Information Literacy in the Disciplines
CHEMISTRY
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.
Accrediting Agencies & Professional Associations
ALA/ACRL/STS Task Force on Information Literacy for Science and Technology. Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology. American Library Association. 2006. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/infolitscitech.htm (accessed May 8, 2007).
American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training. "Chemical Information Retrieval." Undergraduate Professional Education in Chemistry: Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures - Topical Supplements to the Guidelines. http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=education%5Ccpt%5Cts_cheminfo.html (accessed May 8, 2007).
Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (COMACC). "III.A.3. Library" and "III.C.1. Program Objectives." Standards and Guidelines for Postdoctoral Training Programs in Clinical Chemistry. 2007. http://apps.aacc.org/comacc/standards.stm (accessed May 8, 2007).
Curricula, Articles, and Presentations
"Discipline Specific Resources -- Chemistry."
Integrating Information Literacy into the Liberal Arts Curriculum. The Five Colleges of Ohio.
http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/ohio5/grant/examples/chemdis.html (accessed May 8, 2007).
Duckett, S. B., N.D. Lowe and P.C. Taylor. "Addressing Key Skills in the Chemistry Curriculum: Structured Learning Packages." University Chemistry Education 2 (1998): 45-50, http://www.rsc.org/pdf/uchemed/papers/1998/22_duckett.pdf (accessed May 8, 2007).
"Information Competence in Specific Disciplines -- Sciences." CSU Information Competence Project. California Polytechnic State University. http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/infocomp/specific_sc.html (accessed May 8, 2007).
Mesko, E. "Teaching Information Retrieval in the University Curriculum." Chemistry Education: Research and Practice 4 (2003): 373-385. http://www.uoi.gr/cerp/2003_October/pdf/10Mesko.pdf (accessed May 8, 2007).
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