The CCIIM's mission is to organize and distribute items that have been developed by chemistry or science librarians, chemists, and others to instruct people in the use of chemical information sources. The clearinghouse was initiated by the chemistry information divisions of the American Chemical Society and the Special Libraries Association in the mid-1980s.

Three types of material are accessible through this site:

• Files available on the Internet (outside Indiana University)
  Many of the titles listed in the CCIIM are freely available on the Internet. All of those are hotlinked through this Web site.
• Files on the Indiana University server (also hotlinked)
• Paper copies
  Although paper copies of some older materials are available for the cost of photocopying, the CCIIM is no longer accepting contributions in this format.

• About the CCIIM Table of Contents
• Full Table of Contents of the CCIIM

• 31 Chemical Abstracts: Printed and Database
  • 31-35.795 CAS ONLINE Academic Program Hours (Wiggins/Indiana)
  • 131SM-01 Using CAS Databases on STN
  • 131QR-01 The CA File on STN: Search and Display Features (Quick Reference Card)

• 40 How to Teach Chemical Information
  • 40-02.795 The Ideal Chemical Information Curriculum (Carr, Somerville)
  • 40-04.396 Teaching Chemical Information (A Workshop Presented by the ACS Division of Chemical Information Education Committee)

• 60 Chemical Information Problem Sets and Exercises
  • 160-01 Practice Problems for "Using CAS Databases on STN"
  • 160-02 Practice Problems in Registry and LRegistry for "Using the CAS Registry File on STN"