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CH206 Organic Chemistry - Research Lab

Last Update - 01/18/2010

Research Orientation for CH 206: SciFinder
Spring 2010
Professors: Alayne Schroll, Marque Moffett, Shane Lamos
Reference/Instruction Librarian: Steven Burks

Office: Library 210

Phone: ext 2354

Email: sburks@smcvt.edu

My Reference Hours: Variable, I  work Tuesday evenings 5:30--9:30pm  this semester.

Appointments: Contact me via phone or email 		 


The A-ring analog (2R,3R)-I (R3' = R5' = OH) of (-)-EGCG, the active ingredient of green tea

 
Research Orientation Coverage

SciFinder Scholar: Setting up your account

After March 5th, you will need to use the Library's account to use SciFinder. 

*Important to remember.  We have only ONE user license.  Make sure you Sign-Off when done with SciFinder.  If you close down the browser without Signing-Off, no one can access Scifinder until it times out.

SciFinder Scholar
Description To access SciFinder Scholar:
  1. Register as a user with SciFinder
     

    *You must go through the above link to register.  It goes through the library's proxy which identifies you as a SMC user

    *Email: You must use your smcvt.edu address to register
     

  2. Use SciFinder Scholar
    Search for journal articles and patents in the most comprehensive chemical literature database.  Find a registry number. Search by structure. Locate commercially available chemicals and their suppliers.  Electronic access to Chemical Abstracts. Learn to search Scholar more effectively using How To guides.
Dates of Coverage Chemical Abstracts 1907-present; Patents 1991-present
Source Types varies
Source List Content at a glance
Off-Campus Access Yes
Simultaneous users 1
Direct Import to RefWorks No
Vendor CAS - a division of the American Chemical Society

 

Searching SciFinder

1. Explore References
 - Limiters (language)
 - Author

2. Narrowing Search
 - Remove Duplicates
 - Categorize
       - Substances
       - Topics
 - Analyze
        - CA Section Title
        - Index Term
        -CA Concept Heading
    *After making changes to your search results, click Keep Analyses to make it the new answer set

3. Full-Text Retrieval
 - InterLibrary Loan
 - Citings
 - Links

4. Answer Set
 - Save results to your account
 - Set up "alerts"

The following simple search statement can be broken down to searchable terms.  Each term can be broken down to synonymous, broader, or narrower terms.

Flavanoids in Tea and its effect on Health
Find related search terms from Article titles and  Subject Headings to expand or broaden or narrow your searches.    Also, Medline Subject Headings are good place to find related terms. See  BI 205 Medline                     
Tea Flavanoids Health
Tea Products
Green Tea
etc		 flavanols
epigallocatechin gallate
etc		 medicine
disease
cancer
etc

                                                               

D. Science Indexes and Full-text Databases Truncation symbols for different databases   
D. Science Indexes and Full text Databases

 

 

Databases by Subject - Chemistry
 

  • See Chemistry MetaSearch from link above
SciFinder Scholar Info
MEDLINE Info
Chemical Abstracts [limited hours of access: see STN Hours of Operation for academic accounts.] Info
American Chemical Society Web Edition(34 full text journals) Info
Academic Search Premier Info
Science Direct Info
Academic OneFile Info
Google Scholar Info