An Introduction to Computer Searching of
Chemical Abstracts
STN International Version

Appendix D: Teaching Materials Available

1. Curricular Materials

   Teaching modules available from the Education Committee, ACS Division of Chemical Information include:

   • Introduction to Computer Searching of Chemical Abstracts. Dialog Module. 1990.
   • Introduction to Computer Searching of Chemical Abstracts. STN International Module. 1995
   • Citation Searching Module. 1990
   • Patent Searching. STN International Module. 1990.

   Send requests to:
   
   Mrs. Arleen N. Somerville
   Carlson Library
   University of Rochester
   Rochester, NY 14627-0236
   Phone: 716/275-4465
   FAX: 716/473-1712
   Bitnet: ansv@uordbv
   Internet: ansv@db1.cc.rochester.edu

   Materials are provided without charge as a service of the ACS Division of Chemical Informaton.

2. ACS/SLA Joint Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials.

   Approximately 200 items related to teaching chemical information are available on request. Cost to requestor: $.10 per page. List of available materials is available on request from:

   Dr. Gary Wiggins
   Chemistry Library
   Chemistry Bldg. 003
   Indiana University
   Bloomington, IN 47405
   Phone: 812/855-9452
   FAX:812/855-6611
   Bitnet: wiggens@iubacs
   Internet: wiggens@ucs.indiana.edu

3. Online Services (e.g. DIALOG, ORBIT, STN International)

   These services offer the following aid to instructors:

   • printed guides and workshops on how to search their systems
   • printed guides and workshops on how to search databases on their system
   • small inexpensive versions of the databases useful for training purposes
   • some services provide printed and computerized materials for instructors
   • some services have booths at ACS and other conferences where staff answer questions

4. Organizations that Produce Databases (e.g. Chemical Abstracts Service, Biological Abstracts, National Library of Medicine, Institute for Scientific Information)

   These organizations offer the following aid to searchers:

   • printed guides and workshops on how to search their databases
   • some organizations provide printed and computerized materials for instructors of computer searching
   • some organziations have booths at ACS and other conferences where staff answer questions.

5. The Chemical Information Instructor column in Journal of Chemical Education

   This quarterly column began with July 1991 issue. It offers practical information to instructors of chemical information.

6. Chemical Information Textbooks

   A number of chemical information textbooks are available, including:

   • Gary Wiggins. Chemical Information Sources. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1991. Comes with a disk.
   • Yecheskel Wolman. Chemical Information; A Practical Guide to Utilization. 2nd ed. Wiley, New York, 1988.
   • Robert E. Maizell. How to Find Chemical Information; A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Educators, and Students. 2nd ed. Wiley, New York, 1987.
   • M.G. Mellon. Chemical Publications; Their Nature and Use. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1982.

© 1993 Education Committee, Division of Chemical Information, American Chemical Society