This document provides guidance on finding and using chemical information sources. It discusses finding reliable journal articles, review papers, chemical data, and information on enzymes and compounds. It also covers citing references in the ACS citation style and using tools like Google Scholar. Key sources mentioned include databases like SciFinder and Scopus for peer-reviewed articles, BRENDA for enzyme data, and ChemWatch for safety information. The document emphasizes evaluating sources and the role of peer review in ensuring reliability.

1. Chemical Information
CHEM281 – 2012

2. We are aiming at…
 Finding reliable (and recent) information sources
 Finding a paper by specific authors
 Finding review articles on particular subjects like
biochemicals
 Finding information for compounds –
formulas, structures, toxicity
 Finding out about enzymes – EC numbers
 Using Google Scholar
 Find out how often a paper has been cited
 Formatting a bibliography in the ACS citation style

3. You already know
(I expect)…
 Journals have articles relating to the journal topic
 A review article sums up other articles written on a
subject
 Citing = listing what you have read as research or
background
 References (in-text and at end) are used when the
author is
 Quoting; or
 Referring to facts

4. Some may already know…
 APA-style referencing
 How to find papers
 Google Scholar
 Scopus
 Lecturers’ papers  department website
 How to locate chemical data
 Merck Index, etc.

5. But we need to know more
about…
 How to find reliable sources
 Articles
 References
 Review articles
 Chemical data, EC numbers etc.
 Citation counts
 How much has an article been cited?
 How to reference properly
 ACS citation style

6. Today we will look at…
1. How scientists share information
2. Finding chemical and/or enzyme data
3. Structure drawing (briefly)
4. Finding papers
5. Referencing sources in ACS style

7. Some ways you could
share your results
 Give talks
 Write them down and send to a friend
 Send letters or newsletters
 Publish in newspapers
 Publish independently – get in touch with a
printing press to publish papers or books
 Gather articles about the same subject and
send out a journal

8. Journals
 “Magazines” for scientists
 Narrow subject focus
 New issues without
end, often regular
(quarterly, monthly etc.)
 Each issue has articles by
a various authors about
their research

9. How could hoaxes be
prevented?
 Repeat the experiment; same results?
 Check the author’s credentials
 Employ experts in the subject to edit journals
 Check ideas against previously published information
 Peer review by other experts

10. Peer review
 Article sent to peers = scientists
working in the same field
 Peers review the article to check
 Accuracy
 Clarity
 Reproducibility
 Author makes corrections and
improvements
 Publication

11. Balancing access…
 Put journals in a search engine
 Easy to find
 Big companies manage databases
 Articles from many journals all in one
place
 Articles could be free to view…

12. … and profit
 Charge institutions
 Subscription fees or pay-per-article
 Free preview, pay for the full article
 Free to view, funded by:
 advertising
 research grants
 donations
 government
 universities

13. Databases
 By publisher vs by subject
 Full-text vs citation only
 Articles vs data
 Precision vs usability
 Pay-for vs free
 No single one has it all!

14. So where to start?
http://canterbury.libguides.com/chem

15. handling and
storage hazard ratings
accidental
release
measures toxicological
data
properties

16. reactions
EC numbers organisms
inhibitors substrates
properties
references

17. (1)
properties
formula structure
drawing
weight
& much, much
links to some
more data...
articles/patents

18. (2)

19. journal review
articles articles
links to full text
(if we have it)
Who has cited whom

20. How would you…
cite an article?
 Authors
 Title of the paper
 Where it was published – Journal name
 Year published
 Volume
 Issue
 Page numbers

21. Analysis of a reference
Colak, A. T.; Colak, F.; Yesilel, O. Z.;
Buyukgungor, O.
Synthesis, spectroscopic, thermal, voltammetri
c studies and biological activity of crystalline
complexes of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid
and 8-hydroxyquinoline. J. Mol. Struct.
2009, 936 (1-3), 67-74.

22. Summing Up (1)
Chemistry Subject Guide  “How do I find?”
 Chemical data
 Journal articles
 Material Safety Data Sheets
 Citation guide (ACS)

23. Summing Up (1)
For reliable sources  search in databases that collect peer-reviewed
journals
 SciFinder, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar
 Specialist databases:
 BRENDA for enzymes and EC numbers
 ChemWatch for hazards and material safety data sheets (MSDS)
 ChemSpider/ChemSketch for structure, properties, drawing
molecules
Read the Screen!
 Author field
 Refining document type to “Review” for review articles

24. Slides and tips
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