Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques

CONTENTS

I. Why teach chemical information?

II. What to teach?

• Ideal Chemical Information Curriculum
• Evaluating Sources
• Search Strategies and Tactics 
• Print Versus Electronic
• Fitting it All In

III. Ways to teach: How to Start

Types of Presentations

• Overview - Survey results 
• Integrated In-class Presentation
• Workshop
• Short Course (Seminar)
• Indepth course
• Independent Study (Tutorial)
• Online Class Demos

Barriers to Teaching Information and Possible Fixes

IV. Core Resources in Chemistry

Primary Literature

• Journals
• Patents
• Other primary sources:Technical ReportsConferencesDissertations

Secondary Literature

• Data Collections
• Abstracts and Indexes
• Structure and Reaction Databases
• Academic Plans for Online Databases
• Internet Teaching

V. Attachments

Tips for teaching

• Cheap tricks
• Hints for preparing assignments
• Sources for practice questions

Teaching aids

• Major chemical information textbooks
• Major articles
• ACS/SLA Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Material
• Internet courses on chemical information
• Help from Database Producers and Vendors

CPT (ACS Committee on Professional Training)

• Guidelines for information instruction and libraries
• CPT Journal List for Undergraduate Program

Copyright

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