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Chemistry Research Guide

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Find Books

Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.

Find Articles

SciFinder: The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases for journal articles and patent literature in chemistry and related fields. Click here to register.
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Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different subjects, including chemistry and related fields (1970s-present).
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ACS Web Editions *: Articles from 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society, including the ACS Legacy Archives (1879-1995).
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Google Scholar (beta): Articles and other scholarly materials on the open web. From off campus, enter Google Scholar through the library website to see Creighton linkouts.
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IngentaConnect: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals (years vary by source). From off campus, enter IngentaConnect through the library website to see Creighton linkouts.
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PubMed: Articles from thousands of biomedical journals, compiled by the National Library of Medicine (mid-1960s to present). From off campus, enter PubMed through the library website to see Creighton linkouts.
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ScienceDirect *: Articles from several thousand journals, including many in chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering (years vary by source).
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Web of Science *: Articles from thousands of journals, including the atmospheric sciences. Use Web of Science to find articles that cite a certain author's work (1977-present).
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Encyclopedias & Reference

AccessScience: The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online, including biographies, definitions, citations, and current news.
ACS Directory of Graduate Research: "Faculties, publications, and Doctoral and Master's theses in...chemistry" from the U.S. and Canada. Useful for choosing a graduate school.
Reference Collection QD 23 A53 (biennial)
ACS Style Guide: Manual of standards and conventions for scientific papers, posters, and oral presentations.
Reference Collection QD 8.5 A25 1997
Aldrich Handbook: Catalog of fine chemicals and lab equipment from the Aldrich Chemical company. Compare the Sigma-Aldrich website.
Reserve Desk TP 202 A54 (annual)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: Classic reference handbook for chemistry and physics, containing comprehensive tabular data.
Reference Collection QD 65 H3 (annual)
CRC Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification: Reference Collection QD 291 R28 1967
Reserve Desk QD 291 R28 1967
Dictionary of Chemistry: Common terms in general chemistry, physical chemistry and biochemistry, including laboratory techniques, chemical engineering, and environment.
Dictionary of Organic Compounds: Physical, structural, and bibliographic information for 150,000 compounds (4th edition with supplements, 1965-1979).
Reference Collection QD 251 D4.9
Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry: Eight-volume set from Wiley & Sons.
Reference Collection QD 148 E53 1994
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Cheimistry: Includes: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton; Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography; and Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry: Entries on general chemistry in four volumes, including elements, compounds, processes, and applications.
Reference Collection QD 4 M33 1997
Merck Index: "Encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals."
Reference Collection RS 51 .M4

Patent Information

United States Patent and Trademark Office: Examines and issues patents and examines and registers trademarks.
http://www.uspto.gov/
Google Patents: Search patents issued in the United States from the 1970s to mid-2006. The information is also available from the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office but Google provides a convienient way to search it.
http://www.google.com/patents

Web Sites

Chemdex: Extensive and reputable directory of chemistry resources compiled by Mark Winter at the University of Sheffield.
http://www.chemdex.org/
ChemFinder: Physical property data and 2D chemical structures for approximately 1,000 common compounds.
http://chemfinder.camsoft.com
Chemical and Other Safety Information: Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other lab safety information from Oxford University.
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/
CHEMINFO: Directory of selected Internet sites, reference sources, lecture notes, and instructional materials from Indiana University.
http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/
Chemputer: Set of simple, interactive calculators for chemistry from the University of Sheffield.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/chemputer/
Conversion of Units: Automatic calculator from the Institute of Chemistry at Freie University in Berlin.
http://www.chemie.fuberlin.de/chemistry/general/units_en.html
Protein Data Bank: "Single worldwide repository for the processing and distribution of 3-D biological macromolecular structure data."
http://www.rcsb.org/
PubChem: "Information on the biological activities of small molecules," including chemical compounds, substances, and structures. Part of the NIH Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative.
http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/
Resources for Chemistry Educators: "Instructional materials and other resources of interest to chemistry teachers and course designers," including web-based tutorials.
http://www.chem1.com/chemed/
Sigma-Aldrich: Catalog of chemicals, complete with properties, references, and label precautions. Compare the Aldrich Handbook in print (above).
http://www.sigma-aldrich.com
WebElements: Colorful periodic table with links to physical and chemical properties for each element, from the University of Sheffield.
http://www.webelements.com

Associations & Organizations

American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://www.aaas.org/
American Chemical Society: http://www.acs.org/
Association for Women in Science (AWIS): http://www.awis.org/

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