Chemical Literature Searching and Library Research

CHEM 496January 30, 2013February 6, 2013http://www.slideshare.net/ebrown/

Elizabeth Brownebrown@binghamton.edu(607)777-4882LS-2304C

Class Discussion TopicsLecture 1:1. Pre-Test Review & Discussion2. Library and Web-based Chemistry Research Tools:– Scifinder, Web of Science, Scopus, Reaxys, ChemDraw– Chemspider, Google Scholar

3. Searching for Journal ArticlesLecture 2:1. Review Assignment2. The Peer Review Process3. Identity Management4. Citation Reference Management

PRE-TEST QUESTION REVIEW & DISCUSSION

The Libraries’ collections and services

1. _________ The Libraries has licensed access to three primary databases for searching chemistry research: Web of Science, Scifinder Scholar, and Reaxys.

2. _________ Services that the Libraries provide include email and chat messaging help for students, group study rooms and interlibrary loan for items not in our collections.

3. _________ The Libraries spends over $100,000 to provide books, journals, databases and other materials for chemistry.

4. _________ Citation (or reference management) software is licensed through the Libraries to help everyone on campus compile bibliographies, footnotes and links to journal articles and websites.

5. _________ The Libraries is open 24 hours a day from Sunday through Thursday of the general semester.

Searching for journal articles1. _________ Google Scholar has links to the same number of articles

and patents as Scifinder Scholar and Web of Science.

2. _________ Scifinder Scholar has several databases to search chemistry research by topic, structure and reaction.

3. _________ A citation to an article is when it is mentioned or referenced in another paper.

4. _________ Reaxys indexes organic substances only, not inorganic substances or biological compounds.

5. _________ There are special notations in Scifinder for naturally derived versus synthetic substances.

The Peer Review Process1. ________ Chemists publish lots of different types of publications, like

patents, conference proceedings, technical reports and books, in addition to journal articles.

2. ________ A well-known chemistry researcher can publish up to 20 journal articles in a given year.

3. ________ Review articles are noted for their brief treatment of a topic and a limited number of references provided.

4. ________ The order of authors listed on a scientific paper is significant – it can show who has contributed the most to the project.

5. ________ Reviewers for scientific articles always sign their names to each review, so if authors have questions they can contact them afterwards.

Bonus Questions:

• How many volumes are held by the Binghamton University Libraries? (Hint: this is on the Libraries’ website) ____________

• Name a library database you can use to search for chemical substances that isn’t mentioned in this pre-test. ____________

LIBRARY AND WEB-BASED RESEARCH TOOLS

Chemistry Library Databases

http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/chemistry

Article Databases

Reference Books

Scifinder Scholar

http://proxy.binghamton.edu/login?url=http://metalink.binghamton.edu:8332/V/?func=native-link&resource=BNG03359

Explore References– 34 million references – 10,000 major scientific journals, books, proceedings– References from 61 patent authorities worldwide

Explore Substances– CAS Registry– 61 million substances

Explore Reactions– 49 million reactions

organometallics, natural products, biotransformations– Reaction conditions, yields, and catalysts

Web of Science (Web of Knowledge)

http://metalink.binghamton.edu:8332/V/TMTNDHTBPH72J1TEE59U5FT2AT5T6NVQ5IX1FCDBN3GHXBGA6Q-31293?func=native-link&resource=BNG03441

Reaxys

http://proxy.binghamton.edu/login?url=http://metalink.binghamton.edu:8332/V/QVNLN8IPJQSQ9LXITQMCH145KLER85BSFVKIKXFRCUPDBG8S18-42182?func=native-link&resource=BNG03278

Chemspider http://www.chemspider.com/

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/

Wikipedia Chemistry Portalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry_portal

Summary: Research Tool FeaturesDatabase Name Chemical

Structure Searching

Journal Impact Factors

Author, Group H-index

Citation Searching

Registry Numbers

Chemspider X X

Google Scholar X

Reaxys X X

Scifinder Scholar X X X

Web of Science X X X

Wikipedia Chemistry Portal

X

SEARCHING FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES

Structure Drawing Tools• Marvin Sketch

http://www.chemaxon.com/products/marvin/marvinsketch/

Structure Drawing Tools• Symyx Draw:

http://symyx-draw.en.softonic.com/

Scifinder Scholar Registration

• Link: https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=5BBBCBBC-86F3-50AB-7A26-E9BDEBEC8820

• Use Binghamton Email address• Save username and password

The Libraries’ Website

URL: http://library.binghamton.edu/

Web of Science

Citation Searching

Citation Reports

Scifinder Scholar Structure Search

Scifinder Structure Search

Scifinder Scholar Structure Search

Scifinder Scholar Reaction Search

Scifinder Substances (Registry)

SciImago URL: http://www.scimagojr.com/

Microsoft Academic Search

Microsoft Research: Chemistry Add-in

URL: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/chem4word/