American Chemical Society
Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques
— August 1998 —
Chemical Literature (Chem 184/284)
University of California at Santa Barbara
Class Schedule — Winter 1998
The following is the tentative schedule of lectures, exams and so on, for the quarter. It may be altered as circumstances dictate, but should help with planning for the term. The suggested readings listed are intended for the lecture FOLLOWING the date of the reading.
- Tuesday, January 6 —
Introduction to Course;
Term Project Description;
Overview of the Organization of Information.
Reading: Maizell, Chapters 1-4, 13; Wiggins, Chapters 1 & 6
(Don't worry; these are SHORT chapters!) - Thursday, January 8 —
The Primary Literature: Journals, Conference Papers, Technical Reports, Dissertations, Patents, and Beyond…
(Note: This is the last day for undergraduates to drop without a $3 drop fee.)
Friday, January 9 — Last day to add a class without petition or course approval code and $3 fee.
- Tuesday, January 13 —
Locating Books and Journals in the UCSB Library: How to Use MELVYL and PEGASUS
Reading: Maizell, Chapters 12 and 15; Wiggins, Chapter 9, 10, 11
- Thursday, January 15 —
Compiled and Evaluated Data I: Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Data Tables.
Monday, January 19 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
- Tuesday, January 20 —
Compiled and Evaluated Data II: Beilstein, Gmelin
Assignment 1 handed out.
Answers to Assignment 1 will be made available after the assignments have been turned in. Sample questions and answers for this assignment are available.
Assignment 1 due on Tuesday, Jan. 27 - Thursday, January 22 —
Abstracts and Indexes: An Overview
Reading: Wiggins, Chapter 3
Monday, January 26 — Last day to add a class.
- Tuesday, January 27 —
Journal Article Databases on MELVYL
Assignment 1 due TODAY!
Reading: Wiggins, Chapters 4 and 5 (parts on Science Citation Index)
- Thursday, January 29 —
Science Citation Index
Reading: Maizell, Chapters 6 and 7 (These are LONG chapters!), Wiggins, Chapters 4 and 5 (parts on Chemical Abstracts)
Monday, February 2 — Last day for undergraduates to drop classes.
- Tuesday, February 3 —
Chemical Abstracts I
(Why It's the 500 Pound Gorilla of Scientific Databases)
- Thursday, February 5 — Chemical Abstracts II
- Tuesday, February 10 —
Chemical Abstracts III
Takehome Midterm Handed Out!
Topics for Final Project due TODAY!
Begin Scheduling Online Searching Time
Reading: Ridley, Chapter 4 - Thursday, February 12 —
CAS Online I: Bibliographic Searching
Reading: Ridley, Chapters 6, 7
Monday, February 16 - Presidents' Day holiday
- Tuesday, February 17 —
CAS Online II: Subject Searching
Reading: Wiggins, Chapter 7; Ridley, Chapters 11, 12, 13
- Thursday, February 19 —
CAS Online III: Substance Searching. Part I, Names and Molecular Formula
Reading: Wiggins, Chapter 8; Ridley, Chapters 14, 15
- Tuesday, February 24 —
CAS Online IV: Substance Searching Part II, Structures
Midterm Exam Due Today!
- Thursday, February 26 —
Other STN Techniques and Databases of Interest to Chemists
Friday, February 27 — Last day for undergraduates to change grading option!
- Tuesday, March 3 — Chemistry on the Web — Internet Resources; Summing Up
- Thursday, March 5 — In-Class Presentation of Projects (may be replaced by another lecture depending on number of students)
- Tuesday, March 10 — In-Class Presentation of Projects, Part II
- Thursday, March 12 — In-Class Presentation of Projects, Part III
Friday, March 13 — Last day for graduate students to drop or change grading!
TUESDAY March 17 — Written Projects DUE (by 7 p.m. in SEL Office!!)
This page created by Chuck Huber (huber@library.ucsb.edu).