Selfpaced webbased learning and teaching materials for CrossFire Beilstein and CrossFire Gmelin

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Self-paced web-based learning and teaching
materials for CrossFire Beilstein and CrossFire
Gmelin
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What is CrossFire?
One of the worlds largest collections of
chemical data Linked information on chemical
structures, reactions and research
literature Used by Chemists, Pharmacologists,
Materials Scientists, Geologists and
others Provided by MIMAS for UK and
Scandinavian academic community
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Why FirePower?
An understanding of Chemistry is
required Linking of information and searching
techniques means that some training is required
MIMAS run training courses, some training may
be available locally Easily deployable,
flexible training material is required
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User survey
Web/e-mail based Sent out on mailing lists,
CrossFire pop-up box, personal contacts,
CrossFire reps Total of 94 responses from 9
countries, UK answers treated separately Decisio
ns made 1. Delivery via the web preferred 2.
IE/N version 4 as minimum 3. Provide units on
two levels, Introductory and Advanced
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Software options and approach
Authoring packages (e.g. WebCT, Authorware,
Toolbook etc) 1. Some require user licences 2.
Offer additional features we dont require 3.
Updateable/Support? Chose to use
HTML/Javascript/SWF 1. Should be easy to
update 2. Keep plugins to a minimum 3. Build in
required features
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Software chosen
Adobe GoLive web page creation and site
management Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for
images Adobe LiveMotion for Flash
animations Adobe ImageReady for rollovers and
image maps
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Design
Chose to use HTML/Javascript/SWF Produced five
designs with different layout and colour
schemes Produced template and designed site
structure Each unit designed to be interactive,
quiz at end to test knowledge gained
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Unit content
Introductory units Background, Structure
Searches, Fact Searches, Bibliographic
Searches, Hits Display. Advanced
units Structure Searches, Reaction Searches,
Gmelin, Exporting Data
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Example of page layout
http//firepower.mimas.ac.uk
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Log files
Athens hence limited log information is
available Automatically receive a .txt file
every week Use Perl scripts to sort and simplify
the data Sessions of less than 5 mins and
greater than and equal to 5 mins sorted Listed
in terms of sessions per institute per week
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FirePower useage
gt150 Institutions gt750 sessions of less than 5
mins gt600 sessions of more than 5 mins 49 of
the 55 CrossFire licensed sites
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Sites that have used FirePower most
1. UMIST 2. Durham University 3. Hertfordshire
University 4. Manchester University 5. Queens
University of Belfast 6. Queen Mary and Westfield
College 7. Imperial College 8. Bangor, University
of Wales 9. University of East Anglia 10. York
University
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The future
New version of CrossFire now available Update/s
taffing issues