Background to chemical information

You can see that chemistry is a subject with a lot of finely-grained data describing it. Knowing about the appropriate tools for searching and handling such data, and transforming it into Information and knowledge is an essential part of modern chemistry. You will be introduced to the most important chemical information searching techniques. In the first and second year laboratories, you will apply these techniques to lab write-ups, for getting background to any problem sets (indeed, even answers!), and later in the year for resolving any specific questions relating to revision. In the second or third year, you will have to do a "dissertation", which includes a much more in-depth analysis of a topical project, and a research project which will almost certainly also require researching. After you graduate, searching the chemical literature for information will become second nature to you if you continue in a chemical career.