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Databases

Reference Tools

Journal Abbreviations
  • CASSI (Chemical Abstracts Service source index) - Ref Z5523 .C515
  • List of Core Journals Covered in CAplus (Chemical Abstracts Service) http://www.cas.org/sent.html
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
  • Compendium of Chemical Terminology (IUPAC) http://www.chemsoc.org/chembytes/goldbook/
  • Dictionary of Organic Compounds - Ref QD246 .D5 1996 (9 volumes)
  • Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds - Ref QD411 .D53 1984 (3 volumes)
  • Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry - Ref QD71.5 .E52 2000 (15 volumes)
  • Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics - Ref Q175.35.E53 2005 (4 volumes)
  • Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names - Ref TP9.G286 1999
  • Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology - Ref TP 9 E685 1992 (27 volumes)
  • Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary - Ref QD5. C5 2002
  • McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology - Ref Q121 .M3 2002 (20 volumes)
  • Online Chemical Dictionaries http://www.sciencekomm.at/advice/dict.html#biochemGls
  • Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia - Ref TP1110 .P65 1996 (12 volumes)
  • Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry - Ref TP9.U57 2003 (40 volumes)
Handbooks and Other Reference Works
  • ACS Style Guide - Ref QD5.A25 1997
  • ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources (OhioLINK consortium)
  • Aldrich Catalog/Handbook of Fine Chemicals - Ref TP 202 .A38
    • Also available at: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
  • ASM handbook (aka Metals Handbook) - Ref TA459 .M43 (20 volumes)
  • Chemical Properties Handbook - Ref TP200.Y35 1999
  • Comprehensive Organic Synthesis - Re QD262 .C535 1991
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - Ref QD 65 H3
  • CRC Handbook of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data - Ref QC173.397.L53 1994
  • DGRweb: ACS Directory of Graduate Research http://dgr.rints.com/
  • How to Find Chemical Information - Ref QD 8.5 .M34 1998
  • International Critical Tables - Ref Q199 .N32 (7 volumes)
  • Kaye and Laby: Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants - Ref QC61.K3 1995
  • Lange's handbook of chemistry - Ref QD65.L36 1999
  • Merck Index - Ref RS 51 .M4 2001
  • Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook - Ref TP 151 P45 1997
  • Polymer Handbook - Ref QD338 .P65 1999
  • Sigma-Aldrich Handbook of Stains, Dyes and Indicators - Ref QD 77 .G73 1990
  • Understanding Chemical Patents : a guide for the inventor - T 211 .M39 1991
  • Pictorial Periodic Table http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html
Chemical Safety and Toxicology
  • Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards - Ref T55.3.H3 B73 1999 (2 volumes)
  • Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials - Ref T55.3.H3 L494 2000 (3 volumes)
  • Sigma-Aldrich Library of Chemical Safety Data Ref T55.3 .H3 S54 1985
  • TOXNET (databases from the National Library of Medicine) http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
  • SIRI MSDS collection (Material Safety Data Sheets) http://hazard.com/msds/
  • Where to Find MSDS on the Internet (Material Safety Data Sheets) http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html

Print Indexes (Main Floor Reference Area)

  • Analytical Abstracts (1954 - 2003)
  • Chemical Abstracts (1909 - 2003)
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Associations & Societies

Journals

  • Chemistry Journals in the Skeen Library

    Journal Web Pages

    • ACS Publications
      Click on ACS journals A-Z to access full-text (NMT campus) and find information for authors.
      Click on Advanced Search to search by author or title, keywords, etc.
    • RSC Journals
      Click on Search RSC Journals to search by keyword, author, etc.
      Click on Journal Finder drop-down menu to find table of contents, information for authors, etc. Full-text available for selected titles.
    • Elsevier ScienceDirect
      Browse by title or subject to see table of contents, read abstracts and find information for authors.
      Change the display to subscribed titles to see journals with full-text for NMT campus (1998-Present)
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    Chemistry Links

    • ChemInfo's Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (SIRCh) http://www.indiana.edu/~cheminfo/cis_ca.html
      From Indiana University's ChemInfo pages, this site links to factual chemistry sources on the Web. Click on Index to SIRCh for a "back-of-the-book" index to SIRCh topics
    • EPA - Substance Registry System http://www.epa.gov/srs/
      Provides information on chemical substances and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and information systems
    • NIST Chemistry WebBook http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
      Web site containing thermophysical and spectral data on several thousand chemical species. Search by name, CAS number, formula, mol. wt., etc.
    • Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/menu-e.html
      Large database of chemical spectra from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Searchable by name, formula, registry number.
    • ThermoDex (Univ. of Texas) http://thermodex.lib.utexas.edu/
      Use this tool to identify printed handbooks that contain thermodynamic and physical data on all types of substances.
      Caution: the library call numbers indicated are for the UT Library. Double check in LIBROS for call numbers and availability in the Tech Library.
    • WWW Chemistry Guide (Univ. of Texas) http://www.chemistryguide.org
      Comprehensive and evaluated guide to web sites related to chemistry and the chemical industry
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