Chemical Literature (Chem 184/284)
Class Schedule - Winter 1997
The following is the tentative schedule of lectures, exams and so on, for the quarter. It may be altered as circumstances dictate, but should help with planning for the term. The suggested readings listed are intended for the lecture FOLLOWING the date
of the reading.
- Tuesday, January 7 -- Introduction to Course; Overview of the Organization of Information.
Reading: Maizell, Chapters 1-4, 13; Wiggins, Chapters 1 & 6
(Don't worry; these are SHORT chapters!)
- Thursday, January 9 -- The Primary Literature: Journals, Conference Papers, Technical Reports, Dissertations,
Patents, and Beyond..
(Note: This is the last day for undergraduates to drop without a $3 drop fee.)
Friday, January 10 - Last day to add a class without petition or course approval code and $3 fee.
- Tuesday, January 14 -- Locating Books and Journals in the UCSB Library:
How to Use MELVYL and PEGASUS
Reading: Maizell, Chapters 12 and 15; Wiggins, Chapter 9, 10, 11
- Thursday, January 16 -- Compiled and Evaluated Data I: Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Data Tables.
Monday, January 20 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
- Tuesday, January 21 -- Compiled and Evaluated Data II: Beilstein, Gmelin
- Thursday, January 23 -- Abstracts and Indexes: An Overview
Reading: Wiggins, Chapter 3
Monday, January 27 - Last day to add a cless.
- Tuesday, January 28 - Journal Article Databases on MELVYL
Reading: Wiggins, Chapters 4 and 5 (parts on Science Citation Index)
- Thursday, January 30 - Science Citation Index
Reading: Maizell, Chapters 6 and 7 (These are LONG chapters!), Wiggins, Chapters 4 and 5 (parts on Chemical Abstracts)
Monday, February 3 - Last day for undergraduates to drop classes.
- Tuesday, February 4 -- Chemical Abstracts I (Why It's the 500 Pound Gorilla of Scientific Databases)
- Thursday, February 6 -- Chemical Abstracts II
- Tuesday, February 11 -- Chemical Abstracts III
Takehome Midterm Handed Out!
Topics for Final Project due TODAY!
Begin Scheduling Online Searching Time
Reading: Ridley, Chapter 4
- Thursday, February 13 -- CAS Online I: Bibliographic Searching
Reading: Ridley, Chapters 6, 7
Monday, February 17 - Presidents' Day holiday
- Tuesday, February 18 -- CAS Online II: Subject Searching
Reading: Wiggins, Chapter 7; Ridley, Chapters 11, 12, 13
- Thursday, February 20 -- CAS Online III: Substance Searching. Part I, Names and Molecular Formula
Reading: Wiggins, Chapter 8; Ridley, Chapters 14, 15
- Tuesday, February 25 -- CAS Online IV: Substance Searching Part II, Structures
Midterm Exam Due Today!
- Thursday, February 27 -- Other Cool Online Databases
Friday, February 28 -- Last day for undergraduates to change grading option!
- Tuesday, March 4 -- Chemistry on the Web - Internet Resources; Summing Up
- Thursday, March 6 - In-Class Presentation of Projects
- Tuesday, March 11-- In-Class Presentation of Projects, Part II
- Thursday, March 13 -- In-Class Presentation of Projects, Part III
Friday, March 14 -- Last day for graduate students to drop or change grading!
TUESDAY March 18 -- Written Projects DUE (by 7 p.m. in SEL Office!!)
This page created by Chuck Huber (huber@library.ucsb.edu).