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The librarian for this subject is Ann Bolek.
Email: bolek@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

Abstracts and Indexes

• Academic Search Complete (good database for undergraduate students on any subject area with many links to full-text journals) (OhioLINK only)
• Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS Previews, 1980- (OhioLINK only)
• Chemical Abstracts Options in the Science-Technology Library, including SciFinder Scholar and the Core Journals covered (University of Akron only)
• Dissertation Abstracts, 1861- (OhioLINK only, includes the PDF files of University of Akron dissertations from 1997 to the present)
• Engineering Index: Compendex, 1969- and Compendex Historical, 1884-1968 (OhioLINK only)
• INSPEC, 1969- and INSPEC Archive, 1898-1968 (Web version of Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Computer & Control Abstracts) (OhioLINK only)
• Materials Research Database with METADEX (CSA) (polymers, composites, ceramics, and metals) (time coverage varies) (University of Akron only)
• Medline: 1950-1965, 1966-, 2001- (OhioLINK only)
• OhioLINK Engineering Databases (OhioLINK only)
• PubMed, 1966-
• Science and Technology Databases (University of Akron / OhioLINK)
• Science Citation Index (Web of Science), 1980- and the list of journals indexed; earlier years in print (OhioLINK only)

Chemical Business, Economics, and Marketing Information

Citations

• The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information (Science [Reference] QD8.5 .A25 2006)
• ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources (Chemistry/OhioLINK Resource Explorer)
• Reference Style Guidelines (ACS Books)
• Consult the Instructions for Authors for each journal, usually published in the first issue of each year or on the Web

Electronic Journals

• AIChE Journal, 1997-
• Chemical & Engineering News, August 1998-
• Chemical Engineering, 1986-
• Chemical Engineering Journal, 1997-
• Chemical Engineering Journal and the Biochemical Engineering Journal, December 1994-January 1997
• Chemical Engineering Science, 1995-
• Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 1987-
• Nature, 1869-
• Science, 1997-
• Science, 1880-2001

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals (including the Archives)
• American Institute of Physics (AIP) (including the Archives)
• American Physical Society (APS) (including the Archives)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journals, 1990-
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journals, 2000-
• Elsevier Journals (including the Materials Science Backfile)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1998- (journals, transactions, magazines, and some conference proceedings)
• InfoTrac Full-Text Journals (University of Akron only)
• OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder
• Optical Society of America Journals (including the Archives)
• Royal Society of Chemistry Journals (including the Archives)
• Springer Chemistry and Materials Science Journals and Book Series
• Wiley Journal Backfiles: Polymer Journals and Materials Science Journals
• Selected Electronic Scientific Journals and Databases (Alphabetical):
  A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
• University Libraries' E-Journal Portal

Electronic Reference Sources

• Beilstein / Gmelin CrossFire (properties, preparations, and reactions for organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds) (University of Akron only)
• DiscoveryGate (Web version of Beilstein/Gmelin, University of Akron only)
• Environmental Fate Databases
• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (University of Akron only)
• Knovel Basic (electronic reference books)
• OhioLINK Reference Sources
• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook (University of Akron only)
• Thomas Register
• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (University of Akron only)

Impact Factors and Journal Rankings

• Journal Citation Reports
• Eigenfactor.org
• SCImago Journal and Country Rank Database

Library Links

• Collection Development Policy
• Connecting to Online Library Resources from Off-Campus
• Electronic Reserves
• Interlibrary Loan via Illiad for items not available from The University of Akron or OhioLINK (University of Akron only)
• Science-Technology Library
• Submit a Request
• UA Libraries Catalog
• Author and Title searches
• Subject and Word searches
• Library of Congress Call Number and ISBN/ISSN searches
• View Your Patron Record and Renew Library Materials
• OhioLINK (Colleges / Universities in Ohio)
• Online Catalogs
• Electronic Book Center
• Electronic Journal Center
• Electronic Theses and Dissertations
• Research Databases
• University of Akron Electronic Chemical Engineering Theses and Dissertations, Fall 2005-
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access library resources with a non-University of Akron Internet provider
• WorldCat (Catalog of libraries worldwide, although most are in the United States)

Selected Links to Other Web Sites

University Links

• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department in the College of Engineering
• The University of Akron home page

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