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Subject Resources -- Chemistry

The librarian for this subject is Ann Bolek.
Email: bolek@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for 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)
• Chemical Abstracts Options in the Science-Technology Library, including *SciFinder Scholar* and the Core Journals covered (University of Akron only)
• Dissertation Abstracts, 1861 to the present (OhioLINK only, includes the PDF files of University of Akron dissertations from 1997 to the present)
• INSPEC 1969- and INSPEC Archive 1898-1968 (Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Computer & Control Abstracts) (OhioLINK only)
• 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)

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

• Accounts of Chemical Research, 1968-
• Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1947-1999
• Analytica Chimica Acta, October 1994-
• Analytical Biochemistry, 1993-
• Analytical Chemistry, 1947-
• Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 1962-1997, 1998-
• Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1953-
• Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 1993-
• Biochemical Journal, 1906 to six months before current
• Biochemistry, 1962-
• Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 1995-
• Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 1995-
• Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1926-1991, 1992-
• Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1951-1997, 2001 to six months before current
• Chemical & Engineering News, August 1998-
• Chemical Communications, 1965-
• Chemical Physics, October 1994-
• Chemical Physics Letters, October 1994-
• Chemical Reviews, 1924-
• Chemical Society Reviews, 1972-
• Chemistry - A European Journal, 1998-
• Chemistry Letters, 1972-1988, 1989-
• Coordination Chemistry Reviews, December 1994-
• Dalton Transactions, 1972-
• European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 1998-
• European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 1995-
• European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1998-
• Faraday Discussions, 1967-
• Faraday Transactions, 1905-
• Helvetica Chimica Acta, September 1998-
• Inorganic Chemistry, 1962-
• Inorganica Chimica Acta, 1995-
• International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 1998-
• International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes, 1995-1998
• Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1905 to twelve months before current
• Journal of Catalysis, 1993-
• Journal of Chemical Education, 1935-
• Journal of Chemical Physics, 1933-
• Journal of Chromatography A, October 1994-
• Journal of Chromatography B, 1995-2001, 2002-
• Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers, 1997-2004
• Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 2005-
• Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 1997-
• Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1958-
• Journal of Molecular Catalysis A, December 1994-
• Journal of Molecular Catalysis B, 1995-
• Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 1993-
• Journal of Molecular Structure, 1995-
• Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 1995-
• Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1936-
• Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1995-
• Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1896-1996
• Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1997-
• Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1997-
• Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007-
• Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1879-
• Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 1990-
• Journal of the Chemical Society, 1841-
• Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 1997-
• Nature, 1869-
• Nature Materials, September 2004 to twelve months before current; paper version in Science Library, 2005-
• New Journal of Chemistry, 1998-
• Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2003-
• Organic Letters, 1999-
• Organometallics, 1982-
• Perkin Transactions, 1972-
• Pharmaceutical Research, 1984-
• Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics: PCCP, 1999-
• Polyhedron, 1995-
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1915-
• Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1972-2006, 2002-
• Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 1997-
• Science, 1880-2001, 1997-
• Synlett, 1989-
• Synthesis, 1969-
• Synthetic Communications, 2001 to twelve months before current
• Talanta, 1995-
• Tetrahedron, 1995-
• Tetrahedron Letters, 1995-
• Topics in Current Chemistry, 1949-

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals (including the Archives)
• Elsevier Journals (including the Materials Science Backfile)
• Highly Requested Physics Journals
• Highly Requested Polymer Journals
• 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
• Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Reference Online) (OhioLINK only)
• *DiscoveryGate* (Web version of Beilstein/Gmelin, University of Akron only)
• *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 (cd-rom)
• 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
• 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

Library Links

• 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
• 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

• 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

University Links

• Department of Chemistry at The University of Akron
• The University of Akron Home Page