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Lecture 6: CrossFire Beilstein and Gmelin
Quiz Questions

Note: Check ALL correct answers to each question. There may be more than one correct answer.

Question 1: The CrossFire system allows you to search the Beilstein and Gmelin databases in which of the following ways?

  1. _____ Keyword searching of the text of the records.
  2. _____ Numerical searching of compound data (e.g. melting point, refractive index).
  3. _____ Structure or substructure searching for compounds.
  4. _____ Graphical matching of IR and NMR spectra.
  5. _____ Reaction searching with reactant and product structures.
  6. _____ Combinations of the allowed search types above.

Question 2: When you do a simultaneous search of Beilstein and Gmelin, which of the following compounds are likely to turn up in both databases?

  1. _____ Boron trifluoride.
  2. _____ Tetraethyl lead.
  3. _____ Ferrocene (aka dicyclopentadienyl iron).
  4. _____ Dodecahedrane.
  5. _____ Sodium benzoate.

Question 3: Like many of the library's electronic resources, access to CrossFire is restricted to UCSB IP addresses. If you wanted to use CrossFire from off-campus, which of the following approaches would you use?

  1. _____ Configure your Web browser to use the campus proxy server.
  2. _____ Install the campus VPN client, and log in on it before using CrossFire.
  3. _____ Go to the CrossFire homepage and download the special version for off-campus use.
  4. _____ Give up; there's no way to use CrossFire from off-campus.

Question 4: If you're not sure whether the substance(s) you're looking for is in Beilstein, Gmelin or both, what is a DISADVANTAGE of searching the two databases simultaneously?

  1. _____ Searching both databases at once finds only compounds listed in BOTH databases.
  2. _____ On the search fields tree, only fields available in BOTH databases will be listed.
  3. _____ Searching both Beilstein and Gmelin also searches the Patent Chemistry Database.
  4. _____ The two databases may have different information on the same compound(s).

Question 5: Looking at the CrossFire Commander 7.1 opening screen, and the Search Fields tree, which of the following categories of data are available in Gmelin but NOT in Beilstein?

  1. _____ Quantum Chemical Calculations.
  2. _____ Substance Identification.
  3. _____ Pharmacological and Ecological Data.
  4. _____ Behavior as an Acid/Base.

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