Chem 322 Inorganic Chemistry

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Chem 322 Inorganic Chemistry

• Geoffrey R. Weller Library

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Catalogue vs. Indexes

• Library Catalogue
• Produced by the library.
• Books or Journals in the library are included.
• The catalogue cannot search articles within
  journals.
• Journal Indexes
• Not produced by the library.
• Lists articles, book chapters, dissertations,
  etc.
• Not necessarily in UNBC Library.
• May have to go through Interlibrary loans to get
  from another library.

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Locations in the Library

• Reference (1st floor)
• Stacks (A-HA on 2nd floor, rest of alphabet on
  3rd floor)
• QD is Chemistry
• Periodicals (2nd floor)
• Journals are shelved alphabetically by title.
• Micromaterials (1st floor)
• Storage (Basement)

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Basic Searches

• If you are looking for a known author, title or
  subject, use the author, title or subject
  searches.
• If you are not clear on your topic, start your
  research by doing a Keyword search.
• Use the results from the keyword search to find
  subject headings.
• Subject headings can help you find more items on
  your subject.

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Search Tips

• Wildcards enantiomer
• Truncation chem
• Boolean logic is used to create complex searches
• AND, OR and NOT
• For more details, see http//lib.unbc.ca/help_pag
  es/planning/boolean.asp

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Suggested Indexes

• Use indexes to find journal articles. Suggested
  indexes for Chemistry are
• Scifinder Scholar
• American Chemical Society Publications
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Applied Science and Technology Index
• Academic Search Premier

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To Access an article

• The full text may be available through the
  journal index.
• Check the library catalogue for the title of the
  journal.
• If the journal is not available through the
  library, you can get an interlibrary loan.
• through the journal index (if possible) (click on
  Where can I get this?).
• Form on the Interlibrary Loan webpage (click on
  Interlibrary Loan from the librarys home page.

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Interlibrary Loans

• Interlibrary loan requests
• You must register with the ILL department before
  you can place an Interlibrary Loan. You can
  register at http//lib.unbc.ca/pages/resources/in
  terlib/
• No charge for ILLs for UNBC students, faculty or
  staff
• Overdue charges are 5.00 per item, per day, no
  maximum

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Searching a Database

• A demonstration with Scifinder Scholar
  illustrates how to do a search for articles.

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Help

• Ask questions at the Reference Desk (1st Floor)
• Library Hours
  Reference Hours
• Monday - Thursday       8 am 11 pm 9am
  - 8pm Friday                  8 am
  9 pm 9am - 5pm Saturday               
          10 am 6 pm ClosedSunday 
                  10 am 9 pm 1pm
  - 5pm
• Phone [phone]
• _________________________________________
• Ask a Librarian form
• Research Help pages

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Annotated Bibliography

• Learning Skills Handout
• http//www.unbc.ca/assets/lsc/handouts/annotated_b
  ibliography.pdf
• Examples of Citation Styles
• http//library.unbc.ca/help_pages/citations/styles
  .asp
• Examples of Annotated Bibliographies
• http//www.umich.edu/nppcpub/resources/compendia/
  CHEMpdfs/CHEMannobib.pdf
• http//www.umbc.edu/bioclass/biol414/wiki/index.ph
  p?pageLeah_Betman_Annotated_Bibliography

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URLs

• Access this presentation at
• http//library.unbc.ca/pages/librarians/empeyh/che
  m322_fall2008.ppt
• Access the Scifinder handout at
• http//library.unbc.ca/pages/librarians/empeyh/Sci
  finder_Scholar_Instructions.pdf