Searching the Chemical Literature (Advances in Chemistry Series 004)

Title......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
Coverage......Page 3
Quality of Abstracts......Page 4
Promptness in Publication......Page 5
Indexes......Page 6
Words......Page 7
Formula Index......Page 8
Literature Cited......Page 9
Influence of Nomenclatural Evolution 
upon Comprehensive Literature Searches......Page 10
The Foundation of Nomenclature......Page 11
Development of Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry......Page 14
Current Aspects of Nomenclature  Difficulties......Page 15
Literature Cited......Page 17
Indexes, Happy and Unhappy 
Hunting Grounds......Page 19
Chemical Indexing as It Was......Page 20
Subject Heading Lists......Page 21
Advice to Searchers......Page 22
Literature Cited......Page 23
Variations in Spelling......Page 24
Literature Cited......Page 25
Title......Page 26
Creation of the Abstract......Page 27
Indexing......Page 29
Literature Research......Page 30
Changes in Spelling......Page 31
Dictionaries......Page 32
Chemisches Zentralblatt......Page 33
Basic Rules for Literature Search......Page 34
Literature Cited......Page 35
Searching Less Familiar Periodicals......Page 37
Treatises......Page 38
Abstracting Journals......Page 39
ANALYTICA L CHEMISTRY .......Page 40
Periodicals......Page 41
Literature Cited......Page 44
General Forms of Abbreviation......Page 45
Less Common Forms of Abbreviation......Page 47
Selected Bibliography of References on Journal Citations......Page 49
Other Aids......Page 51
Accessibility......Page 52
Conclusions......Page 53
II. Lists of Dissertation Titles of National Coverage......Page 54
Literature Cited......Page 55
Searching the Botanical Drug Literature......Page 56
Interpreting the Foreign Prescription......Page 57
Identifying Merck References......Page 58
Bibliography of Drug Compendia......Page 59
Literature Cited......Page 60
Exploring United States 
Chemical Patent Literature......Page 61
Structure of Patents......Page 63
Locating Patents......Page 65
Patent Office Search Room......Page 67
Literature Cited......Page 69
Searching United States 
Government Documents......Page 70
Office of Technical Services......Page 71
Department of Defense......Page 72
National Archives......Page 73
Literature Cited......Page 74
Chemical Trade-Marks......Page 75
Bibliography......Page 77
Patent Office Library......Page 81
British Patents......Page 83
German Patents......Page 85
Russian Patents......Page 87
Swiss Patents......Page 88
III. Chemical Patent Abstracts, Lists, and Encyclopedias......Page 89
IV. Articles, Books, and Journals Furnishing Chemical Patent References......Page 91
Cellulose......Page 92
V. Classification of Patents......Page 93
VI. Information on Patents and Patent Laws 
United States......Page 94
Foreign......Page 95
Pitfalls of Searching Early Literature......Page 96
Scope of the Search......Page 97
Applications of Materials......Page 104
Reviews......Page 105
House Organs for Employees and Stockholders......Page 106
Chemotherapeutics and Nutrition......Page 107
Laboratory and Plant Equipment......Page 108
Petroleum and Petroleum Products......Page 109
Chemical and Miscellaneous Products......Page 110
Searching for Unpublished Data......Page 112
Scientific Meetings......Page 113
Theses and Dissertations......Page 114
Literature Cited......Page 115
Methods and Sources in Chemical 
Market Research......Page 117
Examples of Market Researches......Page 118
Requirements and Definitions......Page 119
Domestic Journals......Page 122
Government Publications......Page 123
Summary......Page 125
Chemical Trade Literature and Its Usefulness......Page 126
Types of Trade Literature......Page 127
Obtaining Trade Literature......Page 129
Searching the Files......Page 130
Conclusions......Page 131
Physics......Page 132
Biology......Page 133
References......Page 134
Content......Page 135
Distribution......Page 137
Summary......Page 138
Scope......Page 139
Selection of Sources......Page 140
Patent Searching......Page 141
Critical Surveys......Page 142
Summary......Page 143
Literature Cited......Page 144
Library Techniques in Searching......Page 145
Hypothetical Art Search......Page 147
Patent Literature......Page 151
The Larger Problem......Page 154
Bibliography......Page 155
Patentability Searches......Page 157
Sources......Page 158
Search Report......Page 159
Miscellaneous Searches......Page 160
Summary......Page 161
Literature Cited......Page 162
Classification......Page 163
Filing......Page 164
Selection of Material......Page 165
Information Bulletins......Page 166
Abstract Forms......Page 167
Advantages of System......Page 168
Summary......Page 170
INDEX......Page 171