Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh
SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry
SIRCh provides links to factual sources on the Internet where answers can be found to chemical questions.
| Main Topic | Includes |
|---|---|
| * How and Where to Start | Publications, Guides, Computer Searching, Current Awareness, Reviews, Document Delivery, Background Reading |
| * How and Where to Search: General | Chemical Databases, Author, Citation, Subject, Chemical Name, Formula, Structure Searching |
| * How and Where to Search: Specialized | Synthesis, Reaction, Safety, Analytical, Physical, Patent Searching |
| * Communicating in Chemistry | Blogs, Newsgroups, Listserves, Visualization, Writing |
| * Miscellaneous | History, Directories, Teaching, Study, Careers, Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics |
| * Supplemental Resources | CIS, CIIM, Problem Sets, CRSD, CHMINF-L |
CONTENTS
How and Where to Start
- SIRCh: The Publication Process
- SIRCh: Guides to Chemical Information Sources and Databases
- SIRCh: Computer Searches
- SIRCh: Keeping Up and Looking Back: Current Awareness, Reviews, and Document Delivery
- SIRCh: Deep Background Reading: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Treatises, Monographs, and Other Books
How and Where to Search: General
- SIRCh: Chemistry Databases on the Web (Alphabetical List)
- SIRCh: Chemistry Databases on the Web (Classified List)
- SIRCh: Author and Citation Searches
- SIRCh: Subject Searches
- SIRCh: Chemical Name and Formula Searches
- SIRCh: Structure Searches
How and Where to Search: Specialized
- SIRCh: Synthesis and Reaction Searches
- SIRCh: Chemical Safety and Toxicology Searches
- SIRCh: Analytical Chemistry Searches
- SIRCh: Physical Property Searches
- SIRCh: Chemical Patent Searches
Communicating in Chemistry
- SIRCh: Chemistry Blogs and Discussion Groups
- SIRCh: Molecuar Visualization Tools and Sites
- SIRCh: Science Writing Aids
Miscellaneous
- SIRCh: Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources
- SIRCh: Teaching and Study of Chemistry
- SIRCh: Chemistry Courses on the Web
- SIRCh: Careers in Chemistry
- SIRCh: Cheminformatics (aka, Chemoinformatics or Chemiinformatics)
- SIRCh: Bioinformatics
Supplemental Resources
- Chemical Information Sources: Lecture notes on the topics listed above.
- CIIM: Chemical Information Instructional Materials (Web resources for more in-depth training on the topics discussed in the chapters.)
- Problem Sets
- CRSD: Chemical Reference Sources Database (a searchable database that covers reference books, commercial databases, etc.)
- CHMINF-L: Chemical Information Sources Discussion List (a listserv in existence since 1991 with many chemistry librarians, chemists, publishers, and others interested in chemical information; has a searchable archive of all posts since its inception.)