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Chemical Information Sources

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Chemical Information Sources Preface Main Topic

Includes

How and Where to Start

Publications, Guides, Computer Searching, Current Awareness, Reviews, Document Delivery, Background Reading

How and Where to Search: General

Authors, Citations, Subjects, Chemical Name, Formula, Structure Searching

How and Where to Search: Specialized Synthesis, Reactions, Safety, Analytical, Physical, Patents Communicating in Chemistry

Newsgroups, Listserves, Blogs, Visualization, Writing

Miscellaneous

History, Directories, Study, Teaching, Careers, Cheminformatics

Supplemental Resources

SIRCh, CIIM, Problem Sets, CRSD, CHMINF-L

Contents How and Where to Start Chapter 1 The Publication Process: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources Chapter 2 Guides to Chemical Information Sources and Databases Chapter 3 Computer Searches Chapter 4 Keeping Up and Looking Back: Current Awareness, Reviews, and Document Delivery Chapter 5 Deep Background Reading: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Treatises, Monographs, and Other Books

How and Where to Search: General Chapter 6 Author and Citation Searches Chapter 7 Subject Searches Chapter 8 Chemical Name and Formula Searches Chapter 9 Structure Searches

How and Where to Search: Specialized Chapter 10 Synthesis and Reaction Searches Chapter 11 Chemical Safety and Toxicology Searches Chapter 12 Analytical Chemistry Searches Chapter 13 Physical Property Searches Chapter 14 Chemical Patent Searches

Chemical Information Sources

Communicating in Chemistry Chapter 15 Chemistry Blogs and Discussion Groups Chapter 16 Molecular Visualization Tools and Sites Chapter 17 Science Writing Aids

Miscellaneous Chapter 18 Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources Chapter 19 Teaching and Studying Chemistry Chapter 20 Careers in Chemistry Chapter 21 Cheminformatics

Supplemental Resources SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (Links to Web resources with the same subject outline as the chapters on this page.) CIIM: Chemical Information Instructional Materials (Web resources for more in-depth training on the topics discussed in the chapters.) Problem Sets CRSD [1]: Chemical Reference Sources Database (a searchable database that covers reference books, commercial databases, etc.) CHMINF-L [2]: Chemical Information Sources Discussion List (a listserv in existence since 1991 with many chemistry librarians, chemists, publishers, and others interested in chemical information; has a searchable archive of all posts since its inception.)

References [1] http:/ / bl-libg-doghill. ads. iu. edu/ chem-web/ databases/ crsd/ index. php [2] http:/ / listserv. indiana. edu/ archives/ chminf-l. html

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Article Sources and Contributors

Article Sources and Contributors Chemical Information Sources  Source: http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?oldid=2012930  Contributors: Adrignola, Gary Dorman Wiggins, 10 anonymous edits

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