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''This archive version of this page in the Chemical_Information_Sources Wikibook gives a snapshot of the text as of March 7, 2015. Note that external links may become obsolete over time'' Chemical Information Instructional Materials

For further study

Major Tools or Databases

 * Chemical Abstracts and STN
 * Science Citation Index and Web of Knowledge
 * Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry
 * Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
 * Landolt-Boernstein Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology
 * Cambridge Structural Database
 * PubChem

How and Where to Start

 * Chemistry Guides
 * Reviews
 * Current Awareness, Background Reading, and Document Delivery

How and Where to Search: General

 * Chemical Author or Corporate Name Searching
 * Chemical Subject Searching
 * Chemical Name and Formula Searching Aids
 * Chemical Structure Searching

How and Where to Search: Specialized

 * Chemical Synthesis or Reactions
 * Chemical Safety or Toxicology Information
 * Analytical Chemistry (Constitutional Chemistry)
 * Physical Property Searching
 * Chemical Patent Searching Aids

Communicating in Chemistry

 * General Information about Chemical Publications or Databases
 * Chemical Nomenclature
 * Science Writing Tutorials and Courses

Miscellaneous

 * History, Biography, Directories, Chemical Industry Sources
 * How to Teach Chemical Information
 * Chemical Information Course Syllabi
 * Chemical Information Problem Sets and Exercises
 * Examinations for Chemical Information Courses
 * Cheminformatics Teaching Materials

Supplemental Resources
Chemical Information Sources: Lecture notes on the topics listed above.

SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (Links to Web resources with the same subject outline as the chapters on this page.)

Problem Sets and Exercises: Chemical Information

CRSD: Chemical Reference Sources Database (a searchable database that covers reference books, commercial databases, etc.)

Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates: the Elements of Information Literacy Wikibook, July 2012- ; from the Special Libraries Association, Chemistry Division and the American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Information

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.)