy and funding, and the relationships between them. We hope that it will help researchers and others to understand how policy is made and implemented in key areas such as research infrastructure, career development for researchers and funding.

Call for Papers - The 6th IEEE International Conference on e-Science

2010-07-13T11:06:00.000+01:00

December 7-10 2010,
QUT, Brisbane, Australia

For more information, closing dates etc, see

http://www.escience2010.org

Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee for Scalable Computing (TCSC), the conference will be structured around a number of e-Science themes:

1. Arts, Humanities and e-Social Science
2. Bioinformatics and Health
3. Physical Sciences and Engineering
4. Climate & Earth Sciences
5. Research Tools, Workflow and systems, novel infrastructure
6. Digital Repositories and Data Management
7. Education and e-Science practice

It is expected that the proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press, USA and will be made available online through the IEEE Digital Library.

http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-a-z

Turning a resource into an Open Education Resource (OER) Briefing Paper

2010-07-12T14:59:00.001+01:00

The UK Physical Sciences Centre has produced a briefing paper giving advice on how to turn pre-existing resources into open resources that can be shared and therefore reused by others.

The briefing paper is available to download:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/ps/documents/briefing_papers/oer.pdf

What is the value of science blogging for public engagement

2010-07-07T11:53:00.002+01:00

Wednesday 18th August 2010
Swann Room
22-26 George Street

Edinburgh Beltane breakfast personal development and networking event.
Starts at 8:30am with free breakfast/coffee.

Presentation 08:45-09:30 - Ken MacLeod and David Shenk

"The primary focus of this seminar is blogging, not science communication"

The last event was over-subscribed.
http://bloggingbreakfast.eventbrite.com/

Student Laboratory Skills at the Transition into HE Chemistry

2010-06-30T12:04:00.002+01:00

Wednesday July 14th.
Department of Chemistry,
University of York.

Open to all and free of charge.

Half-day meeting focussing on the challenges facing HE Chemistry departments aiming to provide undergraduates with a cost-effective, high quality training in modern practical chemistry against the background of patchy secondary-level preparation for laboratory work, increased student numbers, and limited budgets.

For purposes of catering etc., external visitors please register in advance (preferably by Friday July 9th). Registration and further details available from Nigel Lowe (nl6 @ york.ac.uk)

Robertson Library move to JCM Building

2010-06-04T16:00:00.000+01:00

Roberston Library closes this evening at 5pm and will be closed for two weeks whilst stock is moved to space in the JCM Building.

More information, including about services at this time at:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/about/news/robertson-library-moving

Outreach in Collaboration III: The CELS Celebration event

2010-06-04T15:57:00.001+01:00

8th July 2010,
Nottingham Trent University

For those working in Science, Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) at a UK university who want to learn more about how to develop and deliver high quality Outreach activities with schools and colleges.

More at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/outreach_in_collaboration_iii

Sustainable Laboratory Chemistry - New Challenges and Effective Responses

2010-06-04T15:56:00.000+01:00

14th June 2010,
University of York

The Centre is collaborating with two HEFCE-funded projects - S-Lab (Safe, Successful, Sustainable Laboratories) and the University of Bradford’s Ecoversity initiative – on a workshop on Sustainable Laboratory Chemistry. The event, at York on June 14, includes presentations on curriculum innovation, micro-scale chemistry, and laboratory environmental auditing and improvement.

More at:
http://www.goodcampus.org/events/index.php?siteID

Variety in Chemistry Education Conference (ViCE)

2010-06-04T15:54:00.000+01:00

2nd – 3rd September 2010,
Loughborough University

The deadline for offers of workshops and oral presentations is 25th June 2010.
More at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/vice_2010

JISC Legal Monthly - June

2010-06-04T15:53:00.000+01:00

Legal Guidance for ICT Use in Education and Research, at:
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Newsletter.aspx
choose the pdf option if you don't want to register.

Contents include and has more on:

In the Queen's speech, the Freedom Bill is described as a new piece of legislation to return freedoms to the general public and repeal previous complex and unnecessary laws...These significant recommended changes will be of direct relevance to FE and HE institutions.

A dispute over copyright has arisen between a professor and his former employer, Newcastle University...staff working in HE and FE to check the copyright policy in their institutions and, when negotiating copyright ownership, to ensure the agreed terms are clear and contained in their written contract of employment.

The Digital Economy Act 2010 was given royal assent late on Thursday, 8 April 2010...The latest version sees file-sharers accused of infringing copyright having their internet connections suspended, through ‘blocking injunctions’ without the opportunity to be heard before a court...consequences for internet providers including universities, colleges and libraries...another amendment...relating to ‘orphaned works’, where the copyright owner cannot be legitimately traced, has been dropped completely.

WoK - upgrade with disruption day

2010-05-14T15:23:00.002+01:00

Upgrade on Sunday 16 May
commencing 14.00 BST

There may be disruptions to service throughout the day until the upgrade is completed.

Powerpoint slides for information on the upgrades and information on the upgrade to the new prototype WoK version 5.1 and also a preview of future updates at:
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/support/documentation/presentations/wosecmay2010.ppt

Give the new version a go via the link on the WoK screen (top right). Get there from:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-a-z

CrossFire - short downtime period - 27th & 28th May

2010-05-14T15:21:00.000+01:00

In order to allow for essential operating system updates to be applied to the CrossFire server, there will be a brief period of downtime between 08:00 and 08:30 BST (07:00 - 07:30 GMT) on both Thursday 27th and Friday 28th May.

MIMAS anticipate that the CrossFire service will be unavailable for login for around 5-10 minutes during this period.

Pharma-Bio-Med 2010 Conference & Exhibition

2010-05-14T15:20:00.000+01:00

8-10 November (with optional workshops on 7th and 11th November).
Seville.

For more general information on Pharma-Bio-Med please visit the conference website, www.pharma-bio-med.com.

Poster outlines before Friday 14th May.

Evidence-informed Quality Improvement Programme (EQUIP)

2010-05-14T15:18:00.000+01:00

EQUIP is a new programme from the Higher Education Academy that will help individual higher education institutions to identify, understand and resolve key issues affecting the quality and effectiveness of the student learning experience.

UK HEIs are invited to submit project proposals for EQUIP by Wednesday 30 June 2010.

The full guidance notes and proposal form can be downloaded from:
http://tinyurl.com/EQUIP-details.

Research Excellence Framework – consultation outcomes

2010-04-02T10:52:00.001+01:00

The four UK higher education funding bodies have announced the outcomes of the recent consultation on the new Research Excellence Framework:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/HEFCE/2010/ref.htm

New CLA Guidance for HE

2010-04-02T10:45:00.001+01:00

http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=243&id=1334

The CLA Higher Education Copyright Licence Operation Working Group has issued a Good Practice Guide for higher education in the creation of course packs. The guidance includes illustrations of good and questionable practice. There is an explanation of the aims of the licence and information on what to do when in doubt.

Full pdf document at: http://www.cla.co.uk/data/pdfs/he/he_good_practice_guide.pdf.

YouTube - speech recognition software

2010-04-02T10:27:00.002+01:00

Every single YouTube video with English language audio can now support captioning created by speech recognition software thus improving the sites accessibility for videos. More details from the Out-Law website at:
http://www.out-law.com/page-10815.

YouTube item
Googleblog item

User generated content online
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=243&id=1298

Amendment to clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill could lead to entire sites being forced offline if it becomes law. The Bill is designed to combat digital copyright infringement and is planned to be hastily pushed through the legislative process before an April election...potentially, entire sites like YouTube could be forced offline reports the Guardian. This could lead to further legal challenges for institutions providing internet services and using user generated content sites. For the full article, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/05/digital-economy-bill-pushed-through

Fifth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics

2010-03-30T12:00:00.001+01:00

13th-15th July 2010
University of Sheffield

http://cisrg.shef.ac.uk/shef2010/

Early bird registration ends April 9th.

The conference is organised on behalf of the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society and the Chemical Structure Association Trust.

US environment agency (EPA) - public database on risk assessments

2010-03-30T11:55:00.000+01:00

Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database.

http://www.epa.gov/hero

Access to the scientific studies used in making key regulatory decisions, including EPA's periodic review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six major pollutants.

HERO includes peer-reviewed literature used by EPA to develop its Integrated Science Assessments (ISA) that feed into the NAAQS review. It also includes references and data from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), a database that supports critical agency policymaking for chemical regulation.

ASCUS: Art Science Collaborative - monthly talk

2010-03-30T11:43:00.003+01:00

Thursday 1st April 2010, 6-7 pm
Wee Red Lounge, Edinburgh College of Art (above the Wee Red Bar)

Hamer Dodds will discuss his experience as a scientist and artist and introduce some of his recent work at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and the Wolfson College, Oxford. In his work he examines flows and relationships in the organic world, how science is visualised and what rules pertain to these visualisations.

Hamer Dodds - http://www.hamerdodds.com/

Snacks and drinks (including alcohol) will be for sale!

Website: http://www.ascus.org.uk
Ning site: http://enlightened-ideas.ning.com/group/theartcollective
Plus, group on Facebook where details of future events advertised.

Variety in Chemistry Education Conference (ViCE)

2010-03-30T11:35:00.001+01:00

2nd – 3rd September 2010,
Loughborough University

Contributions are invited for:

Workshops - 2 hour sessions of groups of 15-20 participating in activities designed to enhance student learning or related to other aspects of teaching and learning.

Oral Communications - 10 minute papers followed by discussion of 5 minutes.

Oral Bytes - 5 minute accounts of new ideas, novel approaches or new resources. May describe work in progress or be used to identify potential collaborators. (Three PowerPoint slides maximum).

Deadline for offers - 25th June 2010.
Further details and online registration at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/vice_2010

Main Library forum exhibition - CERN's Large Hadron Collider

2010-03-29T17:06:00.001+01:00

Tuesday 30th March: 8am-5pm
Wednesday 31st March: 9am-5pm

Hands-on physics exhibition in the Main Library celebrating the start of the Large Hadron Collider research programme. Possible screenings of live broadcasts from CERN but definately with accessible displays and demos illuminating aspects of physics related to the LHC.

Main Library:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/main-library

iPhone Apps - ACS Publications & Symyx

2010-03-29T12:48:00.004+01:00

ACS Mobile for your iPhone or iPod Touch:
http://pubs.acs.org/page/tools/acsmobile/index.html

Since 2009, Symyx - ChemMobi provides access to over 30 million chemical structures, enabling chemists to search for Chemical Names or IDs:
http://www.symyx.com/company/news/press_releases/2009/pr_chemmobi_app_store.jsp

CDS - free trial of Symyx DiscoveryGate.

2010-03-29T12:45:00.002+01:00

DiscoveryGate is a way of accessing information including organic synthesis, bioactivity, physical property, pharmacology, metabolism/toxicity, and chemical sourcing data via the web.

Request access and find out more at:
http://cds.dl.ac.uk/cds/datasets/orgchem/symyx/discoverygate.html

Maths for scientists meeting: Looking forward

2010-03-29T12:43:00.001+01:00

Wednesday 26th May 2010,
Loughborough University

The next meeting of the maths for chemistry SIG will be a meeting open to all sciences with parallel sessions specific for physics and chemistry.

No registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE and lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Register for this event online:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/maths_for_scientists

Chemical Spreadsheets blog post

2010-03-18T10:00:00.003Z

A 2008 blog post by Richard L. Apodaca at US company Metamolecular.com on free and not free Chemical Spreadsheets at:

http://depth-first.com/articles/2008/09/12/your-favorite-chemical-spreadsheet

From the post:

"A chemical spreadsheet displays multiple chemical structures in a regular arrangement (typically grids or rows) for the purpose of manipulating them in the same ways as text and numerical data can be manipulated in spreadsheet applications like Excel (sorting, performing calculations, charting, editing, etc.)."

CDS - new databases

2010-03-18T09:53:00.003Z

From CDS announcement email:

Three specialist databases from Accelrys are now available from Chemical Database Service.

They are:

* BioCatalysis - Synthesis using Enzymes and Micro organisms
* Protecting Groups - Reactions involving selective Protection/Deprotection
* Solid Phase Synthesis - For use in combinatorial synthesis

Further information (with links to the databases) can be viewed at:

http://cds.dl.ac.uk/cds/datasets/orgchem/accelrys/Accordexplorer.html

Access is via the Accord Database Explorer (Windows PC users only). It can be downloaded by logging in then using the Downloads link on the CDS Home page:

http://cds.dl.ac.uk/
You will also need to download and install a cut down version of an Oracle client supplied by CDS.

Register for use of the Chemical Database Service. Link from CSD entry in Chemistry Databases

Beacons for Public Engagement Initiative - survey - UK higher education staff, and researchers

2010-02-22T11:24:00.001Z

The Beacons for Public Engagement (BPE) initiative was launched by the UK Higher Education Funding Councils, Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust in January 2008.

Through building on and refining existing work and development of new practice, the initiative aims to:

* Encourage a change in HE culture as regards engaging with the public.
* Support the development of public engagement across all subject areas and activities.

There are six Beacons for Public Engagement including "Edinburgh Beltane" (Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh Napier, UHI Millennium Institute, Edinburgh College of Art, Queen Margaret)

This survey is to identify any changes in perceptions relating to public engagement and is for all staff working in UK higher education institutions or UK research institutes or centres.

http://www.oakleighsurveys.co.uk/bpe2010/

Available Monday 15th February to Friday 2nd April 2010.

Reaxys PhD Prize

2010-02-03T15:26:00.001Z

A competition for candidates currently studying for a PhD or having completed a PhD within the last 12 months in organic, inorganic, and organometallic chemistry.

The prize will be awarded to the candidates that demonstrate excellence in methodology and approach in a peer-reviewed publication. Three prize winners will each receive a check for $2000 and be invited to present their research at the Winners’ Symposium, held at the EuCheMS meeting in Nuremberg, Germany on August 30, 2010.

Further details and all submissions should be made here:
http://prize.reaxys.com

eCheminfo workshops

2010-02-03T15:22:00.001Z

eCheminfo workshops in drug discovery and predictive ADME/tox in Oxford this summer. In addition to exposure to a variety of methods, software and hands-on exercises, groups will work together on case studies throughout the workshop week.

Bursary Awards will be used to support the attendance of a selection of academic participants at the workshops. The deadline for submission is February 12.

More Information at:
http://barryhardy.blogs.com/cheminfostream/2010/02/bursary-award-applications-echeminfo-oxford-2010-workshops.html

Crayola® Crayon Chronology

2010-01-21T17:15:00.003Z

Blizzard Blue was retired in 2003 but inch worm made it in. Prussian Blue had to change to Midnight Blue in 1958 but what about Indian Red and Flesh?

Crayola® Crayon Chronology

Symposium - Functional Nanoscience

2010-01-21T16:59:00.001Z

17th - 21st May, 2010
Hotel Schloss Korb
Bozen/Bolzano
Italy

Limited number of participants (ca. 50-60).

Further general information, the scientific program, the first circular and the registration form at:
www.beilstein-institut.de

Registration open ASIS&T Summit - Research Data Access and Preservation

2010-01-15T11:24:00.000Z

Research Data Access and Preservation
http://www.asis.org/Conferences/IA10/ResearchDataAccessSummit2010.html

April 9-10, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Hyatt Regency
In cooperation with the Coalition for Networked Information

Aims to bring together leaders in data centers, laboratories, and libraries in different organizational and disciplinary settings to share ideas and techniques for managing, preserving, and sharing large-scale research data repositories with an eye toward achieving infrastructure-independent access and stewardship.

Graduates for the 21st Century - Heriot-Watt

2010-01-11T14:50:00.000Z

7th annual Enhancement Themes Conference,
2-3rd March 2010,
Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University

The focus of this year's conference will be the current Scottish higher education Enhancement Theme, 'Graduates for the 21st Century: Integrating the Enhancement Themes'.

Call for Contributions

Details about the conference and the call for proposals can be found on the Enhancement Themes website:
http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/Conference/Default.asp

University of Edinburgh IS meeting on server virtualisation

2010-01-11T14:27:00.004Z

There will be a half-day Open (University of Edinburgh staff) Meeting on Server Virtualisation:

Date: Thursday 28 January 2010
Time: 1400-1700
Venue: Informatics Forum, Crichton St

There is considerable interest around the University in having a centrally-provided virtualisation service, which would host virtual servers on behalf of Schools. The purpose of this meeting is to gauge interest in such a service, to understand the most important requirements which a service should satisfy, and to develop ideas of how the service would be structured and governed.

The emphasis will be on the principles around governance and business models and the strategic decisions which need to be made in developing a service.

Booking via MyEd:
http://tinyurl.com/ye8sufq

New for EUL - British Library Archival Sound Recordings

2010-01-11T10:49:00.001Z

Includes bird and other wildlife recordings. Also music recordings and historical and geographical related recordings too.

An entry will be added to the Library's databases page list at http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/resources/databases/findlita.shtml

In the meantime:

Go to http://sounds.bl.uk/
Select the red log in link at the top right of the page.
Select University of Edinburgh from drop down menu.
Enter your EASE details if requested.

The terms of use are outlined here:
http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/terms/index.html

Learning Futures Festival - Beyond Distance's annual e-learning conference

2009-12-22T11:12:00.001Z

7 - 14 January 2010 - entirely online.

Key international thinkers and practitioners in the field in a programme of keynotes, papers and workshops.

More information and register online at: http://www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance/festival

Scottish Science Hall of Fame - National Library of Scotland

2009-12-22T10:30:00.002Z

The online exhibition.

With information about:

James Clerk Maxwell, John Logie Baird, Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Watson-Watt, Alexander Fleming, Joseph Black, James Hutton, James Watt, Lord Kelvin, John Napier.

Includes reading lists, other useful websites and places to visit related to the men above.

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2010

2009-12-21T11:49:00.003Z

Porto, Portugal, 19 to 21 March 2010
http://www.mlearning-conf.org/

Mobile Learning, a Retrospective Outlook

Since its inauguration in 2005, the IADIS Mobile Learning conference series has provided a forum to present, discuss and promote international mobile learning research.

Five years on, the IADIS Mobile Learning 2010 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of mobile learning research which provides a retrospective outlook of the field.

electronic lab symposia - Barcelona and online

2009-12-21T10:22:00.003Z

Symyx organised:

1) Symposium 2010 Barcelona Onsite
May 4-6, 2010
https://www.regmadeeasy.com/symyx/symposium2010/

For the latest informatics strategies for delivering an electronic laboratory environment. Case studies and presentations will feature methods for scientists to manage laboratory information, enhance collaboration, achieve better results, and drive productivity while lowering costs.

2) Symposium 2010 Barcelona Online
May 18, 2010
http://www.symyxsymposium.com
Registration Opens January 2010.
A virtual meeting, providing the opportunity to see many of the case studies and presentations from the onsite event, and for attendees to receive additional software training.

latest update of the Beilstein database

2009-12-03T12:40:00.001Z

Statistics for the new Beilstein database are as follows:

Number of compounds: 11,315,332
Number of citations: 2,249,473
Number of reactions: 22,844,168

Access details from here.

SciFinder Scholar - RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options disabled

2009-12-01T11:45:00.004Z

Due to excessive downloading via the University's VPN, CAS have had to disable the RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options for the university until Information Services staff have been able to investigate and resolve the problem to CAS's satisfaction.

Information about network passwords at:
https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/ISHelp/Passwords

Main Library - 24x7 exam revision opening

2009-12-01T11:44:00.001Z

From 8.30am on Thursday 3 December the Main Library will be open 24x7 until midnight on Thursday 17 December. The IS Helpdesk staffed hours remain unchanged; self-services operate when the Helpdesk is closed.

Times Higher Education signed with Thomson Reuters for World University Rankings

2009-11-20T14:22:00.001Z

Times Higher Education will make use of Thomson Reuters (Web of Science) data. Full press release "New data partner for World University Rankings" at:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=408881§ioncode=26

Chemical Database Service (Daresbury) newsletter - Autumn09

2009-11-13T11:19:00.001Z

This edition of the Newsletter gives further details about the current state of the Service, what has changed over the past 6 months and what may be coming soon.

http://cds.dl.ac.uk/newsletters

In particular there is news of the Mid-Range Facilities Review and upcoming trials of Organic Syntheses and Available Chemicals Directory databases.
There is also news about login changes, generating a forgotten password, Twitter, database updates plus links with ChemSpider from CrystalWeb.

Primary Data for Chemistry Available from Thieme publisher

2009-11-09T13:53:00.002Z

In collaboration with the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) Thieme will have primary data registered and made available online via the Thieme eJournals website using digital object recognition in the form of Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). This will enable scientists to easily locate data accompanying the research articles Thieme publishes.

Thieme's ejournals website:
(www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals)

University of Edinburgh has full-text access to Thieme journal "Synthesis" (2001 onwards).

More electronic journals from our ejournals webpages

E-learning SIG: Technology enhanced learning – sharing innovations

2009-11-05T11:34:00.000Z

10th December 2009,
Manchester Metropolitan University

The Centre for Learning and Teaching at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre are jointly organising an e-learning special interest group meeting to showcase some examples of innovation in e-learning. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from people actively engaging in e-learning innovation and will hear about the current drive to Open Educational Resources (OER).

For more details and to register online, please see the website:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2009/tel_sharing_innovations

Teaching problem solving: Beyond the single piece jigsaw

2009-11-05T11:07:00.001Z

17th February 2010,
University of Edinburgh

A range of speakers including representation from the secondary sector will present their views and case studies of practices going on around the UK. the workshop is organised jointly by the IOP Higher Education Group (HEG) and the Physical Sciences Centre.

For more details (incl how to contribute short case study presentations) and to register online, please see the website:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/events/detail/2010/teaching_problem_solving

There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE.

OER - Legal Matters - Webcast

2009-11-05T10:32:00.005Z

Thursday, 5 November 2009 - 2pm to 4pm

to highlight and clarify relevant legal issues pertaining to the creation and dissemination of Open Educational Resources

More details are available here: http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/tabid/243/ID/1150/OER--Legal-Matters--Webcast--051109.aspx

Will be available to view afterwards from the link to the webcast site from above URL.

JISC-legal will be presenting at the:
Open Learning Conference in Nottingham on the 25 November 2009.

RIN ejournal online survey - Amazon vouchers

2009-11-04T14:38:00.001Z

Researchers at University College London are undertaking a major study on the use of e-journals at a number of universities, including the University of Edinburgh. The first phase of the study analysed usage data from the ScienceDirect and Oxford Journals databases, and the results raised a number of interesting questions as to how scholars seek and use information.

The next phase examines user behaviour in more detail, focussing on the following subject areas:

-Chemical Engineering
-Chemistry
-Earth sciences (geology, geophysics, planetary sciences)
-Economics
-History
-Life sciences (including agricultural, veterinary and biological)
-Physics

If you are carrying out research in any of these subject areas we hope you will be able to complete a short (10 to 15 minutes) online survey. There is a prize draw for Amazon vouchers......

Direct to the survey:

Intermediate Edinburgh University Library information page

Closes end of November.

Inspiring Teaching

2009-11-04T11:31:00.000Z

11 November 2009
[EUSA with the University's support]
Teviot Building, Bristo Square

possible to attend either for the morning (11.00-1.45)
or the afternoon sessions (12.45-3.30).
or the walk-around displays by Schools (12:45-13:45 with lunch).

Contributions from EUSA 2009 Teaching Awards winners and nominees

Staff and students wishing to register for the Conference can register for the morning or afternoon sessions at:

http://www.tla.ed.ac.uk/EUSAUniversityConference2009.htm

Poster Presentations - Designing Effective Posters

2009-11-04T09:41:00.001Z

A webguide maintained by University at Buffalo's Arts & Sciences Library staff.

http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/bio/posters.html

It "provides an inventory of print and Internet-based resources for guidance and instruction for the presentation of scientific and technical information in the form of a poster presentation".

JISC sponsored Roadshow - e-Research: 'What is it and how can it help me?

2009-11-03T16:13:00.001Z

Tuesday 17 November 2009,
09:30 - 14:00,
Priorslee Hall, Telford Campus, University of Wolverhampton.
Free to attend

This JISC - sponsored roadshow, for researchers and those providing IT support services, will introduce the concept of e-Research and some of the tools, along with case studies from practitioners in various disciplines.

Places are limited.

To book your place please visit :
www.jisc.ac.uk/wolverhamptonroadshow

Darwin Library - Borrowing Reserve books over the weekend

2009-11-03T13:40:00.002Z

For a trial period commencing Friday 30th October 2009 Darwin Reserve books for which there are multiple copies may be borrowed from 3.00 pm on Fridays until 10.30 am the following Monday, unless the number of Reserve copies available is only one.

Windows program "Torganal2 - spectroscopic puzzles".

2009-10-30T17:34:00.001Z

Vista and XP program is designed for university and college chemistry students who are beginning their study of organic spectroscopy.

Torganal2 displays high resolution spectra of organic unknowns (acquired at the University of Manchester) and users can practice and improve their spectral interpretation skills while identifying the compounds.

Free and paid versions are available. The free (demoware) version has 5 unknowns. The paid version currently has 40 unknowns and is for institutional use.

For more details and free download see www.chem.utas.edu.au/torganal/

Seminars - Research into Teaching and Learning

2009-10-08T15:41:00.001+01:00

A new seminar series will run on the last Wednesday of each month between October and May, at 12.30 till 2 in the seminar room in Simon Laurie House, School of Education. Members of the University are welcome. For further information, contact Lindsay Paterson in the School of Education.

The seminars for session 2009-2010 are as follows; staff giving the seminars are in the School of Education except where stated otherwise:

28 October: Lyn Tett and Jenny Hounsell, "Support and progression issues for non-traditional students: some findings from the study of the experiences of students who entered the College of Humanities and Social Science directly from Further Education".

25 November: Ava Blass, Educational Coordinator, MSc in Translational Medicine. Title to be announced.

27 January: Rowena Arshad, "Teacher Education Students' Understanding of Social Justice Issues".

24 February: Siân Bayne and Jen Ross, "Researching teaching using virtual ethnography".

31 March: Charles Anderson, Kate Day and Hamish Macleod, "Evaluating a large-scale learning and teaching initiative : issues, challenges and strategies".

28 April: Zoe Williamson, final title to be announced, on the theme of "Becoming a researcher: the impact of self-study on practice".

26 May: George Meldrum and Catherine Morgan, a topic to be confirmed on cross curricular teaching and learning in science and geography.

Call for papers - Green Chemistry: Multidisciplinary Use of Chemical Information Resources

2009-09-30T18:07:00.002+01:00

239th ACS National Meeting
San Francisco, March 21-25, 2010
CINF Division

The symposium will focus on databases, features, and functions that support the reduction or elimination of any negative environmental or health effects. Accepted contributions will describe innovative uses of chemical information resources in support of sustainable chemistry.

All accepted presentations will be judged and a cash prize will be awarded.

Presentations will be 25 minutes, including time for questions. The ACS site for submissions is open until October 19th at http://abstracts.acs.org/chem/239nm [N.B. needs an ACS ID or to register for one].

Call for Registration - 5th German Conference on Chemoinformatics

2009-09-30T18:01:00.000+01:00

Hotel 'Der Achtermann',
Goslar, Germany
8 - 10 November 2009

The international conference covers plenary talk, regular talks, and posters in the following sessions:

* Chemoinformatics and Drug Discovcery
* Chemical Information, Patents, and Databases
* Molecular Modelling
* Computational Material Science and Nanotechnology

Online registration via the conference website at www.gdch.de/gcc2009.

The deadline for registration is October 8, 2009.

Chemical Drawing software for Mac OS from contributors to CHMINFL

2009-09-30T17:13:00.003+01:00

Unedited and untried but from a reputable source, the following comes from contributors to the CHMINF-L mailing list.

The first options were in response to a question about freely available alternatives to ChemBioDraw for Macs.

BKChem - http://bkchem.zirael.org/
written in Python and should also work on a Mac. Exports to ISO26300 format (OpenDocument Format, ODF) which can then be used or edited in OpenOffice.org. It is free.

ChemDoodle - http://www.chemdoodle.com/

JChemPaint - http://jchempaint.sourceforge.net/
free and open source

Bioclipse - http://www.bioclipse.net/
free and open source

MarvinSketch - http://www.chemaxon.com/product/msketch.html
written in Java. Free for academics with registration.

The following are not Mac-specific:

A review of a number of Chemistry graphics packages can be found here at (beware of pop-ups) - http://dragon.klte.hu/~gundat/rajzprogramok/dprog.html

ACD ChemSketch - http://www.acdlabs.com/download/chemsk.html

Symyx Draw - no fee

KnowItAll Academic Edition - http://www.knowitall.com/academic/
free to students, faculty, and staff at degree-granting schools, colleges, and universities.

Xdrawchem - http://xdrawchem.sourceforge.net/

Review of the Student Learning Experience in Chemistry

2009-09-09T17:55:00.000+01:00

The Higher Education Academy commissioned a series of National Subject Profiles to cover the areas of Materials, Biochemistry Microbiology and Media and Communications.

The Physical Sciences Centre consider chemistry and physics to be such vital subjects that two subject reviews, one for chemistry and one for physics and astronomy, have been independently funded.

Find the reviews at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/physsci/home/projects/subjectreviews

NeSC newsletter

2009-09-09T17:39:00.002+01:00

September 2009's issue at http://www.nesc.ac.uk/news/newsletter/index.html

Includes information about the e-Science Institute call for new Theme proposals and a summary of Jul09 StoMP (stochastic dynamical modelling for prokaryotes) workshop, when "microbiologists and physical and computational scientists joined forces to expose the inner workings of bacteria."

10th European Conference on Research In Chemistry Education (ECRICE)

2009-09-09T17:34:00.000+01:00

In July 2010 the Pedagogical University of Kraków organizes the 10th European Conference on Research In Chemistry Education (ECRICE) and 4th International Conference Research in Didactics of the Sciences (DidSci).

More information at:

http://ecrice2010.ap.krakow.pl
http://didsci2010.ap.krakow.pl

First Call for Papers - Computational Aspects of Metabolomics

2009-09-08T10:04:00.000+01:00

239th ACS National Meeting
San Francisco, March 21-25, 2010
CINF Division

Submissions invited for talks about computing, informatics as well as chemical information aspects of metabolomics. Topics could include the analysis of metabolomics experiments, metabolomics databases, computer-assisted structure elucidation of metabolites and more.

Abstracts may be submitted via http://abstracts.acs.org. The metabolomics session is part of the CINF division symposiums.

Deadline is October 19, 2009.

SciFinder e-seminar - Exploring What’s New with SciFinder

2009-09-04T11:55:00.002+01:00

Exploring What’s New with SciFinder®!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
18:00 – 19:00 GMT

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
18:00 GMT

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
11:00 GMT & 14:00 GMT

To register, visit: http://casevents.webex.com

* Learn how to limit reaction searches by a specific solvent or group of solvents and get similar reactions based on reaction centers
* Explore substance property enhancements such as refine substances by physical property values
* Introduce new collaboration tools for sharing information with SciFinder users within your research site
* Discover new content such as 13C-NMR Spectra for 25 million substances
* Share new performance and usability enhancements

Fifth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics - July 2010

2009-09-04T11:53:00.001+01:00

13th - 15th July 2010.
University of Sheffield

The conference is being sponsored by the Chemical Structure Association Trust and the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society.

The call for papers will be announced in the autumn and further details will be placed at http://cisrg.shef.ac.uk/shef2010/

Beilstein update

2009-09-04T11:42:00.000+01:00

The latest update of the Beilstein database, 2009/03, was made available on Thursday 3rd September.

Statistics for the new Beilstein database are as follows:

Number of compounds: 11,196,514
Number of citations: 2,239,376
Number of reactions: 22,732,872

There are no changes to the DST files from the previous version, 2009/02.

CambridgeSoft's Seminar - Munich

2009-08-31T11:20:00.002+01:00

September 28, 2009

"The meeting will include presentations on the current use of E-Notebook and other enterprise and desktop solutions, opportunities to discuss challenges and solutions with colleagues who have faced similar situations, and sessions allowing you to converse directly with the CambridgeSoft team regarding current products and solutions."

Free for "qualified industry professionals". Registration required.

For additional information at
http://www.cambridgesoft.com/seminars/Default.aspx?eventid=248

use of ChemTube3D

2009-08-31T11:12:00.002+01:00

Enhancing the value of interactive 3D chemistry (iChem3D)

iChem3D
ChemTube3D

iChem3D is a JISC funded project that sets out to investigate the use of ChemTube3D an interactive, freely available, resource providing 3D simulations and animations modelling the structure and reactivity of organic molecules.

Team at UoLiverpool is researching the current use and investigating the development of a range of learning designs to be used in blended self-directed learning.

Currently they are investigating the use of ChemTube3D to establish the types of visitors using the resource and also how it is used and would like to hear how ChemTube3D is used by students, teachers or professional chemists.

Contact details for Kirsty Barnes, Research Associate

William Dick Memorial Lecture

2009-08-31T11:08:00.002+01:00

Professor Richard Leakey will deliver this year's lecture.

Friday 18 September 2009, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Assembly Hall, New College

Ticketed event.

RIN newsletter

2009-08-31T11:08:00.001+01:00

The Research Information Network (RIN) August newsletter includes:

Keeping Research Data Safe 2 project which is inviting people to contribute to the data survey, if they have research datasets and associated cost information.

The RCUK Public Engagement with Research Team has announced the dates for the 2010 scheme aimed at supporting public engagement activities in National Science and Engineering Week 2010 (12-21 March). All seven Research Councils are involved in supporting the scheme, providing access for funds of up to £2,000 per project.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has published its annual higher education National Student Survey (NSS)

Also, Events and training courses which include

"Text mining hands-on course and training seminar", 5-6 October 2009, Cambridge,

"Vitae national research staff conference", 5 November 2009, London. "This national conference will enable attendees to consider the research environment and examine issues that impact on research staff across institutional and disciplinary barriers..."

Library Update for the School of Chemistry

webinar demonstrating the capabilities of ChemDraw for Reaxys® for both Mac and Windows

ResearcherID — your e-publication list

UseMyAbility

Presentations available WoK - Bibliometric Course

Updates to Reaxys on 13th November

IADIS: International Conference Mobile Learning 2011

JISC Online Conference Innovating e-Learning

JISC Legal 10 Year Anniversary: Top Ten Tips

More effective lectures and tutorials

Mathematics for chemistry facts and formula leaflet

Global Horizons festival

RSE Beltane Public Engagement Prize

XCITR - eXplore Chemical Information Teaching Resources

9th International Conference on Chemical Structures - call for papers

Open Dataset - finding and using their information

Using social media to communicate your research

Using Technology to Enhance Learning in Physical Sciences

More Effective Learning in Laboratories

Combining text and visual features for information retrieval

Portobello book festival

BMC Research Notes and open data

6th German Conference on Chemoinformatics

Reaxys update - 4th Sept

webinar - SciFinder Fundamentals Part I: Basic Search and Analysis Techniques

Main Library - Centre for the History of the Book Seminars, autumn 2010

Ninth UK e-Science All Hands Meeting (AHM 2010)

Wiley website down

Reaxys Training

Impact Factors - 2009

Tiny book exhibition - Main Library

Government and research policy guide from the RIN

Call for Papers - The 6th IEEE International Conference on e-Science

Turning a resource into an Open Education Resource (OER) Briefing Paper

What is the value of science blogging for public engagement

Student Laboratory Skills at the Transition into HE Chemistry

Robertson Library move to JCM Building

Outreach in Collaboration III: The CELS Celebration event

Sustainable Laboratory Chemistry - New Challenges and Effective Responses

Variety in Chemistry Education Conference (ViCE)

JISC Legal Monthly - June

WoK - upgrade with disruption day

CrossFire - short downtime period - 27th & 28th May

Pharma-Bio-Med 2010 Conference & Exhibition

Evidence-informed Quality Improvement Programme (EQUIP)

Research Excellence Framework – consultation outcomes

New CLA Guidance for HE

YouTube - speech recognition software

Fifth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics

US environment agency (EPA) - public database on risk assessments

ASCUS: Art Science Collaborative - monthly talk

Variety in Chemistry Education Conference (ViCE)

Main Library forum exhibition - CERN's Large Hadron Collider

iPhone Apps - ACS Publications & Symyx

CDS - free trial of Symyx DiscoveryGate.

Maths for scientists meeting: Looking forward

Chemical Spreadsheets blog post

CDS - new databases

Beacons for Public Engagement Initiative - survey - UK higher education staff, and researchers

Reaxys PhD Prize

eCheminfo workshops

Crayola® Crayon Chronology

Symposium - Functional Nanoscience

Registration open ASIS&T Summit - Research Data Access and Preservation

Graduates for the 21st Century - Heriot-Watt

University of Edinburgh IS meeting on server virtualisation

New for EUL - British Library Archival Sound Recordings

Learning Futures Festival - Beyond Distance's annual e-learning conference

Scottish Science Hall of Fame - National Library of Scotland

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOBILE LEARNING 2010

electronic lab symposia - Barcelona and online

latest update of the Beilstein database

SciFinder Scholar - RN Modeling & 3D Modeling options disabled

Main Library - 24x7 exam revision opening

Times Higher Education signed with Thomson Reuters for World University Rankings

Chemical Database Service (Daresbury) newsletter - Autumn09

Primary Data for Chemistry Available from Thieme publisher

E-learning SIG: Technology enhanced learning – sharing innovations

Teaching problem solving: Beyond the single piece jigsaw

OER - Legal Matters - Webcast