ChemSpider is not intended to be just a portal to a structure searchable database. Rather ChemSpider is expected to answer questions, solve problems for users and offer the opportunity to create solutions from the abundance of data and services available via ChemSpider. We will be working with a series of partners and collaborators to demonstrate specific applications of ChemSpider. Over the next few months we will be creating a series of Technical Notes reviewing the usage of ChemSpider. These documents will include general tutorials and step-by-step instructions on how to apply ChemSpider to certain problems.
If you have a concept or success story that you feel would be appropriate to share with our users, we encourage you to contact us at info-at-chemspider-com and work with us in order to post it as a technical note.
PDF File: The Curators Manual for ChemSpider
Users of ChemSpider can be granted the right to remove or add information associated with a chemical compound. These people are called Curators. This manual provides an overview of how curators can enhance the quality of data on ChemSpider.
PDF File: Adding Data Sources Information to ChemSpider
This technical note describes how to associate a particular chemical entity with an external data source such as a chemical vendor, webpage, blog-posting, Open Notebook Science page or Wikipedia page.
PDF File: Interactive Cleaning of Molecules During Curation and Deposition
This technical note describes how to improve the depiction of chemical structures and "clean" the molecule to improve the display. This process is allowed during deposition and by curators.
PDF File: Single Structure Depositions on ChemSpider
This technical note describes how to deposit structures and associated information onto ChemSpider
PDF File: The Process of Curating Identifiers on ChemSpider
This technical note describes how to curate identifiers on ChemSpider and help improve the quality of content on the database
Web Page: Structure Searching of Patents Using ChemSpider
PDF File: Structure Searching of Patents Using ChemSpider
This technical note describes how to perform structure searches of patents and the mash-up with Surechem.
Web Page: Uploading Spectra Onto ChemSpider
PDF File: Uploading Spectra Onto ChemSpider
This technical note describes how to upload spectra to ChemSpider for people to view.
Web Page: Registering on ChemSpider
PDF File: Registering on ChemSpider
This technical note describes how to register on ChemSpider.
Web Page: Adding ChemSpider Searching into Your Own Website
PDF File: Adding ChemSpider Searching into Your Own Website
This technical note describes how to embed ChemSpider text-based searches into your own website.
Web Page: Installing ChemSpider Add-ins for Firefox and Internet Explorer
PDF File: Installing ChemSpider Add-ins for Firefox and Internet Explorer
This technical note describes the ability to perform text-based searches of ChemSpider using browser add-ins for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Web Page: Integrating ACD/ChemSketch to ChemSpider for Online Property Prediction and Searching
PDF File: Integrating ACD/ChemSketch to ChemSpider for Online Property Prediction and Searching
This technical note explains how the desktop structure drawing software, ACD/ChemSketch, can be used to access both the property predictions as well as the ability to perform searches of the database.