Guide to the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library, UC Berkeley

Guide to the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Library 2010 – 2011 University of California, Berkeley 2 Table of Contents Getting started .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The spectrum of chemical information resources ........................................................................................ 4 Using electronic library resources from home or off-campus ...................................................................... 5 Get books ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Borrow books from other library systems .................................................................................................... 7 Get journal articles ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Find journal articles on topic X ..................................................................................................................... 9 Reasons to visit the Chemistry Library ........................................................................................................ 10 Technology at the Chemistry Library .......................................................................................................... 11 Save money, avoid library fines .................................................................................................................. 12 Writing tips .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Index............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Contact us ................................................................................................................................................... 17 3 Getting started Get ready to … borrow library books and materials Get your Cal 1 Card. This is the library card for students, staff, and faculty. use the library's electronic journals and resources from home/off-1. Set up your CalNet ID (for students, staff, and faculty only). campus 2. Afterwards, set up the Proxy Server or VPN (instructions). visit the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library Find us at 100 Hildebrand Hall (map and hours) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering graduate students and faculty have after-hours access to the library. For entry: Swipe your Cal 1 Card at the card reader by the front doors. In case of after-hours emergency, the reading room has a yellow police call-down box. Explore the … Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library website Visit www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM Discover links to chemical information resources Check our blog and read library news and events Find instructional classes for library tools UC Berkeley Library As the seventh largest library system in the US (ALA, 2010), there is something for everyone. Visit www.lib.berkeley.edu Check out the Science Libraries ucblibrary3.berkeley.edu:8086/sciences Explore the 29 libraries on campus Instructional classes at the Library Visit: www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/ ucblibrary3.berkeley.edu:8086/sciences/upcomingevents 4 The spectrum of chemical information resources General / Encyclopedia DictionariesBackground Reviews Books Reference books Textbooks HandbooksPractical / ProtocolsUseful data Safety information Physical property data Syntheses and reactions Spectra Detailed / Journal articles Original research Patents The following guide gives examples of chemical information sources with recommendations. http://units.sla.org/division/dche/il/cheminfolit.pdf 5 Using electronic library resources from home or off-campus To use library resources from home or off-campus, please configure your computer first. Set up either one of the following. Proxy Server About You make a one-time change in the settings of your web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.). When you select a link to a library resource, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID. Getting started For instructions, visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/proxy.html Using proxy servers Your web browser will prompt you to log in with your CalNet ID when you use a library resource. Virtual Private Network (VPN) About Client software you install on your computer in order to establish a secure "tunnel" to the UC Berkeley network. Getting started For instructions, visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/vpn.html Using VPN Before using library resources, start the VPN software and log in with your CalNet ID. After you’re done, log off. Using the SciFinder Scholar client or CrossFire Beilstein/Gmelin?  Only VPN will connect you to these databases; proxy servers will not work. 6 Get books StartSearching for NoYesbooks reserved for your class?Search UCB Library’s book collectionsSearch OskiCat for course reserves1. Visit http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/1. Visit http://oskicat.berkeley.edu2. Search the OskiCat catalog by book title, 2. Select the “Course Reserves” tabauthor, subject, or keyword 3. Search by “Department and Course Number”ALTERNATIVELY, browse the collection of 4. Find the book, and copy its call numberelectronic books:5. If available, visit the library’s circulation http://tinyurl.com/2547lvkdesk and ask for the book.Can you find NoYesthe book in OskiCat?The book is not available at the library.(Optional) If you’re interested, check for an online copy of the book.Go to Borrow books from other library systems, page 7Beneath the title, look for “Link to online version(s)”In the OskiCatNorecord, is the Yesbook status “AVAILABLE?”1. Copy the Call no. and Is the status Yeslibrary location.“DUE xx-xx-xx?” 2. Visit the library and check the book out.The book is on loan to Nosomeone else. Is the status YesClick the “Request” button, “MISSING?” complete the form, and be the next in line for the book.NoThe book is not available at If book status is “IN PROCESS”, etc. –the library.ask for help at the Chemistry Library Go to You’ve got it.circulation desk or email Borrow books from other Happy reading!chem@library.berkeley.edulibrary systems, page 7 7 Borrow books from other library systems StartCheck if another UC campus has the book1. Search the Melvyl database http://berkeley.worldcat.org2. Click on book title.3. Look under “Find a copy in the library.”Is the book available NoYesat another UC campus?Request the book from non-UC librariesRequest book delivery to UC BerkeleySubmit request at: 1. Select the “Request” button.https://sunsite.berkeley.edu/ilb2. Complete the form and then wait for email notification.You’ve got it.Happy reading! 8 Get journal articles StartDo you know the Noarticle’s title, journal, Yesvolume/year, and page number?I am starting my research and Check whether article is available searching for journal articles onlineon topic X.1. Visit the library home page http://www.lib.berkeley.eduGo to Find journal articles on topic X, 2. Select “E-Journal titles A-Z” page 93. Select the “CitationLinker” tab4. Complete the formNoIs your article Yesavailable online?Look for a paper copy of the articleFollow the links or “UC-eLinks” 1. Search OskiCat for the article’s to your articlejournal name: http://oskicat.berkeley.edu2. Check if the journal is available at the library.  In the journal record, scroll to a library “Location” and click “View volumes.”Is your journal Novolume available at UC Berkeley?Request your article from another Yeslibrary1. Submit request at: https://sunsite.berkeley.edu/ilb2. Check your email for delivery.Is your journal Novolume only Yesavailable at the location NRLF?Visit library and make a copyRequest a PDF scan of your article 1. Copy the “Call No.” and “Location”from the NRLF storage facility2. Visit the library1. Select the link “Request an article 3. Find the journal volume and from NRLF” to make a request.photocopy or scan the article.2. Check your email for delivery.You’ve got it.Happy reading! 9 Find journal articles on topic X StartFor most chemistry topics, search SciFinder Scholar to startWith all databases, check for online 1. Register for a login at copies of the articles by selecting:http://software.chem.ucla.edu/scifind/UCBwebSFS.html• “UC-eLinks,” or 2. Connect to VPN http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/vpn.html• links to full-text articles3. Visit https://scifinder.cas.org/If you do not see these links:ALTERNATIVELY, for general science topics, search either:1. Copy the article’s title, journal, volume, • Web of Science http://isiknowledge.com/wosdate, and page numbers.• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/2. Go to Get journal articles, page 8.Search Beilstein – an organic chemistry Searching for Yesdatabaseorganic chemistry syntheses/topics?Install client software first:http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/xfire.htmlNoSearch Gmelin – an inorganic chemistry Inorganic chemistry Yesdatabase.syntheses or topics?Install the client software first: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/xfire.htmlNoSearch either:Chemistry topic Yes• PubMedrelated to life http://tinyurl.com/7chw9rsciences or • PubChemmedicine?http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/NoSearch Compendex or INSPECChemical Yesengineering topics?Visit the Engineering Library:http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENGI/listdbs.htmlNoFor non-chemistry topics, find a You’ve found database to search:an article.http://tinyurl.com/28f8h9vHappy reading! 10 Reasons to visit the Chemistry Library Quiet study Technology Information help Books and journals Chemical information Class or meeting rooms