How to Find Chemical Information A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Educators, and Students

by Maizell, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780471125792
• ISBN10: 0471125792
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-27
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

* Physical property data, process information, and more

Author Biography

Dr. Robert E. Maizell is founder and Director of Technology Information Consultants, New Haven, Connecticut. He is coauthor of Abstracting Scientific and Technical Literature, a contributor to the ACS book Trends in Chemical Consulting, and author of many papers.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	xv	(2)
Preface	xvii	(4)
List of Products and/or Services Requiring Trademark, Registered, or Servicemark Symbols	xxi
1 Basic Concepts	1	(6)
1.1 The Information Professional and Literature Use	2	(1)
1.2 The Administrator and Information	3	(4)
2 Information Flow and Communication Patterns in Chemistry	7	(3)
3 Search Strategy	10	(3)
4 Keeping Up to Date: Current Awareness Programs	13	(25)
4.1 Introduction	13	(1)
4.2 Journal Circulation and Reading Clubs	14	(1)
4.3 Personal Plan of Action	14	(16)
A. Base of the Triangle: Chemical News Magazines	15	(2)
B. Middle Part of the Triangle: General Research Publications, Title Announcements, and Abstracts Groupings	17	(2)
C. Apex of the Triangle: Specialized Journals, Selective Dissemination, and Other Approaches	19	(11)
4.4 Meetings	30	(3)
A. Getting Copies of Meeting Papers	30	(3)
4.5 Research in Progress and Dissertations	33	(3)
4.6 Summary	36	(2)
5 How to Get Access to Articles, Patents, Translations, Specifications, and Other Documents Quickly and Efficiently	38	(22)
5.1 Introduction	38	(1)
5.2 Document Delivery Services	39	(3)
5.3 Reprints	42	(2)
5.4 Help Available from Chemistry Librarians	44	(1)
5.5 Online Services and Related Electronic Sources	44	(1)
5.6 Patent Documents	45	(6)
5.7 Translations	51	(5)
5.8 Specifications and Standards	56	(1)
5.9 Personal Contacts	57	(1)
5.10 Other Options	57	(3)
6 Chemical Abstracts Service: History and Development	60	(47)
6.1 Introduction	60	(1)
6.2 Physical Plant and Staff	60	(9)
6.3 CA Abstracts	69	(1)
6.4 Chemical Abstracts Indexes	70	(1)
6.5 Chemical Abstracts Nomenclature	70	(4)
6.6 Chemical Abstracts Sections	74	(1)
6.7 Patent Documents	75	(2)
6.8 Chemical Abstracts Service in Transition	77	(5)
6.9 Computerization	82	(12)
6.10 Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical Registry System	94	(4)
6.11 CA Selects	98	(1)
6.12 Cooperative Activities	98	(2)
A. National Library of Medicine	99	(1)
B. The Chemical Society: The Royal Society of Chemistry	99	(1)
C. Japan Association for International Chemical Information	99	(1)
D. FIZ Karlsruhe	99	(1)
E. IUPAC	99	(1)
6.13 Pricing and Marketing	100	(2)
6.14 Other Chemical Information Services	102	(1)
6.15 Other Remarks	103	(4)
7 Essentials of Chemical Abstracts Use	107	(33)
7.1 Introduction	107	(1)
7.2 CAS Products	108	(1)
7.3 CAS Online Files and SciFinder	109	(3)
7.4 Coverage	112	(1)
7.5 Abstract and Index Content	112	(2)
7.6 Speed of Coverage and Indexing	114	(1)
7.7 Chemical Abstracts Indexes and Some Aspects of Searching	114	(12)
A. Index Guide	115	(1)
B. Chemical Substance Index	115	(1)
C. General Subject Index	115	(1)
D. Formula Index	115	(1)
E. Index of Ring Systems	116	(1)
F. Author Index	116	(1)
G. Patent Index	116	(1)
H. Weekly Issue Indexes	116	(1)
I. CA Collective Indexes	116	(1)
J. Searching CA: General Remarks	117	(5)
K. Searching CA: Preparative Methods	122	(3)
L. Searching CA: Role Indicators	125	(1)
7.8 Chemical Abstracts Nomenclature and Searching Chemical Abstracts for Chemical Substances	126	(5)
7.9 Registry Handbook--Common Names	131	(1)
7.10 Ring Systems Handbook	132	(2)
7.11 Use of Subdivisions	134	(1)
7.12 Size	135	(1)
7.13 Complexity	136	(1)
7.14 Patent Document Coverage	136	(1)
7.15 Reviews	137	(1)
7.16 Chemical Marketing and Business Information	137	(1)
7.17 Dissertations	137	(1)
7.18 Coverage of Documents from the Soviet Union and Russia	138	(1)
7.19 Mistakes	138	(2)
8 Selected Other Abstracting and Indexing Services of Interest to Chemists	140	(30)
8.1 Traditional British, German, French, and Soviet or Russian Sources	140	(4)
8.2 Institute of Paper Science and Technology, CAB International, and Other "Smaller" Abstracting and Indexing Sources	144	(3)
8.3 Institute for Scientific Information	147	(6)
8.4 The Royal Society of Chemistry	153	(1)
8.5 Rapra	153	(2)
8.6 Cheminform and Other Fiz Chemie Products	155	(1)
8.7 National Library of Medicine Databases; EMBASE	156	(1)
8.8 BIOSIS	157	(1)
8.9 Engineering Index	158	(1)
8.10 Information Service for Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Computing (INSPEC)	159	(1)
8.11 American versus British Spellings	160	(1)
8.12 Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	160	(8)
8.13 Government Services	168	(1)
8.14 Patents; Environment, Safety, and Health	168	(2)
9 Some United States Government Technical Information Centers and Sources	170	(11)
9.1 Introduction	170	(1)
9.2 National Technical Information Service	170	(2)
9.3 Defense Technical Information Center and Other DOD Sources	172	(1)
9.4 Energy	173	(1)
9.5 National Library of Medicine	174	(3)
A. TOXLINE	175	(1)
B. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances	175	(1)
C. Chemical Dictionary Online and ChemID	176	(1)
D. Directory of Information Resources Online and TIRC	176	(1)
E. TOXNET	177	(1)
9.6 Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer	177	(1)
9.7 The Internet and Other Sources of Government Information	178	(3)
10 Online Systems and Databases, the Internet, CD-ROMs, and Related Topics	181	(66)
10.1 Introduction	181	(1)
10.2 Some Recent Developments	181	(2)
10.3 The Basics	183	(1)
10.4 Why Use Online Services?	184	(2)
10.5 Basic Strategies for Getting Started in Online and CD-ROM Use and Keeping Up-to-Date	186	(7)
A. Getting Started: The Fundamentals	186	(1)
B. Online Databases of Interest to Chemists and Chemical Engineers	187	(2)
C. Evaluation of Databases and Other Electronic Files	189	(3)
D. Keeping up with New Databases and with Changes in Databases	192	(1)
10.6 Representative Online Services (Host Systems)	193	(5)
10.7 Telecommunications and Related Topics	198	(1)
A. Communications Software	199	(1)
10.8 Use of Online Databases: Some Important Caveats	200	(2)
10.9 Costs and Pricing	202	(1)
10.10 Online Search Strategy	203	(9)
A. Use of Variations of Search Terms	209	(2)
B. Commercial Aspects in Scientific Databases	211	(1)
10.11 Chemical Structure and Substructure Searching Using Computerized Systems	212	(3)
10.12 Notation Systems	215	(1)
10.13 Products Intended for Direct Use by the End User	216	(2)
10.14 Full-Text Databases	218	(2)
10.15 Internet Issues and Tools	220	(15)
A. Searching on the Internet	224	(1)
B. Tools to Help Chemists Keep Up-to-Date with and Evaluate What's New on the Internet	225	(1)
C. Internet Costs	226	(1)
D. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts--Internet and Other Products	226	(3)
E. Knowledge Express Data Systems on the Internet	229	(1)
F. Selected Internet World Wide Web Addresses of Chemistry Interest	229	(4)
G. Evaluation of Internet Files	233	(1)
H. Listservs, Newsgroups	233	(1)
I. Electronic Conferences	234	(1)
10.16 "Portable Databases": CD-ROM Products	235	(5)
10.17 MDL Information Systems, Inc.	240	(4)
10.18 Information Firms and Chemical Information Consultants	244	(3)
11 Reviews	247	(4)
12 Encyclopedias and Other Major References Books; Journals	251	(63)
I Encyclopedias and Other Major Reference Books	251	(43)
12.1 Introduction	251	(1)
12.2 Encyclopedias: Introductory Remarks	252	(13)
A. Specific Encyclopedias	252	(12)
B. Which Encyclopedia to Use	264	(1)
C. Other General Reference Sources: Choices for the Desktop	264	(1)
12.3 The Handbuch Concept	265	(1)
A. The Question of Obsolescence	265	(1)
B. On Potential Language Problems	266	(1)
C. On Potential Complexity of Use	266	(1)
12.4 Organic Chemistry: Some Important Reference Works	266	(18)
A. Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry	266	(13)
B. Dictionary of Organic Compounds	279	(3)
C. Some Other Important Organic Chemistry Reference Works	282	(2)
D. Name Reactions	284	(1)
E. Some Online and Other Sources of Organic Reactions	284	(1)
12.5 Inorganic Chemistry: Some Important Reference Works	284	(9)
A. Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry	284	(7)
B. Some Other Inorganic Chemistry Reference Works	291	(2)
12.6 Keeping Current with and Identifying Books	293	(1)
II Journals	294	(20)
12.7 Introduction	294	(2)
12.8 American Chemical Society Journals	296	(3)
12.9 Journals and Related Publications of The Royal Society of Chemistry	299	(3)
12.10 Publications of AIChE	302	(1)
12.11 Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V.	302	(1)
12.12 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	303	(3)
12.13 CRC Press (Boca Raton, FL)	306	(1)
12.14 SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) (Brookfield, CT)	307	(1)
12.15 Springer-Verlag (Berlin and New York)	307	(1)
12.16 Technomic Publishing Company	308	(1)
12.17 VCH (Weinheim, Germany and New York, NY)	308	(1)
12.18 Consultants Bureau Journals (Plenum Publishing)	309	(1)
12.19 Selecting Journals; Lists of Journals in Chemistry	309	(5)
13 Patent Documents (with a Brief Section on Trademarks)	314	(53)
13.1 Introduction	314	(1)
13.2 Types of Patent Documents	314	(1)
13.3 Why Patents Are Important in Industry, Universities, and Government	314	(2)
13.4 Patent Structure	316	(1)
13.5 The Role of Patents in Idea Generation and Creativity	317	(1)
13.6 Patents as Information Tools	317	(1)
13.7 Patents Compared to Other Information Sources	318	(2)
13.8 Official Government Sources of Patent Document Information	320	(1)
13.9 Some Recent Changes Affecting U.S. Patents	321	(1)
13.10 Obtaining Information about United States Patents: The Basics	322	(4)
13.11 Computerized Search Tools Available through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Some Other Aspects of Patent Office Operations	326	(1)
13.12 Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries (PTDLs)	327	(1)
13.13 Other Remarks about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office	328	(1)
13.14 Derwent Information Limited	329	(12)
13.15 Coverage of Patents by Chemical Abstracts Service	341	(1)
13.16 IFI/Plenum Data Corporation Patent Services	342	(4)
13.17 Full-Text Patent Databases and Some Internet Sources	346	(4)
13.18 Online Databases that Input Markush Structures in Patents and Facilitate Searching of These Structures	350	(1)
13.19 Research Disclosure	350	(1)
13.20 Patent Equivalents and Families	351	(2)
13.21 File Wrappers	353	(1)
13.22 Patent Citations	354	(2)
13.23 International Treaties and Other Developments	356	(1)
13.24 Statistical Analysis of Patent Search Results	357	(1)
13.25 Other Sources of Patent Information	358	(1)
13.26 Other Remarks on Patents	359	(4)
13.27 Trademarks	363	(4)
14 Environment, Safety, and Related Topics	367	(36)
14.1 Introduction	367	(1)
14.2 Locating Pertinent Safety Data: Initial Approaches	368	(6)
A. Material Safety Data Sheets	368	(4)
B. Some Other Initial Sources	372	(2)
14.3 Books and Related Information Sources	374	(2)
14.4 Selected Electronic Resources: Chemical Information System (CIS)	376	(3)
14.5 Some Other Electronic Sources	379	(5)
14.6 Government Laws, Regulations, and Standards	384	(6)
14.7 Professional Societies and Other Associations	390	(3)
14.8 Chemical Abstracts and Other Abstracting and Indexing Services	393	(2)
14.9 Quantitative Structure--Activity Relationships (QSARs)	395	(1)
14.10 Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms; Water Resources	396	(1)
14.11 Biodegradability	397	(1)
14.12 Water-Quality Data	397	(1)
14.13 Examples of Key Journals	398	(1)
14.14 Newsletters	399	(1)
14.15 Other Topics	399	(4)
15 Locating and Using Physical Property and Related Data	403	(38)
15.1 Introduction	403	(1)
15.2 Categories of Data	403	(1)
15.3 Recording Property Data	404	(1)
15.4 NIST Standard Reference Data Program	404	(5)
A. Program Structure	405	(3)
B. Data Activities	408	(1)
15.5 Thermodynamics Research Center	409	(1)
15.6 Design Institute for Physical Property Data (DIPPR)	410	(2)
15.7 AMPTIAC and CINDAS	412	(1)
15.8 Committee on Data for Science and Technology	413	(1)
15.9 Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data and Other Journals	414	(1)
15.10 Landolt-Bornstein	415	(1)
15.11 Handbooks	416	(2)
15.12 Examples of Other Reference Sources	418	(2)
15.13 Manufacturer Trade Literature	420	(3)
15.14 Data Quality and Evaluation	423	(2)
15.15 Sources for Predicting or Estimating Chemical Properties	425	(2)
15.16 Properties of Plastics, Metals, and Other Materials	427	(5)
15.17 Improving Access to, and Standardization of, Physical Properties Data	432	(1)
15.18 Selected Sources of Chemical Data in Electronic Form	433	(5)
A. Selected Online Sources of Physical Properties	433	(4)
B. Selected Diskette and CD-ROM Sources of Physical Properties	437	(1)
15.19 Trends	438	(3)
16 Chemical Marketing and Business Information Sources	441	(19)
16.1 Introduction	441	(1)
16.2 Information about Manufacturers	441	(2)
16.3 Buyer's Guides and Related Tools--United States and Other Countries	443	(6)
A. Japan, India, and China: Market and Related Information	447	(1)
B. Mexico	448	(1)
C. Thomas Register of American Manufacturers	448	(1)
16.4 Other Sources for Locating Chemicals	449	(1)
16.5 Chemical Pricing; Imports and Exports	450	(2)
16.6 General Chemical Business Information	452	(1)
16.7 Chemical Economics Handbook	453	(1)
16.8 Multiclient Studies	454	(2)
16.9 Product Data	456	(1)
16.10 Chemical Intelligence Services	456	(1)
16.11 Chemical Industry Trade and Related Associations	457	(1)
16.12 Some Other Sources of Marketing Information	458	(2)
17 Process Information	460	(4)
17.1 Introduction	460	(1)
17.2 Specialized Services	461	(2)
17.3 Other Sources of Process Information	463	(1)
18 Analytical Chemistry: A Brief Review of Some of the Literature Sources	464	(9)
18.1 Introduction	464	(1)
18.2 Mass-Spectral Data	465	(1)
18.3 Data from Sadtler Division of Bio-Rad Laboratories	466	(1)
18.4 Data from Aldrich Chemical Company	467	(1)
18.5 Data from NIST	467	(1)
18.6 Hummel	467	(1)
18.7 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)	468	(1)
18.8 Analytical Methods for Occupational Health, Environmental, and Safety Applications	468	(1)
18.9 Analytical Chemistry	469	(1)
18.10 Abstracting and Indexing Services	469	(1)
18.11 Analytical Chemistry on the Internet	470	(1)
18.12 Examples of Other Sources of Analytical Data	471	(2)
Appendix A Herman Skolnik Award	473	(4)
Appendix B The Austin M. Patterson-E. J. Crane Award	477	(3)
Appendix C Tabulation of Selected Representative Online Databases That Are of Interest to Chemists and Chemical Engineers	480	(7)
Appendix D CAS Online Databases Available from Major Hosts (Vendors) Used in the United States	487	(2)
Index	489