Subject Resources -- Chemistry

Abstracts and Indexes

• Academic Search Complete (good database for undergraduate students with many links to full-text) (OhioLINK only)
• Biological Abstracts, 1980 to the present; earlier years in print/microfilm (OhioLINK only)
• Dissertation Abstracts, 1861 to the present (OhioLINK only, includes the PDF files of University of Akron dissertations from 1997 to the present)
• INSPEC (Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Computer & Control Abstracts) (OhioLINK only)
• INSPEC 1969-
• INSPEC Archive 1898-1968
• Science and Technology Databases (University of Akron / OhioLINK)
• Science Citation Index (Web of Science), 1980 to the present and the list of journals indexed; earlier years in print (OhioLINK only)
• SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts and MEDLINE) (University of Akron only)
• Connect to Web version of SciFinder, if you have registered already
• E-mail Ann Bolek for registration information for Web version
• Download and install Client version for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista (Enter UAnet ID and Password)
• Additional 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)
• Quick Guide to Citing Using the ACS Style Guide, 3rd Edition (Penn State)
• Consult the Instructions for Authors for each journal, usually published in the first issue of each year or on the Web

Electronic Journals

• American Chemical Society Journals (including the Archives)
• Elsevier Journals (including the Chemistry Backfile and the Materials Science Backfile)
• OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder
• Royal Society of Chemistry Journals (including the Archives)
• Springer Chemistry and Materials Science Journals and Book Series
• 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

• ACS Directory of Graduate Research
• American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database and the AMCSD Mineral Index contain crystal structure information for various minerals and metals
• Beilstein / Gmelin CrossFire (University of Akron only)
• Cambridge Structural Database contains crystal structure information for organic and organometallic compounds (on one computer in Dr. Youngs' area and one computer in Dr. Ziegler's area) (online documentation)
• ChemFinder
• Chemical Genealogy
• Chemical Suppliers
• CambridgeSoft's ChemACX.com
• ChemCompass
• ChemConnect
• Chemcyclopedia
• Chemdex
• Chemical Register
• Chemical Suppliers Directory
• ChemSources (one concurrent user, University of Akron only)
• Sigma-Aldrich
• WWW Chemicals
• Search SciFinder Scholar to find sources of commercially available chemicals (University of Akron only)
• See also the print Directories in Science Reference for chemical suppliers
• See also the Chemical Market Reporter for historical prices of bulk chemicals from 28 August 2006
• Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III (University of Akron only)
• Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Reference Online) (OhioLINK only)
• DiscoveryGate (Web version of Beilstein/Gmelin, University of Akron only, access until March 2009)
• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (University of Akron only)
• Knovel (electronic reference books, University of Akron only)
• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (University of Akron only)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
  • Oxford University
  • Where to find MSDS on the Internet
  • The Chemical Database (University of Akron, Department of Chemistry)
• Merck Index (University of Akron only)
• Methods in Enzymology Index (cd-rom)
• NIST Chemistry WebBook (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
• OhioLINK Reference Sources
• Organic Compounds Database (Virginia Tech)
• Organic Syntheses and the optional plugin
• Periodic Tables
  • American Elements
  • Google Search
  • Periodic Table: Atomic Properties of the Elements (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  • WebElements
• PubChem
• Science of Synthesis (University of Akron only)
• Spectra
• DiscoveryGate (references to spectra in the literature, University of Akron only)
• Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds (Mass, 1H/13C NMR, ESR, Infrared, and Raman spectra)
• NIST Chemistry WebBook (Mass, Infrared, and UV/Visible spectra)
• SciFinder Scholar (Mass, Infrared, and 1H/13C NMR spectra) (University of Akron only)
• Sigma-Aldrich (Infrared, NMR, Raman spectra)
• TOXNET (National Library of Medicine databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas)
• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (University of Akron only)

Impact Factors and Journal Rankings

• Journal Citation Reports (University of Akron only)
• Eigenfactor.org
• SCImago Journal and Country Rank Database

Selected Links to Other Web Sites

• Chemical Societies
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Akron Section
• Technical Divisions
• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

• Other Links
• Chemdex (links to college/university chemistry departments and other useful chemical information)
• Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
• Chemistry / OhioLINK Resource Explorer
• Chemistry Databases on the Web (Indiana University)
• ChemWeb
• Links for Chemists
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Yahoo Chemistry Links