Chemical Literature Searching and Library Research

Session 1: Free and Licensed Chemical Literature Tools

CHEM 496September 14, 2011

http://www.slideshare.net/ebrown/

Elizabeth Brown

ebrown@binghamton.edu

(607)777-4882

LS-2304C

SOME QUESTIONS

Student Survey Questions1. The main literature database to search for Chemistry research articles is INSPEC.• TRUE• FALSE 2. The citation manager tool Mendeley is only available to licensed Binghamton

University students, faculty and staff.• TRUE• FALSE 3. Citation searching is when you complete the missing pieces of the bibliographic

information such as the author, title, journal volume, and page numbers when citing a reference.

• TRUE• FALSE

Student Survey Questions4. Google Scholar searches the same journals, patents, conference proceedings and

monographs as Scifinder Scholar.• TRUE• FALSE 5. The Libraries spends over $1,000,000 annually to license and purchase research

tools like article databases, journals, books, and websites for Chemistry.• TRUE• FALSE 6. The Registry database in Scifinder Scholar is a current alphabetical and institutional

listing of all working chemists, with an author number attached to their name for easy searching.

• A. TRUE• B. FALSE

Chemistry Database FeaturesDatabase Name Chemical

Structure Searching

Journal Impact Factors

Author, Group H-index

Citation Searching

Author Identifier Numbers

Chemspider

Google Scholar

Reaxys

Scifinder Scholar

Web of Science

Wikipedia Chemistry Portal

Chemistry Database 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

Outline

• Some Questions• Licensed Chemistry Resources

Scifinder, Web of Science, Scopus, Reaxys• Free Online Chemistry Resources

Chemspider, Google Scholar• Reference Citation Management Tools

Refworks, Zotero, Mendeley

LICENSED CHEMISTRY DATABASES

Licensed Chemistry Resources

• BU Chemistry Library Databases http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/chemistry

• Scifinder Scholar on the Webhttp://proxy.binghamton.edu/login?url=http://metalink.binghamton.edu:8332/V/?func=native-link&resource=BNG03359

• Web of Science (Web of Knowledge) http://metalink.binghamton.edu:8332/V/TMTNDHTBPH72J1TEE59U5FT2AT5T6NVQ5IX1FCDBN3GHXBGA6Q-31293?func=native-link&resource=BNG03441

• Reaxys (Crossfire Commander) http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/content.php?pid=50019&sid=457185

Free Online Chemistry Resources

• Chemspiderhttp://www.chemspider.com/

• Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.com/

Chemistry Library Databases

Scifinder Scholar

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)

Reaxys

Chemspider

Google Scholar

Part 2: Citation Management Tools

Why use Citation Management Tools?

• Keep track of your articles and links• Create bibliographies and reference lists FAST• Insert formatted footnotes, endnotes.• Change citation styles for different pubs.• Share references with colleagues.

Citation Managers

• Refworks – licensed to BU students and faculty

• Zotero – free online (Firefox extension)• Mendeley – free online

Reference Management Tools Guide:http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/refmanager

Create an Account

• Libraries’ Research Help page:http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/research/index.html/• Select RefWorks• Create an account• GroupCode: RWSUNYBinghamton

• Begin adding references…

Add a New Reference

Add References

• Scifinder and Web of Science – import link• Google Scholar – Refworks plug-in link

Import Records

Folder References

Create a Bibliography

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh]

a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives in your web browser.

• Download: http://www.zotero.org/

What it looks like

Getting started with Zotero

• Quick Start Guide: http://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide

• Adding References• Formatting• Creating Bibliographies

Adding and Viewing References

Creating and Organizing Folders

Creating a Bibliography

Creating a Bibliography

What is Mendeley?

• Social network• Reference Management tool• Cloud-based file storage for documents• Search interface to find articles• http://www.mendeley.com/

Mendeley Profile

My Library

Papers in Mendeley

Mendeley Web Importer

Bookmarklet

Mendeley Desktop

Inserting Citations into MS Word

Groups in Mendeley

Mendeley Groups