Chemical Information Sources/Archive1

This archive version of the Chemical_Information_Sources Wikibook gives a snapshot of the text as of March 7, 2015. Note that external links may become obsolete over time 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 General Search Strategies for Online Chemical Information 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 Patent Searches Communicating in Chemistry Chapter 15 Blogs, Social Networks, and Mailing Lists 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: Chemical Reference Sources Database (a searchable database that covers reference books, commercial databases, etc.) Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the Elements of Information Literacy Wikibook, July 2012- ; from the Special Libraries Association, Chemistry Division and the American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Information 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.) As a general rule, vendor training material should be consulted for the most up-to-date information for all the resources described anywhere in this wikibook. It simply is not feasible to go into great detail on the mechanics of searching each of the sources described herein and even if this was done, it would quickly go out of date due to the frequency of changes and new features added to these search systems and databases. __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__