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Slide 1 of 21Nontraditional Careers in Chemistry at the ACS
Nontraditional Careers in Chemistry at the American Chemical Society
Lorrin R. Garson Robert L. Swann
August 21, 2000
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Organization of ACS Publications Division
Publishing Operations. Special Publications. Chemical & Engineering News. New Product Development. Information Technology. Sales & Marketing. Business Operations and Publishing
Services.
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Publishing Operations
Journal Publications—Columbus Editorial Office (~80 staff).
– Technical editing.
– Processing softcopy manuscripts.
– Almost almost all chemists.
Composition Services (~50 staff).
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Special Publications
Analytical Chemistry, and ES&T. LabGuide and Chemcyclopedia. Chemical Innovation. Today’s Chemist at Work and
Modern Drug Discovery. 29 staff, 90% chemists, mostly
Ph.D.s. Writing, editing, managing.
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Chemical & Engineering News
Writers in science, government and business.
Production editors.
44 staff, all but 10 have at least B.S. in chemistry. 10 Ph.D.s
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New Product Development
Evaluate potential for new products for editorial and business success.
Understanding of chemistry essential.
Understanding of business and scientific publishing essential.
9 staff, some Ph.D.s in chemistry.
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Information Technology within the ACS
Society Programs and Administration (IT/SP&A).
Publications Division (IT/Pubs)
Chemical Abstracts Service Division (RIN* Research Information Systems and New Product Development)
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Information TechnologyChemical Abstracts Service
Research. Information Systems. New Product Development. About 300 staff, some PhD chemists.
Most have bachelor degrees in computer science, math, or chemistry. Wide variety of other degrees e.g. physics, economics, music, philosophy, medicine, statistics, etc.
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Information Technology Chemical Abstracts Service: Purpose & Function
To provide computer systems, software, & support for internal CAS operations and for products and services delivered to customers worldwide.
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Information Technology Chemical Abstracts Service: Examples of past projects
Database Building Automation.
Web-based products.
Network architecture.
Database content enhancements.
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Information Technology Chemical Abstracts Service: Examples of current projects
Customer information systems.
Automation of operations.
Product Enhancements.
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Information Technology Publications Division
Systems Support.
Research & Development.
40 staff, some Ph.D.s in chemistry and physics. Most staff with degrees in computer science or electrical engineering.
Knowledge of chemistry very useful in R&D.
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Information Technology Publications Division: Purpose & Function
To provide computer support for the Division’s operations and collaborate in the development of new products and services.
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Information Technology Publications Division: Examples of past projects Development of Web journals.
– Digitization of Supporting Information.
– Linking references including to secondary services, (CAS, NLM, etc.).
Creation of databases.– Chemcyclopedia.
– LabGuide.
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Information Technology Publications Division: Examples of current projects
Creation of archival journal file.
Peer Review System (WebPR+).
Re-engineering of journal production system.
Enhancement of Web journals in collaboration with CAS.
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No. of Abstracts of Papers in Chemical
Abstracts
1907-1916
1917-1926
1927-1936
1937-1946
1947-1956
1957-1966
1967-1976
1977-1986
1987-1996
100,000
600,000
1,100,000
1,600,000
2,100,000
2,600,000
3,100,000
3,600,000
4,100,000
4,600,000
1907-1916
1917-1926
1927-1936
1937-1946
1947-1956
1957-1966
1967-1976
1977-1986
1987-1996
No. of Paper Abstracts
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No. of Abstracts of Papers in Chemical
Abstracts
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
550,000
600,000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
No. of Paper Abstracts
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Growth in ACS Journal PublishingGrowth in ACS Journal Publishing
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
22000
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 199840000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
pages/yeararticles/year
articles/year
pages/year
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Comments on Chemical Education
Chemistry is a core science and has broad application in numerous areas of business, education and a variety of services.
Scientific education tends to be narrowly focused, especially graduate programs.
A scientific education generally does not include training in business or economics.
Scientific training sometimes generates a level of hubris which can be detrimental.
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Director of RIN*/CAS (1995 - present). Vice President, Information Systems,
Sterling Winthrop ( 1992 - 1995). Global Director of IT, DowElanco
Information Systems. Director of IT, Dow Chemical Company. BS degree Chemistry & Mathematics,
MS degree Physical & Analytical Chemistry.
Personal Information: Bob Swann
* Research, I/S and New Product Development
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Director of IT/Publications Division.
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Medical Units (1967-74).
Medicinal Chemist, Riker Laboratories.
BA, MS, Ph.D. in chemistry.
Farm boy.
Personal Information: Lorrin Garson
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