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Integrating library instruction into SAGES seminars at Case Western Reserve University for undergraduate chemistry students: A strategic plan

S. Guo, shu.guo@case.edu. Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Chemistry is a unique science discipline which requires special searching techniques to locate its enormous collection of information. Systematic library instruction on the chemical literature and specialized search techniques required for chemistry and the related scientific disciplines have long been recognized as important. Case Western Reserve University has had its SAGES program in place for years, offering undergraduate students with a series of seminars to enhance their skills on learning, writing, and scholarly inquiry. Currently our librarians have been teaching general library collection/resources and searching skills in most SAGES First and University seminars. The strategic plan is to integrate library instruction sessions on chemistry resources and searching skills into SAGES’s Departmental and Capstone Seminars. Through the joint efforts of science librarians and teaching faculty, undergraduate chemistry students will be systematically exposed to chemical information resources and specialized search

techniques. Therefore, the students will be well prepared for their academic classes and professional careers.