Guia docente 2018_19 Facultade de Química

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
The scietific literature: general aspects.	Structure and classification of the literature. General rules of a literature search. Function, organization and use of a scientific library.
Information Sources	Books. Journals. Technical reports. Conference Proceedings. Patents. Thesis. Government Publications. Standards. Videos. Dictionaries. Directories Encyclopedias Databases
Using Internet	Basic Internet services. Remote connection and file transfer utilities. Search engines. Electronic lists and subscription services. Other services. Structure, function and design of web pages.
Indexing and abstracting services	Identification of a scientific paper. The ISI Web of Knowledge (WOK). The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) and the Scifinder. Other abstracting services. Handbooks.
Bibliographic Managers	Classification of bibliographic references: general principles. Use of popular software packages: Refworks and Endnote as examples.
Preparation of a scientific, technical or academic document	Parts of a scientific document. References, tables and figures : general principles. Use of computer templates. General aspects of the scientific style and the use of English. How to write: CVs, progress reports, grant requests and other academic documents.