Research Guides: Pharmaceutical Sciences: Tutorials and Online Teaching Aids

Video

Science video training and demonstrations

JoVE: Journal of Visualized Experiments
An online video-publication for biological research.
LabAction
A community driven free resource for the information on biotechnology, cloning, human genetics, genetic disorders, stem cell research and marine biology.
DnaTube
A non-profit video site which is aiming to be a visual scientific resource for its visitors making scientific concepts easily understandable.

Database Tutorials

Knovel
Online Interactive Books and Databases a large number of online science and engineering handbooks.
Knovel - Explore Knovel Features
Try some of Knovel's features: Interactive Tables | Tables with Equation Plotter | Graph Digitizer | Tables with Graph Plotter | Spectra Viewer | Chemical Structure Search | Phase Diagram Viewer | Excel SpreadSheets | Periodic Table of the Elements | Unit
ACerS-NIST Phase Diagrams Tutorial (Flash movie 02:07)-Tutorial
Flash tutorial for database. The Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database Version 3.1 for 2005 contains more than 20,000 diagrams previously published in phase volumes produced as part of the ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams Program: Volumes I thru X
Phase Equilibria Diagrams - Chemical System Designation Rules
Users familiar with the series of published volumes of Phase Equilibria Diagrams (Phase Diagrams for Ceramists) are aware that chemical designation and sort order rules have varied among the volumes. The chemical system designation of all diagrams in all
Phase Equilibria Diagrams - Common Tasks Search options
With this Phase Equilibria Diagrams (PED) CD-ROM application, you can retrieve all published NIST/ACerS phase equilibria diagrams and commentaries.
Six methods of searching can be used:
• Search by Chemical System
• Search by Published Aut
Powder Diffraction File Tutorials (ICDD)
The PDF is a collection of 272,000 material data sets that have been characterized by X-ray analysis and edited to include physical properties, experimental preparation and literature citations. (12.7 Mb)
Powder Diffraction Files (HTML)-Tutorial
PDF-4 description of previous version.
Science of Synthesis - Getting Started Manual (PDF)
Science of Synthesis Guided Examples (PDF)
Guided Examples compiled by Dr. Thomas Krimmer (Thieme Publishing) for exact structure search, reaction search, outbound linking, and accessing Houben-Weyl citations. 10 pp.
Science of Synthesis Worked Examples (PDF)
Two practical examples of the use of Science of Synthesis in resolving organic synthesis problems. 13 pp.

International Year of Chemistry 2011

International Year of Chemistry 2011

ACS Celebrates the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011)

Join the global celebration of chemistry and its contributions to the world around us! Under the unifying theme "Chemistry—our life, our future," IYC 2011 will offer a range of interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages. With its global reach, IYC 2011 offers opportunities for participation at the local, regional, and national level. Visit our IYC website to learn more about this global celebration.

Publishing 101

Videos from ACS on Publishing Your Resaerch

Episode 1: How to Write a Paper to Communicate Your Research (8:40)

The video, entitled, “How to Write a Paper to Communicate your Research,” answers the following questions:

When should you begin to think about writing up your research for publication?
How do your students handle your approach of writing while you research?
How do new technologies help scientists communicate their work?
How many drafts does each paper undergo? Do you have your papers undergo an internal review?
Do authors need to be thinking of marketing their articles?
How concerned should I be about the title and abstract of my papers?

JoVE Multimedia for Chemistry

JoVE: Chemistry focuses on the methodology within chemistry and chemical preparation within multidisciplinary fields. The chemistry section welcomes articles about new methodologies and new twists on existing methodologies.

The scope of this section includes but is not limited to:

Organic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Physical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical biology
Molecular biology
Preparation, use, and analysis of novel materials and structures
Spectroscopic techniques
Molecular self-assembly and recognition

Tutorials

SciFinder Scholar at Stanford University
CAS e-seminar series - archived sessions
Archive of Recorded e-Seminars and PDF documents at WebEx.
SciFinder e-Seminars - Listed by Basic and Intermediate
Beginner and intermediate level e-Seminar training sessions for easier viewing and access.
CAS Academic Resources
Links to tutorials for SciFinder Scholar and CAS Statistical Summary.
ACS Style Guide (3rd. ed.) (quick guide)
Quick guide to citing using the ACS Style Guide (3rd ed.) Chapter 14. This quick guide is not a substitute for the ACS Style Guide, but it does include some commonly used formats.
American Chemical Society Study Guides for ACS Qualifying Exams
The exams available to bona fide chemistry teachers and administrators in high schools, colleges, and universities includes more than fifty exams covering general chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry,
NCBI Tutorials on YouTube
These video tutorials highlight bioinformatics resources such as NCBI Entrez, BLAST, and the UCSC Genome Browser and focus on specific activities for conducting genomic research.
Harvard's Countway Library of Medicine (video)
Crossfire Beilstein and Gmelin tutorials (University of Wisconsin)
Macromedia Flash demonstration of Beilstein and Gmelin databases.
Crossfire Beilstein User Guide (PDF)
The CrossFire Beilstein database is the world's largest compilation of chemical facts. CrossFire Beilstein database is useful for generating new leads, planning synthetic routes (including starting materials and intermediates), determining bioactivity and
Crossfire Gmelin User Guide (PDF)
Are there any tips or training materials on how to use the CrossFire databases? Please note that chemical element searching in Gmelin is all lower-case-search, for example to search silicon, search as "si," not Si.
ChemgaPedia CHEMGAROO Educational Systems by FIZ CHEMIE Berlin.
Comprehensive curricular encyclopaedia for chemistry that combines an encyclopedia with tutorials in organic, inorganic and environmental chemistry. Originally developed in German, translated into English and French.
PubChem - 12 videos for searching database
PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a free resource developed by the NCBI at the National Institutes of Health and available at http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
XCITR - eXplore Chemical Information Teaching Resources
XCITR is a repository for exploring and sharing chemical information teaching resources. Register today to contribute materials that you have produced for sharing with others or access XCITR materials for teaching or personal use.
The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct
The simulation addresses Responsible Conduct of Research topics such as avoiding research misconduct, mentorship responsibilities, handling of data, responsible authorship, and questionable research practices.

How can I tell if a web site has good information?

Bogus Web pages

When searching for information on websites, you may encounter information that presents itself as credible but it misleading or satirically incorrect. Listed below are examples of websites with misleading, incorrect, and false information - although presented with professional graphical design.

Havidol
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Aspartame Information Center
My Pyramid.org…
National Marine Sanctuaries
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Male Pregnancy
SCIgen
Enter your name or the names of "celebrities" to generate legitimate-sounding computer science papers
RYT Hospital

Help

To get help with any of these databases, or if you have problems logging in contact:

Mitchell Brown
230 Science Library
Office: 949-824-9732
mcbrown@uci.edu