A reference librarian will respond within twenty-four hours. Librarians meet with most 100W courses. A major emphasis of library instruction at this early level is on the eagerness of the reference staff to help students with their research. We stress that no question is too basic. There are no silly questions.
Librarians offer research consultations to students at all levels.
Many students writing theses take advantage of this service. So far this academic year, librarians have held 32 student consultations. There is the need for a good, searchable database in Chemistry. The library has purchased a subcription to SciFinder , the online end-user version of Chemical Abstracts . SciFinder requires that software be loaded on each personal computer.