CHEMISTRY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
October - December 2003
CONTENTS:
1. Citation Searching … Physics Journals
2. SciFinder Scholar Update (a. indexed 1907+ b. 2004 features)
3. New 'Chemistry' Book Lists
4. C&E News Online Access & Element Essays ( Gray and
Grubbs)
5. ACS Directory of Graduate Research and DGRweb
6. Biopolymers (encyclopedic 10 volume set)
7. Annual Reviews … backfile available online
8. Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data
9. e-EROS Problem (New Reagents … not interfiled)
10. NCBI Bookshelf and links from PubMed
Abstracts
1. Citation Searching in Physics Journals (APS
and IOP).
Citation
searching is available in both APS (e.g. Physical Review and PROLA) and IOP
(e.g. Journal of Physics) journals.
From
an APS contents page, click on the title of an article to go to the abstract
page. This page provides a link both to
"Show Articles citing this one" and from the 'References' that may
provide full-text and/or abstracts in CA, INSPEC or SPIRES.
From
an IOP issue contents page, click on 'abstract". 'Article Options' include
links to both 'Articles citing this article' and from the 'References' that may
provide full-text and/or abstracts in INSPEC, MathSciNet, NASA ADS or CA.
2. SciFinder Scholar Update
2a. SciFinder Scholar (CAplus) now fully INDEXED
from 1907+
The
CAplus file on SciFinder Scholar (SFS) has added additional indexing terms for
pre-1967 references.
In
2001, bibliographic information and abstracts were added for records from
1907-1966.
Subject
and substance index entries for these records are now complete. The additional
index entries include:
CA General Subject Index headings
Substance Index Entries (i.e. Index names and CAS
Registry Numbers, when available); and
Text-modifying phrases for the index terms.
For
example, the SFS record for Linus Pauling's first published paper, "The crystal structure of
molybdenite", published in JACS (1923),
45, 1466-71 now includes the following additional index terms:
Indexing -- Section
2 (General and Physical Chemistry)
Crystal structure
(of molybdenite)
1309-56-4,
Molybdenite
(crystal structure of)
2b. SciFinder Scholar 2004 - New Features
Structure
Searching:
·
The
'Get Substances/Additional Options' dialog box also offers:
a. Include or exclude
multi-component compounds
b. Include or exclude
alloys, coordination compounds, polymers, organics, etc.
·
'Answer
Sets' now include a 'Get Reactions' button
·
The
'Analyze or Refine / Refine' dialog box now offers:
a.
Limit to isotopic labels, metal containing, or property availability
(e.g. compounds with BP,
Density, MP, ORD or Refractive index data)
Research
Topic Searching
·
'Get
Related' / 'Substances' answer display now offers:
a.
'Get reactions', which can be limited by 'reaction roles'
(e.g. product, reactant,
catalyst, solvent, etc.)
Reaction
Searching
·
'Get
Reactions' dialog box offers
'Additional Options'.
a. Limit reaction searches by: Patent, # of steps,
publication year, and classfication (e.g. biotransformations, electrochemical,
photochemical, stereoselective, etc.)
b. Answer set now can be 'Analyzed' by: catalyst,
solvent, # of steps, yield, author, company, journal name, publication year,
etc.
3. New
'Chemistry' Book Lists
Monthly
lists of new 'chemistry' books and special journal issues added in both the
Millikan and SFL libraries are posted to the Chemistry Library Web Page.
http://library.caltech.edu/collections/chemistry.htm
under: BOOKS-ANNOUNCEMENTS/REVIEWS/LISTS
4. C&E News
Caltech
has access to Chemical & Engineering News ONLINE from August 1998. Please link from the Caltech Library's OJDB
The
September 8 issue of C&E News celebrated its 80th year (having begun as the
News Edition of I&EC in 1923).
89
essayists, including Harry Gray (Cr) and Bob Grubbs (Ru), were recruited to
write a personal exploration of their favorite element.
5. ACS Directory of Graduate Research and
DGRweb
The 2003 edition of ACS Directory of Graduate
Research marks the 50th anniversary of the directory, first published in
1953.
The ACS DGR (MIL-8 QR) and DGRweb pubs.acs.org/dgrweb/ provide
information on 669 graduate programs in eight areas: chemistry, chemical
engineering, biochemistry, medicinal / pharmaceutical chemistry, polymers and
materials science, toxicology, marine science, and environmental science.
The DGR contains information on degrees offered, areas of
specialization, and interdisciplinary programs. It lists over 10K
faculty members with biographical information, area of specialization, titles
of papers published within the last two years, telephone and FAX numbers, and
e-mail addresses.
6.
Biopolymers
Biopolymers (SFL QP801.B69
B563) provides an encyclopedia
treatment of the occurrence and metabolism of biopolymers, including:
processes for biotechnological production,
isolation from organisms and modification,
material properties and technical applications in;
medicine, pharmacy, and
industry.
Future perspectives are outlined.
Volume 1: Lignin, Humic Substances and Coal
Volume 2: Polyisoprenoids
Volume 3a: Polyesters I
Volume 3b: Polyesters II
Volume 4: Polyesters III
Volume 5: Polysaccharides I
Volume 6: Polysaccharides II
Volume 7: Polyamides and Complex Proteinaceous Materials I
Volume 8: Polyamides and Complex Proteinaceous Materials II
Volume 9: Miscellaneous and Biodegradation of Synthetic Polymers
Volume 10: General Aspects and Special Applications
Cumulative Index
7. The Annual Reviews backfile purchase has
been completed. We now have access to
the complete run of all the Annual Reviews..., published by
AnnualReviews.org. Please link from the
Caltech Library's OJDB.
8. Handbook of Aqueous
Solubility Data (Yalkowsky)
MIL-8
REF QD257.7 .H33 2003
This handbook contains approximately 16,000 aqueous
solubility records for more than 4000 organic nonelectrolytes and weak
electrolytes. Salts are not included. The data tables contain each compound's
molecular formula, name and synonyms, molecular weight, CAS RN, melting point,
and boiling point (where available). Solubility data are reported as moles per
liter and grams per liter. Each record provides a five-point evaluation of the
data according to temperature, purity of the solute, equilibration time and agitation,
analytical method, and accuracy and/or precision. Complete reference citations
are included in the 68-page reference section. There are three indices:
"Molecular Formula", "Chemical Abstracts Service Registry
Number", and "Names and Synonyms".
This data book compliments Yalkowsky's
"Solubility and Solubilization in Aqueous Media(1999)" and
"Aqueous Solubility: Methods of Estimation for Organic
Compounds(1992)".
9. e-EROS Problem
New
Reagents of Release … (see below), which supplement regents in the print
edition, are listed separately and are not currently searchable on the e-EROS
web page. Only the reagents listed in
the print edition are searchable. The
reagents in the 'New Reagents' sections are listed in alphabetical order. I notified Leo Paquette and he is requesting
the publisher (Wiley) to integrate the reagents into one list.
The
e-EROS web page "Browse articles by title" currently displays …
Abbreviations
and Lists
Abbrevations, Journal Acronyms, Catalyst
Names, Solvent Names
List
of authors of EROS entries, … authors citied in the References
A-Bru,
But-Dia, Dib-Dio, Dip-K, L-M, N-Sin, Sod-Trim, Trip-Z
New
Reagents of Release 1, 2002
New
Reagents of Release 2, 2002
New
Reagents of Release 3+4, 2003
10. NCBI Bookshelf and links from PubMed
Abstracts
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/Books/Help/bookover.html
Just
over two years ago, the Bookshelf at NCBI was launched. There are now over 30
books on the Bookshelf and many more in the pipeline. Seminal books such as
Albert’s Molecular Biology of the Cell and Stryer’s Biochemistry
are available for free to all users.
One
recent development are the links between PubMed and the Bookshelf. This enables
the reader to effortlessly jump between PubMed title and abstract text and related
material in the books.
Following
a PubMed search, click on 'Links' (far right margin) and then 'Books' and words
and phrases in the title and abstract text will be highlighted and 'linked' to
sections in books on the Bookshelf.