Chemistry 110

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Chemistry 110

• Papers

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Primary Literature

• Primary - first publication of research which
  includes complete description of experimental
  work and results. Any chemist anywhere in the
  world should be able to repeat and verify the
  experimental results from the given description
• Provides opportunity for peer review

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Secondary Literature

• Some type of compilation or summary of the
  contents of primary literature
• Original experiments cannot be repeated since it
  does not provide experimental details

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Review Paper

• Review paper is a detailed summary of the primary
  literature published on a specific topic over a
  defined period of time
• It is secondary literature which collects a large
  amount of related material in one place

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Uses of Reviews

• To obtain background in areas with which a person
  is unfamiliar
• To obtain references to the original literature
  on a topic

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Types of Reviews

• Critical and selective - evaluative review of a
  selection of published works - not
  bibliographically complete but provides an
  assessment - invited authority
• Comprehensive (descriptive) - summar-izes all
  relevant work published in a given period of time
  -bibliographically complete but without
  evaluation (Chem 110)

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Style of a Review Paper

• Written for a general audience
• Avoids jargon and specialized abbreviations or,
  if used, fully explains them on first encounter

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Review Paper for Chem 110

• 10-20 pages
• Due 4/26/05
• Comprehensive without assessment
• Cover the period since the last review article on
  the topic or cover all publications in a narrowly
  defined sub-topic

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Selection of Topic

• Independent study research interests
• Professor
• Something that interests you
• See sample review papers prepared by previous
  students in Chem 110 in External Links on
  Blackboard

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Structure of Review Paper

• Outline of Contents of Review Paper
• Introduction which includes discussion of
  literature search, Acronyms list, Useful web
  sites, earlier reviews
• Organized Summary of Information Found
• Conclusion
• Literature Cited

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Method of Literature Search

• Manual, computer-based or both?
• Name bibliographic databases searched
• Earliest and latest dates covered
• Criteria for selecting articles
• See Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, 2719-2742
  (http//pubs.acs.org/journals/ancham/article.cgi/a
  ncham/2002/74/i12/html/ac020211h.html)

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Results of Search

• Summarize all the relevant publications
  objectively
• Provide an organizational framework
• See Chem. Rev., 1999, 99, 2071-2083
  (http//pubs.acs.org/journals/chreay/article.cgi/c
  hreay/1999/99/i08/html/cr980032t.html)

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Style of Documentation

• "In order to meet the requirements of academic
  honesty, all quotes, paraphrases, and summaries
  must be cited in both the text of the paper and
  in a reference list at the end of your paper. The
  citation within the text of the paper should lead
  readers to a full bibliographic citation in your
  reference list. "
• Chem 110 uses ACS Documentation
  Stylehttp//iws.ohiolink.edu/chemistry/info/acs.h
  tml

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In-Text Citations by Number

• Following a paraphrase, quote, or summary, place
  a sequential number in parentheses such as (1)
• Begin with 1 and then number each reference
  consecutively
• For detail, see http//iws.ohiolink.edu/chemistry/
  info/acs.html

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References at End of Text

• "Put a reference list at the end of the paper in
  numerical order if references were cited by
  number . . .
• Include complete and accurate information.
• The minimum amount of information required for
  book and journal sources varies."
• For details see http//iws.ohiolink.edu/chemistry/
  info/acs.html

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Conclusion

• Summarize main findings
• Recommend directions for new research
• See Chem. Rev., 1999, 99, 2071-2083
  (http//pubs.acs.org/journals/chreay/article.cgi/c
  hreay/1999/99/i08/html/cr980032t.html)

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Reference list

• Extensive
• Accurate
• Cross check all citations and reference list
• See Chem. Rev., 1999, 99, 2071-2083
  (http//pubs.acs.org/journals/chreay/article.cgi/c
  hreay/1999/99/i08/html/cr980032t.html)

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Short Paper

• 3-5 pages
• Due 3/29/05
• Select a secondary source not covered in lectures
  in Chem 110
• See sample short papers (library guides) prepared
  by previous students in Chem 110 in External
  Links on Blackboard

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Contents of Short Paper

• Kinds of information/data in source
• How arranged
• Manual searching technique
• Computer-based searching technique
• Students exchange, try, revise
• Final version written in HTML
• Posted to library web site

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Course Grades

• Review paper - 60
• Short paper - 20
• Class participation - 20

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Format for References

• Journal Gopen, G.D. Swan, J.A. American
  Scientist 1990, 78(6), pp 550-558.
• Books Day, R. How to Write and Publish a
  Scientific Paper Oryx Press Phoenix, 1998, pp
  1-10.

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Format for References

• Books with editor ACS Style Guide A Manual for
  Authors and Editors, 2nd ed. Dodd, J.S., Ed.
  American Chemical Society Washington, DC, 1997,
  pp 108-111

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Format for References

• Web Sites Bonk, J.F.  Chemistry 373  Available
  from   http//www.chem.duke.edu/bonk/Chem373/C
  hem373MENU.html. Accessed 27 August 2001.