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“The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released a report describing a strategy to promote preservation and access to digital scientific data. The report, Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society, was produced by the NSTC’s Committee on Science under the auspices of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President.

The open and timely publication of digital scientific data called for in the report will advance President Obama’s plan to democratize data by publishing government information online in forms that the public can readily find and use. OSTP, which is implementing the President’s agenda on transparency and open government, in collaboration with the CIO Council, is working to create a central, online repository — data.gov — where the public can download such information in open, structured formats. The report provides a strategy to ensure that digital scientific data produced by and for the Federal government and made available via data.gov and agency websites can be reliably preserved for maximum access in catalyzing progress in science and society.

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The theme for the just-concluded Salt Lake City national meeting was Nanoscience: Challenges for the Future. Many of the world’s foremost nano experts gave talks, and permitted the American Chemical Society to record and post these presentations on the ACS website.

In all, over 30 nano presentations (audio and slides) can be found by visiting the ACS website (click on ‘Nanoscience’ box in right margin).

Among others, you’ll find the following presentations:

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Check out the latest books added to the Swain Library collection: Swain New Book List (updated monthly)

The Largest Collection of Expert Evaluated Organic Synthetic Methods in the World Available Online

Science of Synthesis provides highly evaluated chemical information from leading experts in a concise and selective manner. It contains comprehensive coverage of the whole field of organic chemistry based on all published and readily available sources from the early 1800s until the year of publication.

Clear and systematic, Science of Synthesis provides practical solutions and offers a route through the mass of information available in the primary literature. This one-stop reference tool is:

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Reaxys is based on the combined content of CrossFire Beilstein (Organic Chemistry), Crossfire Gmelin (Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry), and the Patent Chemistry Database. Searchable via a web interface, Reaxys contains an extensive repository of experimentally validated data that chemists need including structures, reactions (including multi-step reactions) and physical properties. Users can get relevant data not found elsewhere, drawn from source publications carefully selected for their importance and relevance to synthetic chemists.

Features include:

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WorldWideScience.org now searches 52 databases and portals from 56 countries. The three latest resources are Sri Lanka Journals Online, Indonesia Journals Online, and the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN Document Server.

WorldWideScience.org is intended to accelerate international scientific progress by serving as a single, sophisticated point of access for diverse scientific resources and expertise from nations around the world.
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About: The NTIS National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) guarantees libraries and technical information professionals easy access and perpetual availability to the full text of documents from the National Technical Information Service’s comprehensive collection of federally-funded technical reports.

The National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. The NTRL offers access to these authenticated government technical reports to libraries and technical information users.

Chemistry Dictionary for Word Processors

Text below is from Chemical & Engineering News > Science & Technology > Digital Briefs
February 2, 2009, Volume 87, Number 05, p. 32

“Chemists, chemistry students, and science writers, rejoice! The free Chemistry Dictionary for Word Processors v2.0 is now available for download at www.chemistry-blog.com/dictionary.
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The Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs) are unique hybrid publications that combine the most powerful features of online reference works and review journals, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in research and education. From nanotechnology to climate change, the WIREs reflect the diversity and collaborative nature of modern science.

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The most comprehensive source of funding information available on the Web, with more than 25,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities, worth over $33 billion.

About Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities^TM
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