Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library Orientation 2010
Objectives
Know how to:• Find library services from
our library web sites • Borrow library materials• Use library electronic resources from
home/off-campus
Use the ARSRC mnemonic and the Chemistry Library Guide for chemical information research
Reflect upon tips for success at Berkeley
Objective 1Getting started with using the library
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/instruction/orientation/chemlibguide2010.pdf
UCB Library
29 libraries
7th largest
Borrow books
with your Cal 1 card
Use library’s electronic resources from off-campusBy setting up the proxy server or VPN
Explore library websites
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu
Objective 2Finding information at the Library
All Ask a question Researchers consider ResourcesShould SearchRecognize RetrieveCal Cite, Manage,
and Write
1. Ask a questionPhrase a question Think of alternative terms to broaden or focus your research
Who? author, reagent, product, intermediateWhat? process, phenomenonWhere? conditionsWhen? date, timeWhy? explanations, detailsHow? requirements, limits
I keep six honest serving-men(They taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and WhenAnd How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling, "Just So Stories" (1902) - "The Elephant's Child"
Think about the answersWhat should they be like?What level of detail?For example, properties, data, raw data, procedures, background reviews
2. Consider resources
3. Search
Check if it’s available
Books and journals at UCBOskiCat cataloghttp://oskicat.berkeley.edu/
Books and journals at other UC campuses Melvyl cataloghttp://berkeley.worldcat.org/
Databases and indexesElectronic Resources Finderhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/find/types/electronic_resources.html
e-journalsE-Journal titles A-Z http://ucelinks.cdlib.org:8888/sfx_ucb/a-z/default
To find journal articles or chemical data on topic X
Search databases and indexes. For example,SciFinder ScholarGmelinBeilsteinWeb of ScienceGoogle ScholarPubMedPubChemCompendexINSPEC
Find them through the:Chemistry Library home page
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/
Electronic Resources Finderhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/find/types/electronic_resources.html
Chemical data and propertieshttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/
4. Retrieve
•Copy call number and visit library
•If checked out, place a Request in OskiCat
•Request an item from NRLF storage
If it is a paper book or journal
•full-text linksLook for
electronic versions
•ILL – Interlibrary loan
Borrow from libraries outside
of UCB
5. Cite, Write, ManageLabaree, D.C.; Reynolds, T.Y.; Hochberg, R.B. Estradiol-l6α-carboxylic Acid Esters as Locally Active Estrogens. J. Med Chem. 2001,44, 1802-1814.
Bibliographic management tools
for purchase
Get your free account viahttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/ref_end.html
Freehttp://www.zotero.org/
Collect citations
Write citations in your paper and create bibliographies
Write citations in your paper and create bibliographies
Organize, sync, and share citations
Writing tips
ACS Style Guide for preparing citationsCheck the Library Guide for writing resourcesPiled Higher and Deeper for a writing break
Download through http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=931For questions and support, contact Kathy Durkin, [email protected]
molecule editor software
Save money, avoid library fines
Tips as you embark on graduate studies
St. Paul’s Cathedral surrounded by smoke after an air raidWorld War II
Research as a habit
15 minutes a day
Fight the impostor effectThe dangers of feeling like a fake -- Kets de Vries MFR. Harvard business review on bringing your whole self to work. Boston : Harvard Business School Pub., 2008. pp. 149-168
Responses to the impostoreffect
Basketball team analogy• remember where you come from, and try not to
compare yourselfVoltaire – “Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.”• The better is the enemy of the good.• Don’t let the PERFECT be the enemy of the
GOOD.• Sometimes, nobody realizes your mistakes as
much as you do.
Take it easy
fight self-doubt and perfectionismset limits
cultivate a support network
A. R. S. R. C.plus Guide to find chem info – visit us for help.
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