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The Cage-Match editionfor CHEM381 – 2011

Week 2

Last week we covered…

Comparison of Google Scholar and SciFinder Google’s much faster, but less ideal information Finding authors, who published on specific topics is easier in SciFinder Some other databases Drawing structures on ChemSpider

Today we want to cover…

Keeping a log Note where you’re searching, what keywords/options you search

with, and what kinds of results you’re getting ACS writing style

Cage match! The Literature

Doesn’t say if the full text is there Can refine by topic, document type,

etc Lots of ways to sort Who’s cited who Need to fiddle around more to find

options. eg citings – don’t stick out Lots of links to follow to view articles Can make a citation map More results / less results

Type in area of research and get heaps of results

Search for exactly what you want – language, year, author, etc

“Keep me posted” for new research Who’s cited who

More results / less results

Lots of recent articles More refined – seemed more relevant,

not so general Doesn’t highlight the search terms/keywords

in results summary but does in the abstract Looks like acquiring PDFs might be easier (with a few glitches) Sorted by year – get the most up-to-date Can refine search Includes pre-prints Got *lots* more results than the others – similar level of relevance “Related documents” – based on shared references

Scopus

Review articles – SciFinder

More Review articles

Theses - SciFinder

More theses – OAIster

Patents – SciFinder

More Patents

Safety Data Sheets

Evaluating Resources

accurate?

up-to-date?

relevant?

basic/advanced?

Is it… and...

Who is it written for?

What kind of research is it?

How far along is the research?

What questions haven’t they answered yet?

Citing – ACS style

Citing

Using Endnote - 1

Using Endnote - 2

Using Endnote - 3

Summary

How to access SciFinder Scopus, Web of Science – through Library > Databases Find bibliographies for authors, and patents, through databases Structure of how journals/companies/databases fit together AND/OR/NOT – AND most useful * after a word eg accumulat* -> accumulates, accumulation

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