Selected Resources for: Chemistry (general aspects)
 | Subject Librarian: Meghan Lafferty E-Mail: mlaffert@umn.edu Subject Description:Chemistry is the "science concerned with the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances; (in early use also) alchemy" (from Oxford English Dictionary). See the pages below for additional resources in other areas of chemistry : biochemistry and biophysics | chemistry, analytical | chemistry, inorganic | chemistry, organic | chemistry, physical | chemistry, polymer |
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
| 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
Biographical Sources| American Chemists and Chemical Engineers Brief (1-2 page) biographies of over 500 American chemists who are no longer living; published by the American Chemical Society. Includes references for further reading. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Chemical Compounds
| ChemIDplus ChemIDplus indexes more than 368,000 records for chemical substances cited in the National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases. It is searchable by Name, Synonym, CAS Registry Number, Molecular Formula, Classification Code, Locator Code, and Structure (requires Chime plug-in or ISIS/Draw). The records contain information on structure, names and synonyms, formulas, registry numbers, and some physical properties in addition to toxicity information and links to NLM-indexed articles which cite the substances. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Combined Chemical Dictionary Database of descriptive & numerical data on chemical, physical & biological properties of compounds; systematic & common names; literature references; & structures. Contains all compounds included in: Dictionary of Organic Compounds (255,000 records) Dictionary of Natural Products (170,000) ; Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (101,000) ; Dictionary of Drugs (40,000+) ; Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (14,000) [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Chemical Names and Synonyms Gives roughly 122,000 synonyms for 25,000 important chemicals. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names Great source for terminology for common compounds. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Chemical Prices
| Chem Sources Comes in USA & international editions. Together they list by chemical name the product lines of thousands of chemical suppliers in over 130 countries. Gives brief contact information. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Chemical Market Reporter Weekly newspaper of the chemical process industries, for buyers & sellers of chemicals with limited current pricing information (via the "Miscellaneous Ejournals" option). Fulltext of recent issues is available online through Business Source and MasterFILE Premier (search Publications for list of available issues). Includes comprehensive pricing information in pre-March 28, 2005 issues, with Focus Reports approximately every 3 weeks (in-depth special sections about core industry segments, trends, & markets). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Dictionaries
| Dictionary of Chemistry 4,000 entries cover commonly encountered terms and concepts in chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry. Appendices include a full alphabetical table of elements and their properties. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| GABCOM & GABMET: Acronyms of Compounds and Methods A dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms for chemical compounds. Lists the molecular formula, systematic and trivial names of the compound. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary Gives technical and descriptive data for common substances and phenomena. Identifies thousands of chemicals by name, physical properties, source of occurrence, shipping regulations, CAS number, hazards, derivations, synonyms and applications. Available online through Knovel as well as in print. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Directories
| Directory of Graduate Research Describes almost 700 graduate programs in chemistry and allied fields; lists faculty members and their research areas, papers published within the last two years, and details about the degree programs offered. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry Covers all areas of biochemistry including aspects related to molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and biophysics. Intended for a cross-disciplinary audience. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk-Othmer) One of the most comprehensive and well-known encyclopedias in the field of chemical technology; it also contains a great deal of basic chemistry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry "The worlds's largest technical encyclopedia," this is also a very trusted source of information on a wide variety of fields that involve chemistry. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Van Nostrand Reinhold Encyclopedia of Chemistry 1300 articles, prepared by experts, written for the student with a general background in chemistry; provides a somewhat general treatment of basic concepts. Contains bibliographic references & a detailed subject index. [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!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Annually published reference source for chemical & physical property data, nomenclature, structure, & composition of substances. Includes physical constants of organic & inorganic compounds, conversion factors, & much more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Lange's Handbook of Chemistry Classic reference covering the entire field of chemistry, with up-to-date facts, figures, numerical values, tables, and formulas. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals Classic reference source for chemists; contains over 10,000 entries on drugs and pharmaceuticals, common organic chemicals and laboratory reagents. The entries include data such as chemical names, molecular formula, chemical structure, physical data, literature references, and more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Physical Property Data
| ASU Libraries: Property Data Index Very thorough guide for locating chemical and physical property data. Created by Arizona State University Libraries. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Crystallography Open Database Open access database of published and unpublished crystal structure atomic coordinates. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Index of Chemical Properties An index to chemistry reference books at the U of M; when you select a substance and then a specific property, provides the titles of potential (mostly print) information sources. [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!] |
| Knovel Knovel is a collection of engineering handbooks, but it is also a great place to find property data as it includes a number of chemistry reference books. It's easy to search and pulls out a lot of data into interactive tables (some of which will even plot the data for you). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| NIST Data Gateway Provides access to collection of more than 80 databases of well-documented numeric data (including the NIST Chemistry WebBook and other sources of chemical and physical properties) from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). The data are from a variety of scientific disciplines including biotechnology, chemistry, materials science, mathematical modeling, physics, and more. Searchable by keywords, properties, and substances. [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!] |
Safety Information
| CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety Covers emergencies; facilities and equipment; OSHA standards; storage, handling & use of chemicals; health effects; and wastes, as well as non-chemical labs. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Substances and their Effects (DOSE) An electronic version of the seven-volume work from the Royal Society of Chemistry, contains approximately 5,300 chemicals and their impact on the environment. Detailed information about the toxicity of the chemicals, physical properties and regulatory requirements is also presented. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Sigma-Aldrich Library of Regulatory and Safety Data A 3-volume set providing safety and regulatory information for hazard evaluation, labeling, transportation, regulatory reporting, storage, and handling of over 20,000 pure chemicals. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Where to Find MSDS on the Internet This site includes an index of free sites where material safety data sheets (MSDS) can be found as well as background information on MSDS (e.g., how to interpret MSDS) and a glossary of terms found in MSDS. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Web Sites| Common Chemistry CAS Registry Numbers for approximately 7,800 chemicals of widespread general public interest. Search by chemical name or CAS RN. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals
| ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information Describes the writing and citation style recommended by the American Chemical Society; click on the above link to access the chapter on references. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Library Information
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