Chemical Information Literacy at a Liberal Arts College

Autor/in	Greco, George E.
Titel	Chemical Information Literacy at a Liberal Arts College
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 93 (2016) 3, S.429-433 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00422
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Information Literacy; Majors (Students); College Science; Science Instruction; Science Process Skills; Research Skills; Annotated Bibliographies; Periodicals; Search Engines; Undergraduate Students; Technology Uses in Education; Search Strategies; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Informationskompetenz; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Forschungsleistung; Bibliography; Bibliographies; Bibliografie; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Suchmaschine; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Suchstrategie
Abstract	Chemistry majors at Goucher College are now required to take a 1-credit course in their sophomore year entitled Chemical Information Literacy. Students in the course learn the structure and organization of the chemical literature, and how to carry out searches of various databases for topic, author, chemical compound, or structure. They learn related skills such as how to use a citation manager to organize citations, and how to use a structure-drawing program. Students are also exposed to the patent literature, and databases of molecular properties. A highlight of the course is a unit on current events in which students learn how to read a paper for general content even if they do not understand every word of it. The course culminates in students choosing a topic of interest to them, and preparing an annotated bibliography that can be used for writing a review article in a subsequent course. As a result of this course, students learn the skills required to be productive researchers, and develop an appreciation for the breadth of chemistry within the first half of their college careers. Furthermore, use of both the ACS journals subscription and the SciFinder search engine among students increased dramatically as a result of this course. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01