1. John H. Evans Library & Learning Commons
L IBRARY
R ESOURCES
FOR
C HEMISTRY
S TUDENTS
2. http://lib.fit.edu
Research Guides collect the
most useful
databases, reference
materials, Internet sites, and
other tools for your field of
study in one convenient
resource.
4. These are the Library’s best
resources for chemistry
students, organized by type.
5. Use the Articles &
Databases tab to find
journal articles about
your topic.
6. Use the Internet Sites tab to
find information about
synthesizing your substance.
7. Let’s start with Articles
& Databases.
SciFinder lets you search for
information related to
biology, biochemistry, chemis
try, chemical
engineering, marine
biology, oceanography, and
physics.
9. ALWAYS access
SciFinder from the
Evans Library website
to authenticate your
account.
Create an account if
you don’t have
one, being sure to use
your FIT email address.
If you have an
account, log in with
your SciFinder
username and
password.
12. Explore References
Search by options
Type in chemical name, common
name (aspirin), commercial name
(Leukeran), or CAS registry
number to find articles.
Limit options
13. Choose results that contain the
exact term as entered, or those
that contain the “concept.” If
you choose concepts, SciFinder
will retrieve the entered
terms, synonymous terms, or
similar terms within the record.
14. Click the Analyze by
options to sort results.
Click the Full Text link to
find your article in a
database, or to submit
an interlibrary loan
request.
15. This article was found
in three of the Evans
Library’s databases.
Click the Article link to retrieve the
article from one of our databases. You
may also click the Journal link to
search for other articles.
Help!
17. If the item was not found in the
Evans Library collection, you could
request it via Interlibrary Loan.
Help!
18. You will need to create an
ILLiad account the first time
that you use it, and log in
with TRACKS each time.
Article information should
appear here… if it does not, go
back to the holdings
information and click the
Submit an Interlibrary Loan
request via ILLiad link once
Help! again.
19. Check that all information
is correct.
Type “0” in the Maximum
cost you will pay
box, scroll down, and click
Submit Request.
20. To gather the
information you need
to synthesize your
substance…
1. Mark pertinent articles.
2. Send to SciPlanner.
28. You may see several
methods to synthesize
your substance.
An overview shows
more information.
An icon shows which
substances in the process
are commercially available.
29. 9. Select the process
that you will use.
10. Click Send to SciPlanner.
11. Click SciPlanner.
45. 24. In Data Source and Database
fields, select RIS Format, and
then browse for your .ris file.
25. If you have set up a specific
folder for your course, you
can import references directly
into it here.
46. 26. View the Last Imported
Folder to check your
references.
47. 27. Click the Edit icon to
correct
punctuation, capitalizatio
n, etc.
These references appear
in two folders.
48. 28. To print a bibliography for
your paper, choose
Bibliography and then
Create.
49. 29. Choose an appropriate
formatting style, and
choose the folder that
contains your references.
51. Use the Internet Sites tab to
find more information about
synthesizing your substance.
Aldrich Chemistry Products is
where you’ll find pricing info
for making your substance.
52. Search for your substance…
Click item number to view substance
information, pricing, and availability.
55. The start page gives you
some information about
the site and what you can
do with it.
Structure search requires the
ChemDraw plugin, which you
can install at home. Keyword
searching gives you synthesis
information.
60. Find LOTS of SciFinder tutorials and information:
http://www.cas.org/support/scifi/tutorials.html
(www.cas.org > support and training > SciFinder)
Thank you!
For more information, please
contact me:
hmiller@fit.edu
Evans Library 302