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Chemistry 137 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 137 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. Grace Baysinger Head Librarian & Bibliographer, Swain Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library graceb@stanford.edu http://library.stanford.edu/guides/chem-137-special-topics-organic-chemistry.

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Chemistry 137 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry

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  1. Chemistry 137 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry Grace Baysinger Head Librarian & Bibliographer, Swain Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library graceb@stanford.edu http://library.stanford.edu/guides/chem-137-special-topics-organic-chemistry

  2. Source: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/usered/grad/researchskills/flow_of_info.html

  3. Identifying the “Right” Search Terms

  4. Truncation • Use to find variations of a word (e.g. singular, plural, adjective) • * = multiple characters • ? = one character • Can use on right, left, or in middle of term, depending on search tool • Rule of thumb: use after consonant near end of term • Be sure to make word stem long enough so you don’t have any catastrophes • Example: cat* • Cat • Cats • Catalysis • Catalytic • Catastrophe • Take 2: cataly*

  5. Boolean Logic(AND, OR, NOT) • Use to search multiple terms at one time • Use parentheses to group OR terms if also using AND or NOT • Put Boolean Operators in capital letters • Example: vancomycin AND (structur* OR function* OR mechanism*)

  6. Finding Review Papers • Review papers are written by prestigious scientists • Have long bibliographies • Provide great view of the “landscape” for a research area • In databases look for • Document type = review

  7. Citation Searching • Do keyword search and find most cited papers • Leveraging a good paper on your topic • Find references used by author • Find more recent papers that cite good paper in bibliography Good Paper

  8. Library Resources • Foundational Resources • Stanford Libraries website • Swain Library website • Research Guides • SearchWorks • eJournals • RefWorks • Off-campus access to resources • Databases • Discovery Tools • Google Scholar • xSearch • Multidisciplinary Databases • Web of Science • Scopus • In-depth Subject Databases • SciFinder • Biosis Citation Index

  9. Bibliographic Cited/Citing Structure & Reaction Properties/Data Full-Text Images Federated/Discovery SearchWorks, SciFinder, Web of Science SciFinder, Web of Science, eJournal Sites SciFinder, Reaxys, Merck Index Reaxys, ChemNetBase, Knovel ACS Journals, Annual Reviews, Knovel Web CSD, Protein Data Bank of Europe xSearch, Google Scholar Types of Databases

  10. About SciFinder • Most comprehensive coverage of chemistry & chemical engineering • References from more than 10,000 currently published journals, patents from more than 60 patent authorities, plus books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and technical reports. Cover-to-cover indexing for about 1500 core journals. • Important scientific discoveries from the present to the mid-1800s • The world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information    • Updated daily.

  11. About Web of Science • Covers over 12,000 of the most prestigious journals in the world. Provides cover-to-cover indexing plus cited reference searching. • Includes Science Citation Index® (1899-present), Social Sciences Citation Index® (1898-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index® (1975-present). • Updated weekly.

  12. Cited / Citing References in SciFinder and Web of Science • Cited References: • Navigate backward in time using cited references to uncover the research that influenced an author's work • Citing References / Times Cited: • Navigate forward in time using Times Cited to discover the impact a paper or other published item has had on current research • Dates Available • Web Version of SciFinder 1997+ • Web of Science 1900+ • Also available on most journal publisher sites

  13. More Features in SciFinder and Web of Science • Use power tools to analyze, refine, categorize, and sort search results • Links to full-text • Export references to RefWorks / EndNote Web • Set up alerts for new research

  14. About Reaxys • Extensive repository of experimentally validated data that chemists need including: • Structures • Reactions • Physical properties • Reaxys was formed by the merger of three databases: • Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry • Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry • Chemistry Patent Database • Updated Quarterly.

  15. About xSearch • Unlike Google which is a snapshot of web, searches sources in real time • Searches multiple sources at one time • Merges 100 records from each source into one relevancy ranked list • Almost 200 resources can be searched at one time • Can export results to RefWorks/EndNoteand set up alerts.

  16. Managing & Formatting References RefWorks (http://www.refworks.com/refworks/) • Free to all Stanford students, faculty, and staff plus alumni. • Web based product that you can use to • Store your bibliographic references. • Use Write-N-Cite with Word to put footnotes into a manuscript. • Select an output “style” to format your references. • EndNoteWeb • Incorporated into Web of Knowledge Web site. • Free to all Stanford students, faculty, and staff. • Another web-based reference manager. • ACS Style Guide • Full text is available online plus we have print copies on reserve

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