The document provides tips for using chemistry databases for courses chem381 and chem324, focusing on resources like ChemSpider, SciFinder, and Web of Science. It outlines the research process, including defining a topic, gathering information, and evaluating sources for relevance and reliability. The document also emphasizes citation practices and offers guidance on using various databases effectively for research purposes.

1. Chemistry Database Tipsfor CHEM381 & CHEM3242010

2. Last year we learnt…Searching different sources:ChemSpider – searching by drawing moleculesGoogle ScholarPubChemSciFinder – one vote for most useful, good layoutScopus – one vote for easiest to useAltering keywords with different searchesReferencing/citingUsing ACS styleEndnote software can help

3. This week we’ll cover…MondaySearching and evaluatingChemSpiderWeb of ScienceSciFinder(introduction)TuesdaySciFinder(continued)QuestionsYour assignment

4. The Research ProcessDefine your topicGather background information What information do you need? Who would have written about it? Where? Find information Judge it – is it relevant? reliable? – does it point in new directions? – is it enough? or do you still need more? Write up your results Cite all sources!

5. DefineBTKBacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki

6. Ambiguity

7. Disambiguation

8. Reference

9. Background

10. More questions?How do the varieties differ? Is any resistance forming? What is the biological mechanism at work?Are there any health effects on humans?

11. www.chemspider.com

12. Web of Science

13. SciFinder Scholar

14. SciFinder Web

15. Evaluating Resourcesaccurate?relevant?Is it…up-to-date?basic/advanced?

16. Other data sources

17. Safety Data SheetsSafety Data Sheets

18. SummaryDifferent ways to search each database:ChemSpider – use keywords or molecule structuresWeb of Science – use keywordsSciFinder – use phrases (eg “the effect of X on Y”)Using SciFinder - explore substances, reactions, etc“Get cited” = get the papers this article cited in its bibliography“Get citing” = get the papers that cite this articleRefine searches to find the most relevant informationWeb of Science = “Refine” on the leftSciFinder = “Analyse” on the right

19. Slides and tipshttp://library.canterbury.ac.nz/chem

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