Chemical Information Sources
| 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 |
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Communicating in Chemistry
Chapter 15 Chemistry Blogs and Discussion Groups
Chapter 16 Molecular Visualization Tools and Sites
Chapter 17 Science Writing Aids
[edit] Miscellaneous
Chapter 18 Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources
Chapter 19 Teaching and Studying Chemistry
Chapter 20 Careers in Chemistry
Chapter 21 Cheminformatics
[edit] 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.)
CRSD: Chemical Reference Sources Database (a searchable database that covers reference books, commercial databases, etc.)
CHMINF-L: 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.)
