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TOOLS FOR YOUR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

TOOLS FOR YOUR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. By Loh Mee Lan and Elizabeth Lee 11 August 2014. 1. 2. 3. Session Outline. 4. Additional l ibrary services for honours students. 1. Loan entitlement: 30 items. Loan period: 28 days ( for main shelves books ). Online renewal: 3X.

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TOOLS FOR YOUR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

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  1. TOOLS FOR YOUR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH By Loh Mee Lan and Elizabeth Lee 11 August 2014

  2. 1 2 3 Session Outline 4

  3. Additional library services for honours students 1 Loan entitlement:30items Loan period: 28days (for main shelves books) Online renewal:3X Document Delivery Services (DDS) request:5X/academic year More information at : http://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/web/about-nus-libraries/library-rules/loan-entitlement-of-library-members

  4. 2 Identifying sources of citations (ACS style) - Book citation - Authors Title Anastas, P. T.; Warner, J. C. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice; Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1998. Publication year Publisher & publication place

  5. - Journal article citation - Authors Journal Title Deno, N. C.; Richey, H. G.; Liu, J. S.; Lincoln, D. N.; Turner, J. O. J. Amer. Chem. Soc.1965, 87, 4533-4538. Publication year, volume, issue Article page

  6. - Book chapter citation - Chapter Title Authors Stepl, B. A.; George, K. F. Antifreezes and Deicing Fluids. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology; 4th Ed. Howe-Grant, M., Ed. Wiley Interscience: New York, 1992. Publisher & publication place Publication year Book Title

  7. Avoid Plagiarism… http://www.cit.nus.edu.sg/plagiarism-prevention/ Learn more about plagiarism at: http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/ Home > Academic ethics > Plagiarism

  8. 3 References Chemical & Physical properties Spectra • FDM-FTIR • Proton Carbon NMR • PDF-4+ (XRD) • Reaxys • ChemSpider, etc. • ChemSpider • Combined Chemical Dictionary • Reaxys • SpringerMaterials, etc. • Web of Science • Scopus • Science Direct • Reaxys • Patent databases • Etc… Essential resources for chemistry Structures Reactions Safety • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) • TLV and BEI exposure values • Reaxys • Biochemical Pathway • SciFinder • ChemSpider • Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) • Reaxys • etc…

  9. 3 Organize Format Collect Insert EndNote X7 To install EndNote X7: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote

  10. 3 Citation sources Microsoft MS Word 2013 Cite While You Write (CWYW) a. Direct export b. Import text file c. Online search d. Import PDF file e. Manual entry EndNote X7 Workflow EndNote Library Output Input

  11. Create an EndNote Library Click on File > New... to create a new library Enter a filename (.enl) Select location to save the library (e.g. Desktop) Click Save

  12. 3 Other databases Web of ScienceTM Core Collection Web of Science Journal Citation Report Zoological Records BIOSIS Previews

  13. 3 • It includes: • Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present) • Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present) • Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present) • Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990-present) • Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990-present) • SCI fully indexes over 8,500 major journals across 150 disciplines, > 40 million records • Subscribe search alerts to keep up to date with what is published in your field • Works seamlessly with EndNote • Is updated weekly Web of ScienceTM Core Collection

  14. Exercise 1 Maternal pregnancy diet and maternal health outcomes

  15. 1. Identify the keywords in your topic Maternal pregnancy diet and maternal health outcomes 2. Find the synonyms of the keyword Pregnancy / gestation Diet / intake / nutrition Health / wellbeing 3. Look for different variations of the keyword Nutrition – nutrient – nutrients => nutri* 4. Use Boolean operators AND – Use to find records containing all terms separated by the operator OR - Use to find records containing any of the terms separated by the operator 5. Construct the search statement (Pregnancy OR gestation) AND (diet OR intake OR nutri*) AND (maternal OR mother) AND (health OR wellbeing) Go to Web of Science

  16. Exercise 2 Ruthenium carbonyls for bond activation

  17. 1. Identify the keywords in your topic Ruthenium carbonyls for bond activation 2. Find the synonyms of the keyword Ruthenium / Ru Activation / Initiation 3. Look for different variations of the keyword Carbonyl -- carbonyls -- dicarbonyl*carbonyl* Bond – Bonds – bonding  bond* 4. Use Boolean operators AND – Use to find records containing all terms separated by the operator OR - Use to find records containing any of the terms separated by the operator 5. Construct the search statement (Ruthenium OR Ru) AND *carbonyl* AND bond* AND (activation OR initiation) Go to Web of Science

  18. Exercise 3 Design and synthesis of conjugated polymers

  19. 1. Identify the keywords in your topic Design and synthesis of conjugated polymers 2. Find the synonyms of the keyword Conjugated polymers / organic macromolecules  3. Look for different variations of the keyword Synthesis – syntheses – synthesize --- > synthes* 4. Use Boolean operators AND – Use to find records containing all terms separated by the operator OR - Use to find records containing any of the terms separated by the operator 5. Construct the search statement Synthes* AND (“conjugated polymers” OR “organic macromolecules”) Go to Web of Science

  20. Exercise 4 Graphene-metal nanocomposite as electrocatalysts for energy conversion reactions

  21. 1. Identify the keywords in your topic Graphene-metal nanocompositeas electrocatalystsfor energy conversion reactions 2. Find the synonyms of the keyword Nanocomposite, nanoparticle 3. Look for different variations of the keyword Electrocatalysis, electrocatalysts, electrocatalyst, electrocatalyticElectrocataly* 4. Use Boolean operators AND– Use to find records containing all terms separated by the operator OR- Use to find records containing any of the terms separated by the operator 5. Construct the search statement Graphene*ANDmetal*AND(nanocomposite*ORnanoparticle*)ANDelectrocataly* Go to Web of Science

  22. EndNoteX7 Library Features • Remove duplicates • References > Find Duplicates • Delete unwanted references • Select references, then, References > Move References to Trash • Note:To delete References permanently,References > Empty Trash • Attach files(PDF, images, etc) to a reference • Select a reference, References > File Attachments > Attach File ... • Import PDF files(with DOI number) to a reference • Select a reference, File > Import > File then select your PDF file • Import option > select “PDF” >import

  23. EndNoteX7 Library Features • Synchronize with online EndNote * • Edit > preference > Sync • Mark references asread and unread in EndNote library • Select references, then, Right click > Mark unread [or] Mark read • Email references with PDF attachment from EndNote • Highlight the reference > click on the email symbol * Sync limits: 50000 records or 5000 groups or 5GB attachment

  24. EndNoteX7 in MS Word 2013

  25. Cite While You Write: Searching References in MS Word 2013 • In Microsoft MS Word 2013, place cursor at insertion point. • Look for the EndNote X7 toolbar:- • For MS Word 2013, click on the button Insert Citation • ClickFind Citation... In the dropdown menu. • The EndNoteX7 Library will open. • Enter the search term in the Findbox and click the Searchbutton. • Click on the reference to select the term and click the Insert button.

  26. Editing Citations in MS Word 2013 • In an EndNote X7 library, highlight a reference • In Microsoft MS Word 2013, place cursor at insertion point. • Look for the EndNote X7 toolbar:- • For MS Word 2013, click on the button “Insert Citation” • Click “Insert Selected Citation(s)” • The reference is inserted

  27. Cite While You Write: Citing References in MS Word 2013 ForMS Word 2013, click on “Edit & Manage Citation(s)“ Select the reference which is to be removed and click “Remove” The reference will be removed and all other references will be automatically re-arranged

  28. Change Reference Style • In Microsoft MS Word 2013, look for the EndNote X7 toolbar • For MS Word 2013, go to Style: > Select another style • Under Select another style… • Select the desired journal style from the list. e.g. ACS (American Chemical Society) • The references are now re-formatted.

  29. Reaxys 3 • A chemistry database that allows users to search chemical structures, chemical reaction, as well as the references • Coverage: • Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry: journals since 1771 and patent publications from 1869 – 1980 • Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry: journals from 1772 – 1995 • USA patents from 1976 & World and European patents from 1978 • Updated monthly • Access and more info about Reaxys: http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/content.php?pid=112317&sid=845752

  30. Let’s try Reaxys www.lib.nus.edu.sg

  31. Export References from Reaxys to EndNote X7 Select references from the results Click “Output ” Select “citations table” Select “literature management system” (.RIS) Fill the range (number of references to be exported) / selected hits Click “OK” Click “download” Refer to the steps on the right according to the browser that you used For Internet Explorer 9 and above: The reference will be automatically exported to EndNote Library For Google Chrome: Click on downloaded (.ris) file icon and the reference will be exported to EndNote Library For Mozilla Firefox: This pop-up box will appear and click “OK”

  32. Scopus 3 • > 19,000 Peer-reviewed Journals. Includes > 1,800 Open access journals • Conference proceedings, web resources, patents, trade publications, and book series. • 49 million records 28 million records with references back to 1996 • 21 million records pre-1996 which go back as far as 1823 • Worldwide coverage • > 50%of the content originating from Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. • 100%coverage of Medline titles. • Updated daily

  33. Additional library tools 4 • NUS Libraries Proxy Bookmarklethttp://libguides.nus.edu.sg/proxy_bookmarklet?hs=a • FindIt!@NUSL – Google scholar http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/googlescholarlinks • Chemistry Guidehttp://libguides.nus.edu.sg/chemistry • EndNote Guidehttp://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote

  34. EndNote X7 Hands-On Tutorials (Semester 1, 2014/15) • E-flyer will be sent to all staff and students. Registration will open in late August 2014. • * Mac users are encouraged to attend the session on 24 Sept or 26 Sept. • Schedule is tentative and may be subject to changes. • Visit http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote for more information.

  35. Session Feedback http://tinyurl.com/chem0811 Contact: lohmeelan@nus.edu.sg | elizabeth.lee@nus.edu.sg Science Library Information DeskEmail: sclib@nus.edu.sg | Tel: 6516 2454

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