Chemistry 420 Spring 2007
Your Library PowerPoint - Part 1: Library Research
Selected chemical handbooks:
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
-Lists chemical constants for 15,000 compounds
-Most volumes contain a formula index
Dictionary of Organic Compounds
-Name, Molecular Formula and CAS indexes
-Entries include mini-bibliography
Aldrich Handbook of Fine Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment
-One volume, easy to use
-Only Aldrich available chemicals
Merck Index
-One volume
-Name-reactions index
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary
-Includes basics
On-line Sources for Chemical Properties
-NIST Webbook http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
-ChemFinder http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/
-PubChem http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Resources for Spectra
Aldrich Library of Spectra
Sadtler Index for Spectral Data
On-line Source for Spectra
SDBS -Spectral Database System for Organic Compounds http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/cgi-bin/cre_index.cgi
Using the CSULB Library
Library home page - http://www.csulb.edu/library
-COAST for finding books
-Link+ and ILLiad for items we don’t have
Finding Articles
Getting a citation:
-Select a database to search
-Break search into key terms
-Search key terms using BOOLEAN Operators (AND, OR)
-Refine search using limiters (pub. year or type, etc.)
Databases & Indexes:
Online Databases
-Academic Search Elite – All subject areas
-ACS Web Editions – Full-text American Chemical Society Journals
-General Science Abstracts – General index of science journals
-Science Direct- Full-text Elsevier journals
-Web of Science -For cited reference searches
Print Indexes
Chemical Abstracts 3rd Floor Rm 322 QD1 A51 (Unavailable during Library remodel)
-Write down everything!
-Title, Author, Journal, vol., issue, page numbers, year
-Or E-mail/save/print if possible
Finding the article
1. Full-text or PDF from the database
2. SFX
3. Check Coast on “Locate Journals”
-Type in title of the journal (NOT the article title)
4. Inter-Library Loan (ILLiad)
Next session:
-Using Scifinder Scholar
-Friday February 9, 9:00am-10:30am
Or
-Tuesday February 13, 9:00am-10:30pm
Your Library PowerPoint - Part 2: Using SciFinder Scholar
Chem 420: Advanced Organic Chemistry
Library Instruction Part II
Using SciFinder Scholar
Find a CAS Registry number from a chemical name
Locate
Substances
Enter name of chemical, click ok
Click microscope for chemical information including CAS #
Find recent journal articles about preparation of a chemical
-In the chemical record , click the A->B button, select Product, Click ok
Newest articles are at the top
Find the properties of a chemical (and the articles that reported them)
-In the chemical record , click the microscope, and then click on experimental properties. Each property has a footnote. At the bottom of the screen will be the articles, and you can click on them to see the article abstract
Find CAS number, structure, synonym, physical properties, and proper disposal of a chemical
All of these can be found in the chemical record, except the proper disposal, the best place to look for that is the MSDS for the chemical. One free place to access those online is: http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp
Find an article by a specific author
Explore
Author Name
Enter the author’s last name and first initial, click ok
A list of names will come up, select one or more. (E.g. Henry N Po, H Po, H N Po) Click Get References.
A list of articles will come up, newest ones first. Click the microscope to see the abstract. Click the paper icon to see if there is online access, if this does not lead to full-text, search for the journal in COAST, you may still find full text online, or you may find print in the library.
Find papers on a topic from a specific year
Explore
Research Topic
Enter your key terms. SciFinder will bring back a list of articles with one or more of your terms, and the numbers of articles, select the ones you would like to see.