C471 COURSE MATERIALS

Books listed below are for reference only. However, MLS/MIS CIS and informatics students should familiarize themselves with the contents of each throughout the semester.

• The ACS Style Guide QD8.5.A25 1997
• Information Sources in Chemistry QD8.5.I47 1993
• How to Find Chemical Information QD8.5.M34 1998
• Chemical Information Sources QD8.5.W54 1991
• Information Retrieval: SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar Z699.5.S3 R53 2002

B. Other reference materials

• The Web of Science Tutorial
• The CAS Learning Center http://www.cas.org/learning.html
• SciFinder Scholar 2000 User Guide: See the help file within SciFinder Scholar
• How to Search Printed CA (CAS 8630-0894)
• CCIIM Chemical Abstracts Materials
• Beilstein Commander: Getting Started Version 5.0 July 2000 (LARGE PDF file)
• CCIIM Beilstein Materials
• Chemical Reference Sources Database (CRSD)
• SearchEngineWatch.com
• Indiana University (Bloomington) Chemistry Library Home Page (SciFinder Scholar and CrossFire software available for download here)

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