LaTeX has been around since the early 1980s and has quite a following among the scientific community, especially mathematicians and engineers.   The following is a brief look at LaTeX, how it works, and its benefits to librarians.  For in-depth instruction visit ShareLaTeX or download The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e. LaTeX is a markup language for creating professional looking documents based on content … Continue reading Understanding LaTeX

Launched in 2004 by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), PubChem has evolved into an open repository of biological and pharmacological information on chemical substances and compounds. PubChem also covers chemical safety and toxicity information. You can search PubChem by compound name or chemical structure. NCBI’s staff of scientists have created their own YouTube channel, which features the “NCBI Minute” and “NCBI Webinars”. The following … Continue reading Navigating PubChem