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General Chemistry - Biochemistry Subject Guide
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Research Databases
(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)
ACS Publications (American Chemical Society)
The ACS Journal Archives provides access to 120 years of chemical research published in more than 30 ACS journals.
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Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
ASTA covers the applied and practical aspects of the sciences. It provides coverage of nearly 750 journals and contains more than 1,300,000 records.
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BasicBIOSIS
A subset of the BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts). This database is designed specifically for use by college students.
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Chemical Abstracts (SciFinder Scholar)
Chemical Abstracts provides millions of journal article references from nearly 9,500 major scientific journals worldwide and patents. "SciFinder Scholar" is custom search engine software needed to access the Chemical Abstracts database and is installed on select computers in De Vries Hall.
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E-Print Network
The E-Print Network is a vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels.
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, presented via the Access Science website, is the most trusted and authoritative general science encyclopedia. It contains thousands of articles, 2,000 biographies, current bibliographies, and 110,000 science related definitions.
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National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
The United States Department of Commerce National Technical Information Service (NTIS) serves as the largest central resource for government-funded
scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information
available today. Included are citations more than 3 million publications in more than 350 subject areas.
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Science Direct
Science Direct is the search engine for journals published by Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of science, technical, and medical (STM) journals. It is an excellent search engine for locating the finest scholarly and peer-reviewed ATM journals.
The Hekman Library subscribes to only a small number of citations found in this database. Interlibrary loan must be used to retrieve articles. Many of the features and services offered in this database are functional only for subscribers of Science Direct. The Hekman Library does not subscribe, so Calvin users access the site as guests.
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SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
Chemical Abstracts provides millions of journal article references from nearly 9,500 major scientific journals worldwide and patents. "SciFinder Scholar" is custom search engine software needed to access the Chemical Abstracts database and is installed on select computers in De Vries Hall.
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United States Patent & Trademark Office
The United States Patent & Trademark Office website provides free access to patent documents including full text for patent grants since 1976, full page
images since 1790, and patent applications published from March 2001 to present.
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Reference Materials
Access Science
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (the web site is called Access Science) is the most trusted and authoritative general science encyclopedia. It contains thousands of articles, 2,000 biographies, current bibliographies, and 110,000 definitions.
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ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors - QD8.5 .A25 1997
Recommended style manual for all research reports done in the chemical disciplines.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - QD65 .H3
A ready-reference handbook of the most frequently used data in science, including the periodic table of elements, basic constants and units, and geophysical data.
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Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry - QD451 .E6 2001
This three-volume encyclopedia covers the closely related fields of chemical physics and physical chemistry.
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Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology - TP9 .E685 1991
A multi-volume encyclopedia with emphasis on the application of chemistry and chemical engineering to industrially important concepts, products, processes, and uses.
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Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry - QD148 .E53 1994
The best source for inorganic chemistry owned by the Hekman library.
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Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology - TP1110 .E53 2003
Provides information about polymers, plastics, fibers, biomaterials, elastomers, and polymerization processes.
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Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry - QD5 .F33 1999
Contains approximately 3,000 entries that explain the techniques, materials, applications, and specialized uses of essential chemical terms.
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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology - TP9 .E685 1991
Considered the most indispensable reference tool for any project in chemistry or chemical engineering.
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, presented via the Access Science website, is the most trusted and authoritative general science encyclopedia. It contains thousands of articles, 2,000 biographies, current bibliographies, and 110,000 science related definitions.
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Merck Index : an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals - RS51 .M4 2001
An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals including monographs, reactions, tables, and various indexes.
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Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry - QD9.15 .B43 2001
Written to introduce chemistry students to the ways chemists communicate...The book covers the most important forms of communication - textbooks, lectures, lab reports, articles, literature reviews, and oral presentations.
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Web Sources
ACS Web from the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of more than 158,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry. The organization provides a broad range of opportunities for peer interaction and career development, regardless of professional or scientific interests.
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Aldrich Technical Library
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Atomic Weights Isotopic Compositions with Relative Atomic Masses
"The atomic weights are available for elements 1 through 111, and isotopic compositions or abundances are given when appropriate."
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ChemFinder
A database of chemical compounds that also provides "information that a general-purpose WWW index cannot, including physical property data and 2D chemical structures."
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Chemindustry.com
Includes chemical information, market research, and job listings.
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Chemistry Resources in the Electronic Age - QD9.3 .B39 2003
Evaluates websites related to chemistry.
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ChemSketch
A free chemical drawing and molecular modeling software for PC's.
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Hazardous Substances Data Bank HSDB
HSDB is a toxicology data file focusing on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It is enhanced with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas.
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ICPS INCHEM
IPCS INCHEM is a means of rapid access to internationally peer reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and food.
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INFOMINE: Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Sciences
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the college and university level.
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INFOMINE: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Math
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the college and university level.
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Learning Matters of Chemistry
List of chemistry WWW servers.
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Molecules to Go
Molecules To Go is a web interface which facilitates access (browsing, searching and retrieval) to the molecular structure data contained within the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank (PDB).
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NIST Chem WebBook
This site provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program.
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Periodic Table of Elements
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Science.gov
Science.gov is a search engine for government science information and research results. Currently in its fourth generation, Science.gov provides search of more than 50 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 1,800 scientific Web sites.
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Scirus: for scientific information only
Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages
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Search the Acronym Database
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Virtual Chemistry Center
Award-winning chemistry megasite.
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WebElements Periodic Table
WebElements aims to be a high quality source of chemistry information on the WWW relating to the periodic table.
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Periodicals
ejournal locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library.
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