• SciFinder Web - late 1800s-present - geochemistry and environmental sciences
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  • One-time, on-campus registration (Wellesley only)
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• Web of Science - sciences, technology, & medicine - 1900-present
• ACS Journals - fulltext [browser must be cookie-enabled]
• ScienceDirect - physical, life, and social sciences, fulltext 1995 - present
• Academic Search Complete - all topics, dates vary
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• ChemIDplus - US National Library of Medicine · help
• IUPAC Nomenclature and Terminology
• SciFinder Web - Registry database
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• CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics - NOTE: requires PC
• NIST Chemistry WebBook
• WebElements Periodic Table Scholar Edition
• Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities
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• ACS Directory of Graduate Research
• Journal of Chemical Education Online 1924+(articles, software & book reviews)
• Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
• MERLOT Chemistry Portal - About Merlot

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
  
  
• Merck Index Online database
• Access Science
• Credo Reference
• Oxford Reference Online
• Chemistry: Foundations and Applications - Science Reference qQD4 .C48 2004
• Encyclopedia of Analytical Science
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
• Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary
• Treatise on Geochemistry
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• tip: in the library catalog, start with keyword > choose a useful book > full record tab - follow the subject links to find more on that topic
• Knovel - online textbooks and reference titles - browse chemistry (if off-campus, use this link) or search subscribed content via 'My Subscriptions'
• free online books in Chemistry and Materials - National Academies Press
  
• for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

• Her Lab in Your Life - Chemical Heritage Foundation virtual exhibit
• Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry
• Links for Chemists - Univ of Liverpool
• chemistry.org - American Chem Society
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Librarians for Chemistry

Neil Nero
Research & Instruction, x3021

Deborah Lenares
Collections, x3596

Student Library Research Award

Course Guides

 

Chem 205:Chemical Analysis & Equilibrium

Chem 212: Organic Chemistry II

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Biological Chemistry

Environmental Studies

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Citing your sources

 

Chemistry Department

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