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Careers in Chemical Information

Careers in Chemical Information. Philip Barnett, Ph.D., M.L.S. Professor and Science Reference Librarian, City College of New York Adjunct Professor, Chemistry Doctoral Program City University of New York. My Career Path – Somewhat typical for chemical information specialists.

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Careers in Chemical Information

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  1. American Chemical Society Careers in Chemical Information Philip Barnett, Ph.D., M.L.S. Professor and Science Reference Librarian, City College of New York Adjunct Professor, Chemistry Doctoral Program City University of New York

  2. My Career Path – Somewhat typical for chemical information specialists B.S. in Chemistry – Brooklyn College (CUNY) Ph.D. in Biochemistry – Rutgers University Postdoc – New York University Research Associate – Columbia University M.S. in Library Service – Columbia University Information Specialist – Pharmaceutical Industry Reference Librarian – City College of New York

  3. Careers in Chemical Information • American Chemical Society ~150,000 members • ACS Division of Chemical Information ~1,500 members • A small number of members, but a huge variety of information careers

  4. Careers in Chemical Information Academic • Chemistry Librarian • Science Librarian • General Reference Librarian In many of these positions you do teaching

  5. Careers in Chemical Information Industry • Information Specialist – Primarily database searching in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries • Patent Searcher • Patent Agent

  6. Careers in Chemical Information Government • Many agencies employ chemists in different information roles

  7. Careers in Chemical Information Publishing • Science Writing, Science Journalism • Editing • Abstracting and Indexing • Sales and Marketing

  8. Careers in Chemical Information Non-Profit Sector • Foundations • Societies • Public Radio and Television • Hospitals • Public Health Organizations • Emergency and World Health Organizations

  9. Careers in Chemical Information Entrepreneurship • Information Vendor • Patent Searcher • Translator

  10. Careers in Chemical Information Computational Chemistry Drug Design • Software Development • Teaching and Marketing of computational products Cheminformatics – Using chemical information systems to store, manipulate, present and apply chemical and biochemical information

  11. Careers in Chemical Information Training • M.S. in Library Science required for some positions This degree is available through part time study and via distance learning • Indiana University offers an M.S. in Cheminformatics

  12. Careers in Chemical Information Where to get more information From the Careers Committee of the ACS Division ofChemical Information http://acscinf.org/dbx/comm/careers/careers.htm

  13. Careers in Chemical Information Conclusion • A first career for some • A second career for most • A rewarding and satisfying career. Everyone I ever met is happy

  14. American Chemical Society

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