Selected Resources for: Chemistry, Physical
 | Subject Librarian: Meghan Lafferty E-Mail: mlaffert@umn.edu Subject Description:There may be important information sources on related pages (for example, pricing information and safety sources are under chemistry (general aspects)). In addition, you might want to check the page for the type of compounds you are studying ( inorganic, organic, or polymers). The pages on engineering, chemical and materials science may also be of interest. |
Abstracts and Indexes
* Premier Resources *SciFinder Scholar   SciFinder Scholar is the best database for chemistry-related topics; Access it online, download software to use it on your home or office computer, access it from public computers in Walter, BioMedical, or Magrath Libraries by clicking on the SciFinder desktop icon (note: access contractually restricted to current U of MN faculty, students and staff). SciFinder Scholar includes journal and patent literature with references as far back as 1907 as well as information on chemical regulatory data, suppliers, reactions, and substances. You will need to download and log in to VPN before you can access SciFinder from off-campus. Non-affiliates should see this guide for options. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
| INSPEC ® Provides comprehensive coverage of scholarly literature in the fields of physics and astrophysics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Indexed are primarily journal articles and conference papers, with some books,technical reports, and dissertations. The database provides bibliographic citations plus abstracts. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Web of Science (ISI) The Web of Science is the Web interface for institutional sitewide access to the Science Citation Index. A citation index compiles cited references from journal articles and allows you to find articles that have cited older papers. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Dictionaries| A to Z of Thermodynamics Explains key words and phrases in the discipline with minimal use of mathematics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Comprehensive Dictionary of Physical Chemistry Covers, among others: thermodynamics, kinetics, optical spectroscopy, molecular properties, surface and colloid chemistry, nuclear and solid state physics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Concepts in Physical Chemistry A concise dictionary of fundamental physical chemistry terms, equations, and concepts. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Colloid and Surface Science Approx 900 terms, acronyms, & equations briefly defined; also includes short biographical notes. Appendices cover constants, means, molecular weights, distribution functions, & variations in the Einstein equation for viscosity. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Concise Encyclopedia of Modelling & Simulation Describes modeling & simulation of physical systems, emphasizing mathematical models although other types (knowledge-based, linguistics-based, graphical and data-based) are discussed. Covers use & choice of test signals, model order, parameter estimation, computational techniques for nonlinear models. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry A three volume set on fundamentals (mechanics and interactions of atoms and molecules, systems at equilibrium, and reacting systems), methods (spectroscopy, characterization, kinetics, and computational techniques), applications (current interest topics) of physical chemistry and chemical physics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry Covers the theory & applications of computational chemistry from the discipline's inception to the present day. Includes ab initio and semiempirical methods, molecular orbital theory, density functional & classical mechanical methods, molecular modeling & dynamics, Monte Carlo simulations, databases, expert systems, synthesis & reaction planning, neural networks, QSAR, and biological and biochemical applications. Online version will be updated yearly. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Works
| CHEMnetBASE CHEMnetBASE is a reference source for locating chemical facts, properties, literature references, and for performing structure searching. All dictionaries are sub-structure searchable as is Properties of Organic Compounds. CHEMnetBASE includes the following: The CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics; Polymers: A Property Database; Properties of Organic Compounds; Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds; Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds; Dictionary of Organic Compounds; Dictionary of Natural Products; and Dictionary of Drugs. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Physical Property Data
| CRC Handbook of Solubility Parameters and Other Cohesion Parameters Treats solubility parameters from empirical, thermodynamic, and molecular views and shows applications to liquid, gas, solid, and polymer systems. Contains many tables of data. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Infotherm The Infotherm thermophysical property database, produced by FIZ CHEMIE Berlin, includes tables of phase equilibria, transport and surface properties, caloric properties, acoustic, optical, and PVT properties for 6,700 pure compounds and 24,000 mixtures. The data comes from journals, data collections, manuals, and measurement reports, and the databse is updated on a monthly basis. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| NIST Chemistry WebBook Provides access to chemical and physical property data (including IR, mass, and UV/vis spectra) for chemical species. Searchable by chemical formula, partial formula, chemical name, CAS registry number, molecular weight, ionization energy, and proton affinity. Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| ThermoDex This database contains records for over 70 printed handbooks and compilations of thermodynamic and thermophysical data for chemical compounds. It is an index to the University of Texas-Austin's collection, however most of the titles are also held at the University of Minnesota. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Electronic Texts| Knovel Indexes and contains the full text for hundreds of handbooks including: International Critical Tables, Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, Polymers - A Property Database, Smithsonian Physical Tables, Yaws' Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds, and many more! [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Statistics and Data
Data Resources| Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids A 5-volume set summarizing refractive index and extinction (or loss) coefficients of technically important dielectrics. Also included are tutorial chapters covering the basics of dielectric theory and reviews of experimental techniques. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
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