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Research Guide:  Chemistry
 
Finding Background Info  [help]
     Tip:  use these sources for quick overviews, to develop vocabulary for searching and/or for more sources
  Oxford Reference Online Database - access to over 140 online reference books  
  Annual Review of Physical Chemistry  -  The Annual Reviews database incorporates the vast amount of primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in your field of study. 
  ChemIDplus - (National Library of Medicine) -- dictionary of over 370,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures). Includes links to NLM and other databases and resources.
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Finding Articles [help]
  CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics -- full text handbook covering biochemistry, chemistry and physics   *not included in ENGnetBASE*  
Cambridge Structural Database --  now has a web interface (use this for simple quick searches --- the in-depth and full-scale version available only in Rockwell Hall, Room 201)
  MEDLINE   --  provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more
  Science Citation Index  --  Researchers can search citation data (from the footnotes of each article), taking a known, relevant paper or work and finding other, more recent papers that cite it
      Electronic Journal Collections:
       American Chemical Society Archives  full-text searching and instant access to all titles, volumes, issues, and articles published by the ACS from 1879 to 1995 -- more info about ACS
       ScienceDirect College Edition - Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection --   access to peer-reviewed health and life
sciences journal articles
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Finding Books [help]
  Library Catalog -- search by subject, keyword, author or title!
  Most Chemistry Books are located in the QD section of the library (2nd floor stacks)
Web Resources
  Scitopia.org -- "search over 3.5 million documents, plus patents and government data."
  WebElements Periodic Table -- contains the periodic table and information on each element, including historical background, uses, compounds, electronic and physical properties, and more
  American Chemical Society  -  includes pages for chemistry professionals, educators, students at all levels, policymakers, and enthusiasts. Provides access to dozens of the print ACS publications, chemistry news, job listings, lesson plans, the "Molecule of the Week," an interactive periodic table, and more
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How Do I ...?

Tell if it is a Scholarly Journal

Find the Full-Text of an Article

Evaluate a World Wide Web Source

Access Databases from Off Campus


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  Updated:  07/20/10
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