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ACS National MeetingSan Francisco, 2006
Withdrawals with interest: creating a new chemical information
instruction depository
Grace Baysinger, Stanford UniversitySue Cardinal, University of Rochester
Bartow Culp, Purdue University
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The first question:
Is chemical information instruction (CII) really needed?
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“Yes”, according to the ACS: “Proficiency in chemical information retrieval should be acquired through formal instruction…Information [competence] is too complicated to leave to self-learning” -from ACS/CPT Guidelines
‘Ja’, according to the GDCh-CIC:
“Forderung der Chemie-Information als Unterrichts- und Forschungsbestandteil an den (deutschen) Hochschulen”*
-from “Aufgaben und Ziele der GDCh-Fachgruppe Chemie-Information”
*”[a goal is] promotion of chemical information as a component of teaching and research in German academic institutions”
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The second question:
•Is it being taught?– Wel-l-l-l-l…maybe.
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Chemical information (CI) instruction in the USA –
present status: (Results of a national survey in 2005)
– 82% of the 640 ACS-accredited institutions now teach CI, either as a separate or a combined course
– Librarians teach with faculty in 33% of all institutions
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A closer look
Only 37% of CI is taught in a separate course, so most is taught “in context”. (Probable case scenario: It’s not being taught)
87% of CI instructors keep current by teaching themselves?
(PCS: If it is being taught, it’s being done badly)
General conclusion: More can (and should) be done to increase the competent teaching of CI in American institutions of higher learning.
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What is the level of CII in German universities?
• Very little formal instruction (10%?)*
• …but there are some exceptions; formal CII courses are being taught at: – Technical University of Hamburg (T. Hapke)– Münster (H. Seidel, et al.)– Konstanz (Dr. Johanna Dammeier)*(No comparable survey to USA results – anecdotal evidence
only)
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Reasons for German students’ low information competence
(Results of a German national study in 2001)
• A majority of students (79.6%) obtained their knowledge by “trial-and-error”
• A minority (15.7%) had help from the library staff.
• Only 10% obtained information literacy in regular courses.
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Assuming that CI should be taught, what resources do we have to teach it?
• Native intellect (insuffient)
• Textbooks (outdated and insufficient)
• Google, et al. (No, no, no!)
• The CCIIM
(What’s that last one???)
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CCIIM, the Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instruction Materials
• Started in 1985 • Joint sponsorship by ACS-CINF and
SLA Chemistry Division (1987)• Part of IU “ChemSources” Website
(1992 - present)
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CCIIM – current status
• No remaining paper component• Currency is sporadic
– Few recent updates– Dead/broken links
• Unfriendly classification system• Questions: Does anyone know about
it? Does anyone use it?
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Two goals of the CIC-CINF group:
• To enhance [chemical] information literacy
• To increase the perception of its importance– and a specific task: to “assemble and
generate an inventory of existing educational materials in the field of chemical information”
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Working name for CCIIM’s replacement:
Chemical Information Resource Center for Instructors (CIRCI)
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CIRCI: challenges/problems
• Audience• Content• Structure• Control/maintenance• Home• Visibility/Sponsorship
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Audience
– Instructors (college & h.s.)– Industry trainers– Librarians (academic & industry)– Students (beginning & continuing)
(And not just for chemists – Chemistry is “The Central Science”, you know!)
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Content
• Standards • Pedagogics
– Syllabuses– Tutorials & lectures– Sample problems & search examples– Bibliographies
• “How to find it/use it” guides– Databases– Fact sheets– Knowledge management tools
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Content, continued
• Calendar of events• Directories
– Liaisons & mentors– CI providers– Registered members of the site
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Structure
• Browsing & searching capabilities• Content metadata • Community space (Chat, blogs,”wiki-structures”,
etc.)
• Personalization features (“My CIRCI”?)
• Alerts, RSS feeds • All of the above?
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Control/maintenance
• Editorial board• IT and administrative support• User-driven
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Possible home(s)
• ACS• FIZ Chemie Berlin
– Model: www.chemistry.de
• NSDL (National Science Digital Library)– Model: DLESE, the Digital Library of Earth Science
Education – www.nsdl.org
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Won’t they?
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Visibility
L.O.S.G.I.N.
(Lots Of Sponsors Get It Noticed)
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Potential sponsors/backers
• In the USA:– ACS
• CINF• CHED• CPT
– SLA Chemistry Division– ALA Sci-Tech Division– American Society for Engineering
Education (ASEE)– CI suppliers
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Potential sponsors/backers
• In Germany:– GDCh-CIC – FIZ Chemie Berlin– Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Fachreferate in
Naturwissenschaft (AGFN)– Beilstein Institut– Deutsche Bibliothekverein (DBV)?– Others?
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CIRCE (Chemical Information
Resource Center for Everyone)
• Doesn’t get old• Attractive and approachable• …and:
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Many thanks to:
• ACS CINF Chem Ed Committee• Bruce Slutsky• Carol Carr• Gary Wiggins• …and anyone else who wishes to help build this
valuable and usable resource