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Chemical Literature: Introduction
A guide for use by students in the Chemical Literature class.
Use the tabs along the top of the page ↖↗ to find/learn about content types
If you are struggling, ask me (gabaldoc@wou.edu) or use the chat widget on the library homepage.
Never, ever pay for an article. We have lots of ways of getting it for you.
Use links from library pages to make sure that the vendors/publishers/websites recognize you as a WOU student (so you don't have to pay!)
If you are struggling with Chemical Abstracts ask me - most folks in the library don't have access to it. Logoff every time. Chem Abstracts gets expensive fast!
Searching
Use keywords, not sentences.
Break your concept down to the main ideas
Start with fewer broad and add more to narrow your results down
Use parentheses to group terms e.g., (peanut butter OR jelly), and boolean terms (focus on "AND" and "OR") to make your search more effective:
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