Roth, Dana L.

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Better understanding users in a research setting. 
 
Abstract:   There are a wide variety of ways for librarians and information specialists to 
develop an understanding of their users and their information needs. This poster 
session will review some of the tools available to subject specialists in a research 
institute setting. Some uncommonly used approaches will be described, including:  
 
1. Reviewing recent research publications for ISI corrections on a continuing basis.  
2. Attending classes - setting up a web page for assigned journal references.  
3. Analyzing cited references in research publications for books not held.  
4. Preparing custom new book lists. 
5. Comparing search results from different indexing/abstracting services 
 
Dana L. Roth 
Millikan Library / Caltech 1-32 
1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125 
626-395-6423  fax 626-792-7540 
dzrlib@library.caltech.edu 
http://library.caltech.edu/collections/chemistry.htm 
 
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1.Reviewing research publications in Web of Science for corrections.  
 
I have been reviewing the Web of Science records, for articles authored by faculty 
members in Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, for several 
years.  Since the quality control of the input process depends on human comparison of 
the original article and a scanned/OCR record, significant errors are possible.  In the 
records below, the erroneous record elements are designated with an **.  Each error is 
reported to the ISI Help Desk, with a copy to the affected author.  ISI is now able to 
make corrections immediately to the WoS database. 
 
 
Oxygen-mediated regulation …  
… **We YW … **Wold A 
J. CELL. PHYSIOL.  2001 
 
Authors should read  Wei YW & Wold B 
 
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Development and application … 
Toste FD … ** 
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS … 
223: 160-ORGN Part 2 APR 7 2002 
 
2nd author's name omitted. Please add: Trost BM 
 
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Steidel CC, Giavalisco M, Pettini M, et al.     
Spectroscopic confirmation of a population … 
**ASTROPHYS J  
462 (1): L17-& Part 2 MAY 1 1996 
 
This article is cited 350 times in NASA ADS database, but only 146 times in WoS with 
Astrophys J as the abbreviated journal title.   WoS has an additional 248 cites with ApJ 
as the abbreviated journal title. 
 
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TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (+)-K252A … 
WOO** JL, STOLTZ BM, DIETRICH HJ 
J AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY  
117: (41) 10413-10414 OCT 18 1995 
 
First author's last name is:  WOOD 
 
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QM(DPT)** and MD studies … 
Hua X** …, Che J** 
NANOTECHNOLOGY  
11: (2) 85-88 JUN 2000 
 
The title should read QM(DFT)  
 
Author names should read: HUA XL CHE JW 
(Chinese forenames are segmented according 
to pronunciation, e.g. Xinlei=XL & Jianwei=JW) 
 
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**Spinophilin … Ca2ﷆ蝮阩dependent protein  
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY 
90 (2): 317-324 JUL 2004 
 
Ca2 and the Arabic(?) and Chinese(?) characters should read:   
Ca2+/calmodulin- 
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500,000 vehicle emissions readings … 
Stedman DH, Bishop GA, Agee LD, Williams MJ 
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS … 
225: 88 Part 1 MAR 2003 
  
All the address' following the first were taken from the next abstract (#89).  
 
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Amido … (CuCu1)-Cu-1** … (CuCu1.5)-Cu-1.5 ** 
Harkins SB, Peters JC 
J AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY  
126 (9): 2885-2893 MAR 10 2004 
 
(CuCu1)-Cu-1  should read:  Cu(1)Cu(1)  
(CuCu1.5)-Cu-1.5  should read: Cu(1.5)Cu(1.5) 
 
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Sampling methods used for the collection … 
… Bae MS, Quinn P, Bate T**, Eatough DJ …  
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT 
37 (11): 1435-1449 APR 2003 
 
The third author's name should read: Bates T 
 
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2.  Attending classes …Web Page for Ch242 Chemical Synthesis 
 
Several years ago, I audited Ch242 (Caltech's graduate level organic chemical 
synthesis class).  In cooperation with the instructor, who was new to Caltech, I 
established a web page for the class:  
 
http://library.caltech.edu/collections/chemistry.htm#CH242A 
 
which includes links to the following resources. 
 
Beilstein Gmelin Journal Abbreviations    
 
Databases-Synthetic Techniques, Natural Products   
 
Journal Article References for Ch242  (2004) ** 
 
Aldol Reaction (journal references)  
 
Journal Links  
 
pKa Values (H2O, DMSO)  
 
pKa Values (DMSO)  
 
Structure Searching (Beilstein/CCD/SFS) **** 
 
Tips For Reading Chemical Literature 
 
The Journal Article References for Ch242 were transcribed from class notes each 
week and added to the web page with links to the full text of the article (if available), or 
a photocopy of the article was placed on reserve.  For example: 
 
References for 11/29/04 - 12/03/04 
 
1a. Total synthesis of (.+-.)-methyl homosecodaphniphyllate. 
A remarkable new tetracyclization reaction 
Roger B. Ruggeri, Marvin M. Hansen, Clayton H. Heathcock; 
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1988; 110(26); 8734-8736 
 
1b. The Enchanting Alkaloids of Yuzuriha. 
Heathcock, Clayton H.; 
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 1992, 31(6), 665-681. 
MIL-8 Ch 242 Reserve (photocopy) 
 
2. Catalytic Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reactions. 
Yujiro Hayashi 
in: Cycloaddition reactions in organic synthesis / 
edited by Shu Kobayashi and Karl Anker Jorgensen. 
Wiley-VCH, 2002. Pages 1-55. 
MIL-8 Ch 242 Reserve  (reserve book) 
 
The 'Structure Searching (Beilstein/CCD/SFS)' handout was prepared for a one hour 
class offered each year and attended by graduate students and post-docs.  It is 
primarily a tutorial on searching MDL Crossfire with brief reviews and comparisons with 
the Combined Chemical Dictionary and SciFinder Scholar.  This contents include: 
 
STRUCTURE SEARCHING QUICK REVIEW -- 2005 
 
Beilstein/Gmelin                  2-14 
MDL CrossFire V6        2 
Getting Started          3 
 Drawing Chemical Structures      4-5 
Pre-defined Generic / User defined  Groups & Atom Lists     6 
Templates          7 
Searching & Displaying …               8-9 
 Reaction Searching & Search Tips      9 
 Custom Displays & Printing       10 
Autonom & Data (name/property) Searching    11 
Beilstein Notes         12 
 Gmelin Notes         13 
Beilstein & Gmelin's Relationship to SciFinder Scholar  13 
Crossfire Documentation       14 
 
Combined Chemical Dictionary       15-17 
 
Dictionary of Organic Chemistry 
Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry 
Dictionary of Natural Products 
Dictionary of Analytical Reagents 
Dictionary of Drugs 
 
Text Searching         16 
Structure Searching        17 
 
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)      18-20 
 
 Databases             18-19 
 Search Tips         19 
 SFS Solutions (Web based help files)     20 
 
Beilstein/Gmelin vs CCD vs SciFinder Scholar     21 
 
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3.  Analyzing cited references for new books …  
 
Reference lists from recent articles are perused for possible additions to the library's 
book collection.  Since Caltech's research is very selective, the library collects only for 
current research programs.  The arrival of new faculty members generally highlights 
the need to purchase a number of books not previously held. 
 
 
CHEN XJ PHYS REV B 2004 69   104518    
CHEN XJ PHYS REV B 2001 64   212501    
CHEN XJ PHYSICA C 2 1997 282 797       
**COOPER SL PHYS PROPERTIES HIGH 1994 4  
       
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HISANO N J BIOMED MATER RES 1998 40 115    
**HUGLIN MB LIGHT SCATTERING POL 1972          
INOUE S J BIOL CHEM 2000 275 40517  
   
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WALSH CA PHYS REV B 1982 26 4166 
WALSH CA PHYS REV LETT 1981 47 1500   
**WEISS GH ASPECTS APPL RANDOM 1994       
 
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4.  Custom New Book Lists 
 
Each month, I prepare a custom 'new book list' from the master list posted to the 
Caltech Libraries web site.  I delete non-essential information to produce an easily 
readable review of the month's new books and special journal issues.  We have been 
routinely analyzing journals issues for conference proceedings and special topics for 
about 20 years.  I also provide a delivery service for any requested items.  For 
example: 
 
 
Robinson, James W. 
Undergraduate instrumental analysis. 
Marcel Dekker, c2005.  
QD79.I5 R6 2005.  
 
Sierra, Miguel A.  
Dead ends and detours :  
Wiley-VCH, c2004.  
QD262 .S485 2004.  
 
Polymer synthesis. 
Springer, c2004.  
Advances in polymer science ; 171.  
QD281.P6 F6 no.171.  
 
Modern aldol reactions. 
Wiley-VCH, c2004.  
QD305.A6 .M64 2004.  
Analytical biotechnology. 
Current opinion in biotechnology ; v. 16, no. 1.  
JOURNAL ISSUE.  
 
Applied proteomics collection. 
Nature reviews. Drug discovery ;  
March 2005, suppl. 
JOURNAL ISSUE.  
 
Configurational energy landscapes … 
clusters, fluids and biomolecules :  
papers of a discussion meeting, 2005.  
Phil. trans. Mathematical … ; v. 363, no. 1827.  
JOURNAL ISSUE.  
 
Proteomics and genomics. 
Current opinion in chemical biology ; v. 9, no. 1.  
JOURNAL ISSUE.  
 
f-element spectroscopy and coordination chemistry. 
Journal of solid state chemistry ; v. 178, no. 2.  
JOURNAL ISSUE.  
 
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5.  Analyzing Einstein's Annalen articles in Wos, INSPEC, and SciFinder  
 
I recently noticed that one of Albert Einstein's articles was missing from ISI's new 
'Century of Science' (Web of Science, 1900-1944).  Further analysis revealed that 
Einstein's articles (in Annalen der Physik) were not consistently indexed by the major 
indexing/abstracting services. For example, the listings below display the title of the 
original article in Annalen der Physik, followed by brief entries from CAplus, Web of 
Science/INSPEC.   
 
 
Folgerungen aus den Capillaritätserscheinungen [AdP 4, 513 (1901)] A. Einstein  
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CAplus 
Conclusions from capillarity phenomena.     Einstein, Albert.    Annalen der Physik 
(Weinheim, Germany)  (1901),  4  513-523. 
 
Deductions from capillary phenomena.     Einstein, A..    Annalen der Physik 
(Weinheim, Germany)  (1901),  4  513.  From: J. Phys. Chem. 6(1) 83, 1902. 
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Web of Science 
Einstein A  Conclusions from the capillarity occurrences ANNALEN DER PHYSIK 4 (3): 
513-523 MAR 1901 
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INSPEC 
Deductions from capillary phenomena  Einstein, A. Annalen der Physik,  v 4(3),  March 
1901, 513-523 
 
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Eine Theorie der Grundlagen der Thermodynamik [AdP 11, 170 (1903)] A. Einstein 
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CAplus 
xxx  
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Web of Science 
Einstein A  A theory on the basics of thermodynamics  ANNALEN DER PHYSIK 11 (5): 
170-187 APR 1903  
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INSPEC 
Foundations of thermodynamics   Einstein, A. Annalen der Physik,  v 11(1),  April 
1903,170-187 
 
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Zur allgemeinen molekularen Theorie der Wärme [AdP 14, 354 (1904)] A. Einstein 
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CAplus 
General molecular theory of heat.     Einstein, A..    Bern,  Switz.    Annalen der Physik 
(Weinheim, Germany)  (1904),  14  354-362. 
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WoS 
xxx 
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INSPEC 
xxx 
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Die Plancksche Theorie der Strahlung und die Theorie der spezifischen Wärme [AdP 
22, 180 (1907)] A. Einstein  
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SciFinder 
Einstein, A..  Planck's theory of radiation and the specific heat theory.    Annalen der 
Physik (Weinheim, Germany)  (1907),  22  180-190. 
 
Einstein, A..  Planck's Theory of Radiation and the Theory of Specific Heats.    Annalen 
der Physik (Weinheim, Germany)  (1907),  22  180-90. 
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Web of Science 
Einstein A  The Planck theory of radiation and the theory of specific heat   ANNALEN 
DER PHYSIK 22 (1): 180-190 DEC 1907 
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INSPEC 
Planck's theory of radiation and the theory of specific heat  Einstein, A.  Annalen der 
Physik,  v 22, n 1,  28 Dec. 1906, p 180-190 


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