Below are a few
links that provide good suggestions on dissemination of scientific information.
If you come across additional sites, please let
me know.
Literature Searching:
- Searching the Chemical Literature: From the Yale University Science Libraries
- A tutorial on Information Retrieval Skills for Chemistry at the University of Leicester.
- Searching for Chemical Information on the WWW: A short pdf article from Current Separations magazine.
- SciFinder Scholar resources from Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) website. Includes a collection of "How To's"
- Some tips to make your SciFinder Scholar searching more efficient.
Reading Scientific Papers
- Quick Tutorial on Reading Scientific Papers from the libraries at Purdue University. A little corny, but good information.
- How to Read a Scientific Paper from John W. Little and Roy Parker in the biochemistry department at the University of Arizona
- READING SCIENTIFIC PAPERS from Robert Siegel at Stanford University
- How to read a scientific article from Laurel Collins at Florida International university
Preparing Presentations:
- Tips for Preparing Scientific Presentations from the Office of Naval Research
- Helpful Hints for Giving a Good Scientific Presentation, including the Ten Commandments for presentations.
- Scientific Presentations: From NOAA Seattle Regional Library Scientific Presentations. Lots of good information!
- Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentations
- Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students: This site also provides suggestions for talks and posters.
- Effective Presentations: From KU Med Center. Includes suggestions related to talks, posters, and visual aides.
- Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk
- Supplemental material for "The Craft of Scientific Presentations". This is a nice reference text.
- Advice for designing scientific posters from Swarthmore College.
- How to make a great poster from the American Society of Plant Biologists.