Lectures

Teaching

The Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center is engaged in the education of students in the study programs of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, the Department of Biology and the Department of Materials.

The effective and efficient use of the numerous scientific information solutions that are available today is essential for doing successful research, for e.g. planning, conducting and analyzing the experiments. Additionally, ther are also various information solutions that help you to effectively communicate your research results.

The Information Center is involved in both areas and training of students already starts in the 1st semester. The lectures and introductions given by the Information Center are part of various courses, their slides are available for downloading as PDFs on this page.

For doctoral students, postdocs and scientists, we offer an advanced lecture, which runs through the cycle of scientific information - starting with research and retrieval of information, leading to management and analysis of data up to visualization and publication of results, and finally, dissemination of new publications.

Additionally, the Information Center frequently gives Coffee Lectures, which are of interest to students as well as to researchers.

Chemistry, Chemical and Bioengineering

SemesterSubjectLecturePDFs
1An introduction to using the scientific literature
General overview of the databases available at the ETH Zurich and the information solutions and services of the Infocenter
Praktikum Allgemeine ChemiePresentation,
virtual tour
2Organic compounds: synthesis and properties
Introduction to databases: Reaxys, SciFindern (compound and reaction search) and KnowItAll AnyWare (spectra)
Praktikum Organische und Anorganische Chemie IPresentation and Summary
3Searching for organometallic and inorganic compounds
Reactions and properties in Reaxys, SciFinder and handbooks
Praktikum Organische und Anorganische Chemie IIPresentation, Schwarzenbach_I,
Schwarzenbach_II
5Accompanying seminar for chemical engineering case studies
Tips and tricks for effective database searches (Detherm, SpringerMaterials, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, SciFinder-n)
Fallstudie für Chemieingenieure IPresentation part 1,
part 2, part 3, Example

Pharmaceutical Sciences

SemesterSubjectLecturePDFs
1An introduction to using the scientific literature
General overview of the databases  and tools available at the ETH Zurich and the information solutions and services of the Information Center
Praktikum Allgemeine ChemiePresentation, virtual tour
3Searching for organic compounds
Searching in Reaxys and SciFinder (structures and reactions) and KnowItAll AnyWare (spectra)
Praktikum Organische Chemie für Biologen/Pharm. Wiss. (OCP I)Presentation and Summary
5Introduction to pharmaceutical information Resources and into Good Scientific Practice
Find and retrieve information, keep an overview, manage your information, stay up-to-date and introduction to scientific research.
Fachpraktika, Pharmazeutische WissenschaftenPresentation and Summary

Biology

SemesterSubjectLecturePDFs
1An introduction to using the scientific literature
General overview of the databases and tools available at the ETH Zurich and the information solutions and services of the Information Center
Praktikum Allgemeine ChemiePresentation,
virtual tour
3Searching for organic compounds
Searching in Reaxys and SciFinder (structures, properties and reactions) and in KnowItAll AnyWare and SDBS (spectra)
Praktikum Organische Chemie für Biologen/Pharm.Wiss. (OCP 1)Presentation and Summary

Materials Science

SemesterSubjectLecturePDFs
2An introduction to using the scientific literature
General overview of the databases available at the ETH Zurich and the information solutions and services of the Infocenter
Projekte und Praktika 2Presentation, virtual tour
3Information about polymers
Searching in Scopus, Reaxys, SciFinder, AccessEngineering, SpringerMaterials
Projekte und Praktika 3Presentation

Interdisciplinary Sciences and Biochemistry – Chemical Biology

SemesterSubjectLecturePDFs
1An introduction to using the scientific literature
General overview of the databases available at the ETH Zurich and the information solutions and services of the Information Center
Praktikum Allgemeine ChemiePresentation,
virtual tour

Lectures for Master's and PhD students

TitleCourse Material
Introduction to the services of the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Info Center 
For incoming Master students
Presentation and
Summary
511-0007-00Scientific Writing & Presenting (2 ECTS)
For Master students in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Will be announced
in the course
529-0195-00Scientific Information Retrieval & Management in Life Science and Chemistry (2 ECTS)
For doctoral students of the departments D-HEST, D-BIOL, D-MATL und D-CHAB
Will be announced
in the course

Apprentice Lab D-CHAB

LehrjahrTitelLehrmaterial

1

An introduction to using the scientific literature
General overview of the information solutions and services of the Information Center
Presentation:
Part 1, Part 2
2Synthesis
Searching substances and reactions in Reaxys and SciFinder-n
Presentation:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Exercises
2Analytics
Searching physical properties, GC data and spectra in Reaxys, SciFinder-n, KnowItAll AnyWare, SDBD and NIST Chemistry WebBook
Presentation:
Part 1, Part 2,
Summary, Exercises