How to Find Chemical Information : A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Teachers and Students

A practical approach to the focal issues of chemical information sources, showing how to efficiently locate, use, and in some cases evaluate chemical data. Presents the most important and enduring classical tools, the more significant newer tools, and the underlying methods, principles, and keys needed to cope with the constantly changing array of chemical information sources and tools. Shows how to keep up to data on latest developments, how to let chemical information specialists obtain obscure, needed documents, and how to use Chemical Abstrcts. Examines on-line retrieval systems, patents, and safety-related topics (including environmental aspects). Provides for a savings in time and money as well as the freedom to spark new and creative ideas.

"Highly recommended for anyone in chemistry looking for a very readable book on chemical information retrieval." -Journal of the American Chemical Society (on the Second Edition)

The Essential Guide to Using CHemical Information Sources-in a brand-new Third Edition

More chemical information resources exist now than ever before, in an array of formats that can be daunting to novices and experts alike in every discipline of the field. Yet a sound working knowledge of available sources and how to access them is an invaluable asset to anyone working in the fast-moving world of modern chemistry-an essential tool for saving time, money, and effort.

This new edition of How to Find Chemical Information guides readers skillfully through today's complex maze of chemical information sources and systems, whether in electronic or printed form. It combines an in-depth examination of chemical information tools and access methods with tested principles for assessing and selecting the most appropriate sources for different needs. Thoroughly revised and updated to address all major developments and trends of recent years, How to Find Chemical Information, Third Edition is a peerless resource that features:
* The mechanics of chemistry information flow, communication patterns, and search strategies
* Detailed and up-to-date material on Chemical Abstracts Service and its products
* Other private and government chemical information sources
* Online databases, host systems, Internet files, CD-ROMs, and other electronic products and how these fit into the total information picture
* Encyclopedias, other major reference books, and reviews
* Journals and patent documents
* Coverage of safety, the environment, and related topics
* Chemical marketing and business resources
* Physical property data, process information, and more