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Within the framework of the Compicampus IT short courses, the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center is offering a training course for ChemDraw.

The Swiss Institution of Bioinformatics and the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center present a three-day introduction the python programming language.

1. The world of scientific publishing & communication (1): Basics, publishing models

General overview of the databases and information solutions available at the ETH Zurich and the services of the Information Center

2. The world of scientific publishing & communication (2): New and recent Developments – Outlook

General overview of the databases and information solutions available at the ETH Zurich and the services of the Information Center

The Swiss Institution of Bioinformatics and the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center present a two-day introduction to machine learning using the python programming language.

Save a lot of time during your research project! The Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center offers a valuable crash course on text-based literature search.

3. Searching and retrieving scientific information using search engines and using literature databases

Draw a chemical structure, click the button, and get the correct IUPAC name including stereodescriptors, even for complex inorganic and organometallic structures!

Datenbankrecherchen im Rahmen des Praktikums Organische Chemie für Biologen/Pharm. Wiss. (OCP1)

The Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center is offering a training course for PyMOL, a 3D molecular visualization and analysis software that can produce high-quality renderings of biological macromolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, as well as small molecules.

General overview of the databases and information solutions available at the ETH Zurich and the services of the Information Center

Zotero is an open-source alter­native to reference manage­ment systems like EndNote or Mendeley.

4. Searching and retrieving scientific information using subject-specific databases in life sciences

ICSD is the world's largest database of inorganic crystal structures. Learn how to access the crystallographic, chemical, and physical property data for more than 280,000 crystal structures using ICSD Web.

Datenbankrecherchen im Rahmen des Praktikums Organische Chemie für Biologen/Pharm. Wiss. (OCP1)

PubMed is a free and extremely valuable resource. However, most people use it incorrectly. The Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center offers this crash course on how to get better results faster.

Grammarly is a tool that helps improve the grammar, tone, and clarity of written text. Here we compare the free and paid versions and take a look at its AI-powered writing feature.

Science of Synthesis (SoS) is a unique chemistry database that provides an overview of syn­thetic methods for functional groups and their applications. Learn more about the usage philosophy, which is quite distinct from Reaxys or SciFinder.

5. Searching and retrieving scientific information using subject-specific databases in chemistry (1)

Organize, tag, archive and process pieces of information, ideas and thoughts with this markdown-based software. Find them again later via search or knowledge graph.

Are you not yet on LinkedIn? In this Coffee Lecture you will learn what you need to know about LinkedIn.

General overview of the databases and information solutions available at the ETH Zurich and the services of the Information Center

Scopus offers many ways to extend, refine, and analyze your literature searches. In addition to finding specific literature, you can analyze and track authors, journals, funding agencies, and researchtopics.

6. Searching and retrieving scientific information using subject-specific databases in chemistry (2)

Within the framework of the Compicampus IT short courses, the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center is offering an introduction to large language models.

Preprint servers such as bioRxiv and ChemRxiv allow you to cite your work and share it with the scientific community before it is peer-reviewed. We give you a quick overview.

7. Tools for analyzing, managing and sharing scientific information and sharing knowledge, including pipelining tools

ETH Zurich has licensed Embase, a fee-based and extremely valuable information source. Embase can do more than PubMed, but what exactly? In this crash course, the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center will provide you with an overview of Embase's power.