Teaching Aids

Major chemical information textbooks

• Maizell, Robert E. How to Find Chemical Information: A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Educators, and Students. 3rd ed. Wiley, NY, 1998.

• Mellon, M.G. Chemical Publications: Their Nature and Use. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, NY, 1982.

• Ridley, Damon D. Online Searching: A Scientist's Perspective (A Guide for the Chemical and Life Sciences). Wiley, NY, 1996.

• Wiggins, Gary. Chemical Information Sources. McGraw-Hill, NY, 1991.

• Wolman, Yecheskel. Chemical Information: A Practical Guide to Utilization. 2nd ed. Wiley, NY 1988.

• Chemical Education Resource Shelf: Literature of Chemistry
  (Journal of Chemical Education)
  Lists many of the above books and contains links to the publisher's web page

Major articles

• Carol Carr, "Teaching and using chemical information; an updated bibliography", J.Chem. Ed., 1993, v.70, p.719-26.
  A comprehensive list of articles, publications, and organizations (1998 update in progress)

• "The Chemical Information Instructor", quarterly column in J.Chem.Ed., July 1991+. Editor, Arleen N. Somerville, University of Rochester.
  The articles offer practical help to chemical information instructors.

ACS/SLA Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials

The Clearinghouse was initiated by the chemical information divisions of the American Chemical Society and the Special Libraries Association. The Clearinghouse collects and distributes items useful for instructing students and scientists about chemical information sources. Includes approximately 200 items.

Cost for print copies: $.10 per page.

List of available items via:

1. WWW
   at URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/cciimnro.htm
2. contacting:

   Dr. Gary Wiggins

   Chemistry Library

   Chemistry Bldg. 003

   Indiana University

   Bloomington, IN 47405

   Phone: 812/855-9452

   FAX: 812/855-6611

   Internet: wiggins@ucs.indiana.edu

Internet courses on chemical information

• CICOURSE. Chemical Information Course via Internet. From Gary Wiggins, Indiana University, Chemistry Library.
  To subscribe, send message to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
  Leave Subject line blank.
  In message, type: SUB CICOURSE yourfirstname yourlastname
  Updates will appear in your Internet mailbox.
  Also available via World Wide Web at http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/400home.html

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