Chemical Literature (Chem 184/284)

Lecture 4: Data Collections
Quiz Questions

Question 1: From the information in the lecture notes, or by inspecting the print volumes themselves, list three print reference resources that have the following:

1. Topic articles arranged alphabetically?
   
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2. Topic articles arranged by broad subject areas?
   
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3. A molecular formula index?
   
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4. A CAS Registry Number index?
   
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Question 2: Each of the following is plausible reason why the electronic version of a data collection might be more useful than a print version. Give an example from the tools listed in the lecture notes of a reference work available in both print and online that displays that characteristic.

1. The electronic version can be updated more frequently than the print version.
   
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2. The electronic version can be searched by property data valuies.
   
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3. The electronic version can display the data more flexibly than the print version.
   
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4. The electronic version is structure-searchable.
   
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Question 3: Time for a little logical thinking! Creating data collections, especially electronic ones, is not cheap or easy. However, some of the electronic data collections mentioned in the lecture notes are made available free to the public. Give a logical reason why each of the following resources is freely available. (Note: "The goodness of the publisher's hearts" is not a correct answer for any of them.)

1. The Sigma-Aldrich online catalog.
   
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2. ChemFinder.
   
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3. The NIST Chemistry Webbook.
   
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4. International Critical Tables.
   
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