Publications of Bruce Slutsky as of June 2015

Aytac, S., & Slutsky, B. (2015). Research in Academic Reference Librarianship: Review of the 2008–2012 Published Research. The Reference Librarian, 56(3), 205-215. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1080/02763877.2014.1002730

Aytac, S., & Slutsky, B. (2014). Published Librarian Research, 2008 through 2012: Analyses and Perspectives. Collaboartive Librarianship, 6(4), 147-159.

Slutsky, B., & Aytac, S. (2014). Publication Patterns of Science, Technology, and Medical Librarians: Review of the 2008–2012 Published Research. Science and Technology Libraries, 33(4), 369-382. doi:10.1080/0194262X.2014.952486

Osorio, N. L., Slutsky, Bruce. (2012). A Tribute and BioBibliometric Study of Ellis Mount, the First Editor-in-Chief of Science & Technology Libraries. Science and Technology Libraries, 31(4), 394-411. doi: 10.1080/0194262x.2012.730385

Slutsky, B. (1993). Communicating Science to the Public: An Address to Non-Science Librarians. The Reference Librarian(No. 40), 73-87

Slutsky, B. (1991). The American Chemical Society Career Consultants Program. The Indicator, 72(8), 24
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Slutsky, B. (1991). A Careers in Chemical Information Workshop. Journal of Chemical Education, 68(1), 43-45.

Slutsky, B. (1991). How to Avoid Science Anxiety Among Sience Librarians. Science and Technology Libraries, 12(1), 11-19.

Slutsky, B. (1990). Asksam in the New York Public Libary. In M. Fox (Ed.), Exploring Asksam (pp. 43-58). New York: Future Communications Systems.

Slutsky, B. (1990). Informed Career Choices. Chemical and Engineering News, 68(2), 3.

Slutsky, B. (1990). Other Chemical Information Careers. Chapter One, 4(3), 32.

Slutsky, B. (1989). A Chemical Abstracts Training Seminar for Science Librarians. Science and Technology Libraries, 10(1), 55-76.

Lamb, F. A., Cote, Philip N., Slutsky, Bruce, Vitimberga, Bruno M. (1974). Reduction of 9 - (p-methoxyphenyl)-9-fluorenylacetaldhyde on activated alumina. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 39(18). doi: 10.1021/jo00932a026

Remembering Robert Massie of Chemical Abstracts Service

I found out today that Robert Massie, the former president of Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), passed away at age 66.  I discovered this from Bill Town’s posting on Facebook.  Bob was the first businessman to lead this prestigious chemistry publisher affiliated with the American Chemical Society (ACS) as his predecessors were chemists.   CAS certainly had grown by leaps and bounds during Bob’s tenure as more publications became electronic.  Scifinder, a discover application to search the CAS database, is my favorite resource in the NJIT library.  I have been quite satisfied with the service that I received from the people at CAS through my career as chemical information professional.  This is a reflection of Bob’s leadership.

Every year Bob would speak to the members of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information (CINF) to advise them of enhancements to CAS products.  He always came to the social functions to mingle with his customers.  It must have been in the late 1990s when he approached me and we talked very briefly that he was born in Queens, but did not stay there very long.  Our chat was brief as he wanted to meet as many people as he could in a short period of time.

My condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.

Obituary in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch