CHEM 23201– Fall 2012

 

Finding & Presenting Chemical Information

A student who intends to become a practicing chemist, or who will use chemistry in allied fields of science and medicine, should know how to use the chemical literature effectively and efficiently.  With the continued information explosion, much time can be wasted and important information missed unless an efficient information research strategy is developed.

Instructor:

Thurston Miller, 231 Nieuwland Science Hall, miller.115@nd.edu

Schedule:
Session 1:

Introduction, Copyright,Writing citations, Using ND Catalog

Syllabus   Slides   Assignment 1

Decision Tree (pdf)

Practice - Decision Tree

Podcasts – be prepared to discuss by Labor Day
(click & drag the links to the desktop / Open iTunes / File -> Add File to Library -> find the files on the desktop)

1   Plagiarism- 4:48 (last 40 seconds is blank)
2   Copyright - 9:20
3   Fair Use - 9:38

Article to read: Chemistry World, March 2008

Presentation sign-up sheet

Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 6

Compound Options

Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 6

Session 2:

Research Strategy worksheet, ePortfolio

Lecture Slides  Research Strategy

ePortfolio links
      Step-by-step instructions to get started: http://tinyurl.com/chemf12
      Powerpoint slides of the presentation given by Alex Ambrose
      If you have any problems with this you can make use of any of the support services; at:
https://nd.digication.com/fys_advising_eportfolio_resources/Help/published. 
       Also, you can contact Thurston Miller

Session 3:

Subject conventions, searching Google.com

Lecture Slides    Practice  Web page reliability
Assignment 2

Newspapers, Trade, and Professional News

Session 4:

Searching SciFinder-Bibliographic

Lecture Slides    Practice   Assignment 3  Assignment 3 addendum

Session 5:

Searching Web of Science

Lecture Slides     Practice   

Session 6:

Finding physical and chemical properties using Reaxys

Lecture Slides     Practice    Assignment 4
Finding Facts (pdf) Finding Facts Worksheet (xls)

Session 7:

Searching Scifinder – Structure and Reaction

Lecture Slides   Practice      Extra Credit

 

Session 8:

Searching Reaxys - Structure and Reaction

Lecture Slides   Practice
Sample 1 | Sample 2

 

Session 9:

Searching for Patents

Lecture Slides    Practice
Citations (Good Bad Ugly)
Parts Evaluation of a Patent
Presentation Checklist
Assignment 7
Session 10

Searching Bioinformatics Databases

Lecture Slides    Practice

Session 11:

Presentations

Tuesday Abstracts (4 Dec @ 8:37 am)

Thursday Abstracts (29 Nov @ 9:34 am)

Peer Evaluation Form


Three tips for adding video to your ePortfolio.

 

(update:12/04/2012:10:35am)