Research Guides: Chemistry: Graduate Student Orientation

Set up for success

On campus, make sure you are on UO Secure
Off campus, you can either use the proxy server or VPN.
Use the specialized databases
Go to 1. Finding articles in the left navigation
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Remember: SET UP your Scifinder account for UO.
http://lib-access.uoregon.edu/scifinder.html
Sign in to zotero, mendeley or whatever your lab uses
4. Citing and writing walks you through this. We'll do more with zotero in your journal clubs. But, take a look at what free bibliographic management software is capable of.
Get UO Office 365 and 1TB of storage on OneDrive
Use ORCiD to set up and protect your scholarly identity

“Know that your library is a necessary resource, not just an added benefit you might want to dabble in eventually.” - Chemistry Graduate Student

Stay current

Scan articles in your field using Browzine
Create shelves to browse scholarly journals available from the UO Libraries or from open sources on your computer, tablet, or phone.
X (was Twitter)
Follow other graduate students and post-docs on Twitter. Trends to follow: #BlackInChem; #citeblackwomen, others?
People:@cheminclusion; @troy_alivio
Claim your UO sponsored New York Times account
Activate your pass to the full NY Times. Directions include how to start and what to do if you already have a paid subscription.
Claim your UO sponsored Wall Street Journal account
Recognized as a leading source for business and finance, The Wall Street Journal also covers U.S. and world news, politics, arts and culture.
Science communicaiton: TikTok
Find others and create your own content!
People: @chemis.te; @labmuffinbeautyscience
NY Times Science Tuesday
Great articles, updated weekly.

Take care of yourself

Walk around the PSC for 5 minutes. Take photos of things you think will be useful to you or others in your lab. Send the photos to Annie with captions or #hashtags.