Chemical Literature Searching and Library Research

CHEM 496February 1, 2010

Elizabeth Brown

ebrown@binghamton.edu

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(607)777-4882

LS-2304C

Outline

Monday, February 1• Library Licensed Resources:

Scifinder, Web of Science, Crossfire Commander• Free Online Resources:

Wikipedia, Chemspider, Chempedia, Google Scholar• Class AssignmentWednesday, February 3• Review Class Assignment• Citation Managers: Refworks, Zotero

Literature Types

Primary Literature: original research results and data. Dissertations, research reports, journal article supplementary material, original data.

Secondary Literature: Analyzed, summarized, synthesized data. Literature Indexes and databases.

Tertiary Data: Previously published material, data, and ideas. Textbooks, Review articles, Handbooks, Encyclopedias

Types of Research Articles

Letter (or Communication) (1-2 pages)• New research discovery or breakthrough• Usually a single experiment or idea is discussed• Discusses the importance of the results shown

Types of Research Articles

Journal Article (5-20 pages)• Summary of a series of research experiments• Most common peer-review publication• Written within one research group, or with collaborators in different

labs, departments, or universities

Types of Journal Articles

Review Article• Developments in an area of research• Usually over 100 pages.• Usually written by respected author(s) in that field. • Many references to journal literature articles (over 200).

Licensed Library Content

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

• Scifinder Scholar on the Web: http://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

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

Free Online Resources

• Wikipedia Chemistry Portal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry_portal

• Chemspider: http://www.chemspider.com/

• Chempedia: http://chempedia.com/

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

Chemistry Library Databases

Scifinder Scholar on the Web

Scifinder ScholarExplore References

– 29 million references – 10,000 major scientific journals, books, proceedings– 1800’s to the present– References to patent and patent families from 57 patent authorities

worldwide.– 200 million citations

Explore Substances– CAS RegistrySM, the largest source of chemical substance information– More than 1.6 billion chemical, biological, thermal, and spectral property values

Explore Reactions– 15 million reactions on organometallics, total syntheses of natural products,

and biotransformation reactions– Reaction conditions, yields, and catalysts

Web of Science (Web of Knowledge)

Crossfire Commander (MDL, Symyx, Reaxsys)

Wikipedia Chemistry Portal

Chemspider

Chempedia

Google Scholar

Class Assignment1. What Binghamton University Chemistry Department author has the most

articles (or records, or results) in– Scifinder Scholar– Web of Science– Google Scholar

2. How many articles were published by Professor CJ Zhong at Binghamton University in 2009 using – Scifinder Scholar– Web of Science– Google Scholar

3. What is the most cited paper in the Binghamton University Chemistry Department using– Scifinder Scholar– Web of Science– Google Scholar