For most upper level chemistry undergraduates, the Physical/Biophysical chemistry laboratory course is their first required exposure to reading and citing chemical literature, specifically in regards to preparing experimental reports.  A basic library literacy lecture is scheduled early on in the semester, designed to assist them with these tasks. Working with the rotating team of instructors who teach these courses, all references in the laboratory manuals were checked for accuracy, updated where needed, and verified to be accessible through online subscriptions or the course reserves system. Specific course reserves system instruction was included in the literacy lecture as a way to guide students to the recommended references and familiarize them with accessing library resources. This ease of access, in conjunction with targeted in-class instruction, should lead to (1) increased library usage and (2) improved quality of students' reports.

Use of course reserves as a gentle introduction to the chemical literature

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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