ChemSpider - A free “structure centric” database

ChemSpider, which is a freely available database hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The database leverages content from 400 web sources to create a “structure centric” database offering chemical information on over 25 million compounds. If interested in learning more, please drop by or contact me. There is more information about ChemSpider at their webpage: http://www.chemspider.com/

Citation/Bibliographic Managers (EndNote and RefWorks)

This week's topic are EndNote and RefWorks, which are two bibliographic managers that will allow you to save, manage, and cite references downloaded from a variety of sources (e.g., SciFinder or Web of Science). You can essentially build your own bibliographic database using these software products. If interested in learning more, please drop by mu office or contact me. There is more information about accessing and getting started at the following webpage: http://library.tamu.edu/help/help-yourself/citing-sources.

Interactive Tables and Graphs in Knovel - An eBook Collection of Science/Engineering

Knovel - a collection science and engineering eBooks - contains productivity tools that allows one to interactively plot and extrapolate data contained within tables and graphs of eBooks in Knovel [e.g., Yaw's Chemical Properties Handbook, Polymer Handbook, and DIPPR 801 (A database containing thermophysical properties)]. If interested, please let me know. I can come by and do a demo or provide more information. You can access the database from the library's database webpage or directly using the following URL: http://lib-ezproxy.tamu.edu:2048/login?url=http://c-polychrest.tamu.edu:8331/V?func=native-link&resource=TEX02015

KnowItAll U - 1.3 million spectra (IR, MS, NMR, Raman, and UV-Vis)

The University Libraries now subscribes to KnowItAll U, Bio-Rad's collection of 1.3 million spectra developed from the Sadtler and Wiley spectra collections. If interested, I'm happy to provide a short demo or provide more information.

You can access the database from the library's database webpage or directly using the following URL: Access: http://lib-ezproxy.tamu.edu:2048/login?url=http://c-polychrest.tamu.edu:8331/V?func=native-link&resource=TEX05705

U.S. and International Patents

Interested in some tips and tricks about searching and accessing U.S. and international patents? If so, please contact me for a short tutorial at your place or mine. There's some information on the following library webpage, but I have more to share:
http://library.tamu.edu/help/resource-format-guides/patents

Reaxys

Access to DiscoveryGate, our current platform for Beilstein and Gmelin, will cease after December 31st 2010. It will be replaced by Reaxys, Elsevier's new platform for Beilstein and Gmelin. Reaxys provides reaction/structure searching, as well as an extensive collection of  property data.  Reaxys can be accessed from the library's list of databases and there is a direct link below. Reaxys: http://lib-ezproxy.tamu.edu:2048/login?url=http://c-polychrest.tamu.edu:8331/V?func=native-link&resource=TEX07004

SciFinder

The client version of SciFinder will cease to exist after June 30th 2011. Please contact me if you have questions about the registration process or accessing the new web-based version of SciFinder. Here is a link to the library's SciFinder webpage to register: http://lib-ezproxy.tamu.edu:2048/login?url=http://c-polychrest.tamu.edu:8331/V?func=native-link&resource=TEX06157