SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry
SIRCh provides links to factual sources on the Internet where answers can be found to chemical questions.
| Main Topic | Includes |
|---|---|
| How and Where to Start | Publications, Guides, Computer Searching, Current Awareness, Reviews, Document Delivery, Background Reading |
| How and Where to Search: General | Chemical Databases, Author, Citation, Subject, Chemical Name, Formula, Structure Searching |
| How and Where to Search: Specialized | Synthesis, Reaction, Safety, Analytical, Physical, Patent Searching |
| Communicating in Chemistry | Blogs, Newsgroups, Listserves, Visualization, Writing |
| Miscellaneous | History, Directories, Teaching, Study, Careers, Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics |
| Supplemental Resources | CIS, CIIM, Problem Sets, CRSD, CHMINF-L |
CONTENTS
How and Where to Start
SIRCh: The Publication Process
SIRCh: Guides to Chemical Information Sources and Databases
SIRCh: Keeping Up and Looking Back: Current Awareness, Reviews, and Document Delivery
SIRCh: Deep Background Reading: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Treatises, Monographs, and Other Books
How and Where to Search: General
SIRCh: Chemistry Databases on the Web (Alphabetical List)
SIRCh: Chemistry Databases on the Web (Classified List)
SIRCh: Author and Citation Searches
How and Where to Search: Specialized
SIRCh: Synthesis and Reaction Searches
SIRCh: Chemical Safety and Toxicology Searches
SIRCh: Analytical Chemistry Searches
Communicating in Chemistry
SIRCh: Chemistry Blogs and Discussion Groups
Miscellaneous
SIRCh: Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources
SIRCh: Teaching and Study of Chemistry
SIRCh: Chemistry Courses on the Web
SIRCh: Cheminformatics (aka, Chemoinformatics or Chemiinformatics)
Supplemental Resources
Chemical Information Sources: Lecture notes on the topics listed above.
CIIM: Chemical Information Instructional Materials (Web resources for more in-depth training on the topics discussed in the chapters.)
CRSD: Chemical Reference Sources Database (a searchable database that covers reference books, commercial databases, etc.)
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.)