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Short Talking Points on PubChem/CAS Issue

PubChem is a free, publicly available database created by NIH in 2004 to provide information about small molecules for use as research tools and as potential starting points that may lead to the development of new medications. The database connects chemical information with biomedical research and clinical information in a connect-the-dots fashion, organizing facts in numerous public databases into a unified whole.

pdf pubchem-cas-talkingpoints.pdf

 
       

Issues in Scholarly Communication: Discussion Leader's Overview

These guides are tools designed for library leaders to use for organizing a summer- or semester-long discussion series. Each guide offers a brief scoping statement, a suggested reading or resource to review, and a set of discussion questions to launch an hour-long informal conversation among library staff.

pdf brown-bag-overview-may08.pdf

 
           

Framing the Issue: Open Access

A resource guide to assist and inform discussions of open access. It highlights the key points to consider in thinking about and discussing open access, gives examples of open access implementation, and provides sources for more information.

pdf framing-issue-open-access-may04.pdf

 
 
 
 

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