Example of integration into sophomore organic chemistry lab.

Stanford University (Grace Baysinger, Chemistry Librarian)

Students use information sources in process of identifying unknowns:

* CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

* Merck Index

* Dictionary of Organic Compounds (print, online, and CD-ROM)

* Beilstein (print and online); SANDRA (search for compounds by drawing structures; floppy disk)

* CRC Handbook of Organic Compounds (print and CD-ROM)

Library Guide to Identifying Unknowns

Article in "The Chemical Information Instructor" column in J. Chem. Ed.

(v. 72, no. 12, p. 1107-1111) discusses teaching methods, access

logistics including hardware and software, costs, and evaluation of

teaching program.

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