Chemistry Graduate Students Library Research Workshop

Do you want to know more about USC Library services and resources?

Do you want to effectively do information research for your research and study?

Please come to the workshop designed specially for you!

You will

• learn more USC Libraries services
• explore information resources USC libraries provide to you
• learn how to conduct effective information researches in different databases
• learn how to use the “free” citation (or bibliographic) software USC provides you
• And more …

There is a Q&A session from 6:30 – 7:00 after the workshop.

Refreshments will be provided!

Spaces are limited, so please email me (nxiao@usc.edu) for sign-up.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the workshop!

*The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals* (14th edition) is now online via the Knovel Library (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering subject) from USC Libraries.

I am pleased to announce that the *The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals* (14th edition) is now online via the Knovel Library (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering subject) from USC Libraries.

To find it, please go to the Knovel Library (in Chemistry Subject page ), open the Knovel Library, and you will find “the Merck Index‘” in “Topic”. Please go ahead and use it in your research and study!

* *”The Merck Index is a world renowned, authoritative handbook of
chemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical information that contains
more than 10,000 monographs, 32 supplemental tables and 450
Organic Name Reactions and almost 1000 retired monographs*”…..

Meanwhile, please take your time and search our Knovel current subscription in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. It is an e-reference collection of over 200 titles, such as

* Yaws’ Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals

* Polymer Handbook (4th Edition)

* Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry (16th Edition)

* Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis

(series)
* Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials

* more ….

I hope you will be enjoying this e-reference collection. If you have questions, suggestions and concerns, please feel free to contact me! Thank you!

USC Science and Engineering Library On-line Tour

Do you want to know what your home library look like? Please watch this on-line tour of the USC Science and Engineering Library!

USC Libraries Interlibrary Loan has joined the RAPID Consortium!

5/12/08: USC Libraries Interlibrary Loan has joined the RAPID Consortium! What does this mean to patrons? Faster delivery of articles from journals, periodicals, and other documents, many within 24 hours. RAPID is an organization of libraries from across the globe decidated to fast, cost-effective, and innovative resource sharing. For more information about RAPID, please visit their website by clicking here.

The Science Citation Index of Web of Science at USC Libraries e-resources is back till 1900!

I am pleased to announce that the Science Citation Index of Web of Science at USC Libraries e-resources is back till 1900! It means when searching the web of science, you can search the database from the the beginning of it. Please go ahead and give a try, and I believe you will enjoy your information research more than before.

If you would like to know more about the database, please contact me for your preferred time and I am more than happy to provide a training session for you.

Happy searching!

USC S&E Journals update

Here are some journal status updated in S&E Library
On-line access:

1. Australian Journal of Chemistry from 1953 to present  and its former title of “Australian journal of scientific research. Series A, Physical sciences” from 1948-1952
2. Chemical Record: since 2001 till now
3. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry: since 2008

Printed subscrption

1. Chemical & Engineering News: switch back to printed and will be stored at S&E Library

Chemistry PC users: MDL crossfire just released 7.1 version search interface!

MDL Crossfire just release its 7.1 search interface. For more information, please check the feature guide at http://info.crossfirecommander.com. If you want to access to this version, please contact me.

Thank you very much! Happy searching!

APA Style Guide to Electronic References (PDF) file is ready!

Leavey Library received a loose downloaded copy of this publication. Here's the PDF link:

APA Style Guide to Electronic References
 Please feel free to get your own copy!

Discontinued Versions of SciFinder Scholar

In June 2007, CAS notified SciFinder Scholar Key Contacts that after January 2, 2008 the following versions of SciFinder Scholar would be discontinued:

SciFinder Scholar 2004.2 (MAC OS 9 and Windows)

SciFinder Scholar MAC OS X 1.0

The above versions are no longer supported.  Please note that CAS also no longer supports Macintosh OS 9 as of January 2, 2008.

Please update your organization’s access to SciFinder Scholar by visiting myCAS at http://my.cas.org/.  The following are the most recent versions available for download:

SciFinder Scholar 2007 (Windows and MAC OS X)

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is now in E-resources at USC Libraries!

I am pleased to announce that CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is now in E-resources at USC Libraries. CRC Handbook is known as the Bible in chemistry. Please go to Databases of the E-resources, search the title, and enjoy it!

Here are highlights of the current version:

• Continues to provide most accurate, reliable, and current resource available on chemical data
• Provides the widest and most complete coverage of data on properties of inorganic and organic compounds
• Contains NEW as well as updated tables and references to help readers stay up-to-date with the latest developments
• Presents a new Foreword written by Dr. Harold Kroto, credited for co-discovering the Buckminsterfullerene