The LC

Newcomers

The best way for newcomers to LC/MS to start gathering information is by talking to colleagues or associates in your industry who already have LC/MS capabilities. They will likely have both a technology and applications perspective on your particular problems. Three other information gathering avenues are:

Reading a basic LC/MS text or a comprehensive LC/MS review in your field,
Taking a LC/MS short course, and
Check out these useful internet resources:

SpectroscopyNOW Resource from Wiley
(spectroscopynow.com)

SeparationsNOW Resource from Wiley
(separationsnow.com)

American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
(www.asms.org)
&
(Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry)

MSLinks
(www.sisweb.com/mslinks.htm)

Novatia
(www.enovatia.com)

IonSource
(ionsource.com)

I-Mass
(i-mass.com)

On-Line Glossary of MS terms

On-Line Glossary of Chromatography & Electrophoresis term

National Center for Biotechnology Information

and this page "The LC/MS Home Page"

If you have time and are not afraid of being overwhelmed with information, you may want to attend the annual meeting of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) or the Montreux Symposium (alternates between Europe & US, yearly, for 2007 it will be held in Hilton Head Island, S.C., USA, see: www.lcms2007.org) on LC/MS. Both Meetings cover a broad range of topics in LC/MS; both technology and applications issues are presented.

One of the best sources of information are the instrument companies. They will usually provide many applications examples and have a vested interest in helping you gather information. Obviously, it is wise to contact several companies to get a balanced perspective. Also, it is a good practice to request a customer reference in your industry from a prospective instrument company. The input you get from people with similar applications, regulatory requirements, and business restraints will be most valuable.

To conserve screen space we use abbreviations for some technical terms. Please review the abbreviations listed on the "Manufacturers Page" if you are not familiar with terminologies.

This Figure reproduced from "A Global View of LC/MS," (2002) with permission from Global View Publishing, Pittsburgh, PA.