Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh

SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry SIRCh provides links to factual sources on the Internet where answers can be found to chemical questions. 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 Chemical Databases, Author, Citation, Subject, Chemical Name, Formula, Structure Searching* How and Where to Search: Specialized Synthesis, Reaction, Safety, Analytical, Physical, Patent Searching* Communicating in Chemistry Blogs, Newsgroups, Listserves, Visualization, Writing* Miscellaneous History, Directories, Teaching, Study, Careers, Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics* Supplemental Resources CIS, CIIM, Problem Sets, CRSD, CHMINF-L CONTENTS How and Where to Start SIRCh: The Publication Process SIRCh: Guides to Chemical Information Sources and Databases SIRCh: Computer Searches SIRCh: Keeping Up and Looking Back: Current Awareness, Reviews, and Document Delivery SIRCh: Deep Background Reading: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Treatises, Monographs, and Other Books How and Where to Search: General SIRCh: Chemistry Databases on the Web (Alphabetical List) SIRCh: Chemistry Databases on the Web (Classified List) SIRCh: Author and Citation Searches SIRCh: Subject Searches SIRCh: Chemical Name and Formula Searches SIRCh: Structure Searches How and Where to Search: Specialized SIRCh: Synthesis and Reaction Searches SIRCh: Chemical Safety and Toxicology Searches SIRCh: Analytical Chemistry Searches SIRCh: Physical Property Searches SIRCh: Chemical Patent Searches Communicating in Chemistry SIRCh: Chemistry Blogs and Discussion Groups SIRCh: Molecuar Visualization Tools and Sites SIRCh: Science Writing Aids Miscellaneous SIRCh: Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources SIRCh: Teaching and Study of Chemistry SIRCh: Chemistry Courses on the Web SIRCh: Careers in Chemistry SIRCh: Cheminformatics (aka, Chemoinformatics or Chemiinformatics) SIRCh: Bioinformatics Supplemental Resources Chemical Information Sources: Lecture notes on the topics listed above. CIIM: Chemical Information Instructional Materials (Web resources for more in-depth training on the topics discussed in the chapters.) Problem Sets 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.) __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__