CHEM 401

1. CHEM 401 – LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
SESSION
Laksamee Putnam
Research & Instruction Librarian
lputnam@towson.edu

2. FIRST…
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 Cook Library Reference:
 410.704.2462.
 IM/email
 Phone: 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
 Albert S. Cook facebook profile!

3. TAKE AWAYS
 Science Databases
 Interlibrary Loan
 Off-campus Access

4. DATABASES
 Find a database on the Course Gateway or
Chemistry Gateway
 Choose one to start but do not stop there!
 Make it simple for the computer
 Specific keywords
 Try to think of different keyword combinations
 AND, OR, NOT

5. A FEW CHEMISTRY RELEVANT DATABASES!
 ACS
 Science Direct
 Scopus
 PubMed
 Google Scholar?

6. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS)
 Full text access
 Pick a specific journal if relevant
 Large archive – Adjust date range
 Citing Articles
 Tools & Sharing

7. SCIENCE DIRECT
 Full text access
 Only Elsevier publications
 Save searches
 Recommended Articles
 Citing Articles
 References and notes

8. SCOPUS
 Broader index of journals
 Find It access
 Saved Searches
 References
 Cited By

9. PUBMED
 Public citation database
 Find It access
 Similar Articles
 Cited by

10. GOOGLE SCHOLAR
 Public access
 Very broad topics, not just science
 Settings > Library Links > Towson University
 Less ways to refine results
 Related Articles
 Cited by

11. FEATURES TO REMEMBER
 Use the database to find synonyms
 Check the abstract
 Limitation tools – Time frame, Information type
 References Cited/Times Cited
 Citation creation
 Compose lists
 Export/download citations to Mendeley
 Interlibrary Loan - Illiad

12. QUESTIONS?
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 Cook Library Reference:
 410.704.2462.
 IM/email
 Phone: 410.704.3746.