American Chemical Society
Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques
— August 1998 —
Chemistry 400: Chemical Information Sources and Services (Section 1779)
Indiana University Department of Chemistry
Fall 1995, Mondays, 5:45-6:35 p.m.
Lecture: Chem Bldg. 033
Laboratory: CH006
Updated: 28 December 1995
In the schedule below, chapter numbers from the reserve textbook Chemical Information Sources (CIS) are indicated in column 2. The numbers are hyperlinked to the relevant C400 lecture summaries at http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/400lecnt.html. Lesson titles below in this schedule are hyperlinked to corresponding sections of the classified arrangement of Internet chemistry sources in “Chemical Information Sources from Indiana University: CIS-IU” at http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/cis_ca.html.
Readings in the reserve text Information Sources in Chemistry (ISIC) are indicated as ISIC-1, ISIC-2, etc., and readings in the required text Using CAS Databases on STN (CAS) are indicated as CAS-1, CAS-2, etc., following the lesson titles. Everyone should at least scan all of the CIS text and pay close attention to any CAS chapters that are assigned. The CAS chapters are also hyperlinked at the appropriate place in the schedule. Readings in ISIC are optional for undergraduates, as are the supplemental readings listed in the hyperlinks at some of the lessons.
| DATE: | CIS CHAPTER: | ASSIGNMENT DUE: |
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| 08/28 | 1. Introduction to Chemical Information Science (ISIC-1, ISIC-2, Supplemental Readings 1) Exercise 1 discussed |
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| 08/28 | 2. Database Directories, Guides to the Literature, and Search Strategies (CAS-2) Exercise 2 discussed |
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| 09/04 | 3. General Techniques and Benefits of Computer-Based Searching (ISIC-5, CAS-1, CAS-3, CAS-4,
CAS-6, CAS-8, Supplemental Readings 3) Exercise 3 discussed |
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| 09/11 | 4. Searching by Author or Organization Names and by Known Citations (CAS-5) Hints on Problem Set 1 |
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| 09/18 | 5. Searching by Subject (CAS-3, CAS-4, Supplemental Readings 5) Hints on Problem Set 2 |
PS1 |
| 09/25 | 6. Patents (ISIC-11, Supplemental Readings 6) | |
| 10/02 | 7. Online Chemical Dictionaries and Other Sources for Chemical Compound Searches (CAS-7) Hints on Problem Set 3 |
PS2 |
| 10/09 | 7. Online Chemical Dictionaries (cont'd) Review for the Mid-term Exam | PS3 |
| 10/16 | Midterm Evaluation handed out | IN-CLASS MIDTERM EXAMINATION |
| 10/23 | 8. Structure Searching (ISIC-6) Hints on Problem Set 4 |
Midterm Evaluation |
| 10/30 | 9. Searching for Information Involving Chemical Measurements (Analytical/Constitutional Chem) | |
| 11/06 | 10. Searching Which Involves Chemical and Physical Properties of Substances (ISIC-7, ISIC-9) Hint on Problem Set 5 |
PS4 |
| 11/13 | 11. Searching for the Synthesis or Reactions of Specific Compounds or Classes of Compounds
(Reaction Chemistry) Hints on the Project |
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| 11/20 | 13. Current Awareness, Background Reading, etc. (ISIC-4) | PS5 |
| 11/20 | 14. The Personal Library and Science Writing Aids (Supplemental Reading 14) | |
| 11/27 | 12. Searching for Chemical Safety or Toxicology Information (ISIC-13) | PROJECT |
| 12/04 | 15. Miscellaneous Information Sources & Teaching Chemistry Hints on the Final Exam |
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| 12/15 | TAKE-HOME FINAL EXAM DUE BY 6:00 P.M. | FINAL |