Contents:

• Find books
• Find background information
• Find articles & essays
• Full text journals
• Tracing citations
• Citation style
• Key websites

Offcampus Access Databases A-Z Research Guides by Subject | by Course Reference Books Online Library Catalog

Wellesley College Library Catalog. Books, journal titles, theses, and more. Science Library Floor Plan .

Knovel.com

WorldCat (via FirstSearch)WC OCLC catalog of books and other materials available in libraries worldwide. WorldCat Help

National Academies Press (NAP). Readable and searchable e-books. See recent Chemistry and Materials ebooks.

Dictionaries

Access Science
Credo Reference
Oxford Reference Online

 

 

 

Dictionary of Chemistry
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

Encyclopedias

Merck Index Online database
Access Science,WC the online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications. Science Reference q QD4 .C48 2004.
Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk-Othmer). 4th ed. Sci Reference TP9 .E685 1991-97.

Directories

ACS Directory of Graduate Research. Biennial. Recent faculty publications and statistical profiles

Nomenclature

ChemIDplus Lite.. Free, searchable, web-based files for over 380,000 chemicals cited in NLM databases.

Common Chemistry - Chemical Abstracts Service - Database linking common chemical names of almost 8,000 chemicals to CAS Registry numbers (unique identifier for chemical substances).

IUPAC Recommendations on Organic and Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols, etc.

Properties

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

• Requires PC.
• Print edition at Sci Reference QD65 .H3 Yr.

International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology.
Knovel Critical Tables
NIST Chemistry WebBook June 2005. Physical constants and conversion factors.
Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemists. Science Reference QD271 .H3186 2000

Properties Data for Chemicals and Materials - Ben Wagner, University at Buffalo, SUNY - caution: links requiring a subscription work only if Wellesley also subscribes to the database or online service.

 

Periodic Tables of the Elements

Periodic Table (Chemical & Engineering News) Descriptive information and essays on each element
WebElements - Periodic Table (Mark Winter, University of Sheffield). Links to historical versions of the table.

The following databases provide either full-text articles or citations (information about when and where the article was published).

Once you have an article citation,

• Use the Find It! @ Wellesley link from each citation to reach one or more electronic journal sources or perform a search in the Wellesley College Library Catalog.
• If Wellesley does not own the title, you can request it via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

SciFinder Web
Best for finding chemical journal articles, book chapters, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, and chemical doctoral dissertations, book reviews, and biographical information. Comprehensive coverage from 1907+; selective coverage of the late 1800s. Also traces articles forward in time, from the mid-1990's onward. Email Neil Nero if you would like help using SciFinder Web edition.

• Read FAQ first
• One-time, on-campus registration (Wellesley only)
• Support & Training

Web of Science, also known as Science Citation Index Expanded. Useful in performing interdisciplinary searches and citation searching, from 1900+. When you finish your session, please logout.

Science Direct Electronic journal articles from hundreds of subscribed journals in the physical, life, social, and behavioral sciences. Subscribed journal titles have a green icon.1995+.

Google Scholar. Multidisciplinary coverage of peer-reviewed literature— journal articles, theses, books, preprints, and more. Complements searches in other databases. Advanced Scholar Search Tips.

TOXNET (U.S. National Library of Medicine) Toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and more. Part of NLM's Specialized Information Services.

Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information from multiple U.S. government agencies. See the section Chemistry and Chemicals.

Other databases may be useful for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs for some customized suggestions, or request an appointment with the library research liaison.

Journal Clusters

American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals.

Full-text of all of the ACS primary research journals, from early years to current issues.

Annual Reviews Electronic Collection

Scholarly critical reviews of research in the sciences. All series through 2002; 2003+ selected series.

Chemistry Central

Contains articles from scholarly chemical journals which are freely available for access, re-use, and re-distribution.

 

Science Direct

Online journal articles from 150 subscribed journals, many of which fall in the physical and/or life sciences. Subscribed journal titles have a green icon.Coverage: 1995+

JSTOR

Contains articles in selected scholarly general science journals written prior to the last few years. JSTOR is an archive of older issues of selected journals. Advanced Search | Search Tips

Selected individual journals

Journal of Chemical Education

Online articles from September 1924

Print: 1924+ at Science Classified Periodicals q QD1 .J93

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Online articles from 1879+

Nature(London)

Online articles from 1987+

Print: 1869-1986 at Science Classified Periodicals Q1 .N2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA)

Online articles from 1915+

Also in JSTOR, 1915-2003.

Print: 1915-2003, in Science Classified Periodicals Q11 .N26

Science magazine

Online articles from 1996+

Science backfile in JSTOR

Online articles from 1880-2001

Scientific American

Online articles from 1993+
Online articles from 1846-1869
Print through 1992: in Science Classified Per f T1 .S5

• Use the 'Get Related' button for citation searching in SciFinder Scholar from the 1990's onward.
• Perform a 'Cited Reference Search' in the Web of Science for citations from 1900-present.
• Run a citation search in Google Scholar.

ACS Style Guide. Science Reserve QD8.5 .A25 2006.
Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry. 2nd edition. Science Reference QD9.15 .B43 2001

General Links

Welcome to the World of Wellesley Chemistry.
Classic Chemistry

Classical papers from LeMoyne College's Chemistry Department

Academic Chemistry Departments in the United States of America
Academic Chemistry Departments Outside the United States
chemistry.org - American Chemical Society has resources for teachers and students:

ACS Women Chemists Committee - online mentoring program for regional and national levels
American Chemical Society Ethical Guidelines 1996

Links for Chemists, no-frames version of WWW Virtual Library of Chemistry - Univ. of Liverpool
Google's Science Directory - Chemistry Section
Yahoo-Chemistry

Careers and Networking

Association for Women in Science (AWIS) has local and national programming
Chemjobs - classified and careers web site of Chemical and Engineering News
MentorNet: The E-Mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chemists - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics profile
Resources of Scholarly Societies - Chemistry - University of Waterloo Library

Wellesley College Library • WCIS • Neil Nero • last modified: September 4, 2009