Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Resources
Journal Article Databases |
Reference Sources |
Chemical Data |
Online Journals |
Health & Safety Information (MSDS) |
Web Guides & Chemistry News |
Associations & Organizations |
Other
Journal Article & Image Databases
SciFinder Scholar - access to Chemical Abstracts, the chemical compound Registry database, and Medline.
Access requires individual registration. Register here (oberlin.edu users only). Contact the science librarian for complete instructions.
Once you have created your account: login at https://scifinder.cas.org/
Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Knowledge)
Chemical Heritage Foundation Collections Database: art, artifacts, archives and photos
Other chemistry related databases (OhioLINK list)
Reference Sources
- Access
Science: Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
or print, as McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology: Q 121 .M3 - ACS Style Guide REF DESK QD8.5 .S25 see also sample references in ACS Style
- Chemical Properties Handbook TP 200 .Y35
- Concise Encyclopedia: Chemistry QD 4 .A2313 1994
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics or print: QD 65 .H3
- General Chemistry Online. Fred Senese, Frostburg State University.
- Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary QD 5 .C5
- IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
- Lange's Handbook of Chemistry TP 151 .H25
- Merck Index RS 51 .M4
- MacMillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry QD 4 .M33
- Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology Q123 .E497
- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology TP 9 .E685
- Oxford Reference Online: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook TP 151 .P45
- Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Catalog (print copy at Sci Ref Desk, not cataloged)
Chemicals & Data
- International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
- Data for General, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry Standard Enthalpies of Formation of Gaseous Atoms; Ionization Energies of Gaseous Atoms; Electron Affinities; Common Bond Energies and Bond Lengths; Standard Heats and Free Energies of Formation, and Absolute Entropies, etc.
- ChemFinder search for compounds by Chemical Name, CAS Number, Molecular Formula or Weight; find basic property data.
- ChemSpider
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank, part of Toxnet (Toxicology Data Network, National Library of Medicine)
- Human Metabalome Database, incl. a chemical drawing app. for human metabolites
- Index to Physical, Chemical, and Other Property Data (Arizona State University Science Reference Room)
- Knovel Critical Tables
- NIST Data Gateway access to all NIST databases
- NIST Chemistry WebBook access to the Standard Reference Data Program; thermochemistry, spectra, property data, etc.
- Organic Compounds Database search for compounds by mp, bp, mw, formula, uv wavelengths, or mass spectral peaks.
- Protein Databank Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB)
- Sigma-Aldrich Chemicals
- Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition)
- Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds (SDBS)
- WebElements - Periodic Table of the Elements, Scholar editon
Online Journals
- American Chemical Society (ACS)- Current Web editions & Archive
- C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) full-text is available to personal ACS members only;
some news sections are available to all. - Royal Society of Chemistry Online Journals, including Chem Comm; Dalton Transactions, Perkin 1 & 2, and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
- American Institute of Physics Online Journals including:
- OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center
- The Electronic Journal Finder is another useful guide to online journals accessible from Oberlin, through publishers' agreements with various database providers.
Thousands of more journals are listed in the Journal Finder.
Chemical Health and Safety Information (incl. MSDS)
- ATSDR Home Page Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- CCOHS - Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
- Chemical Substance Factsheets part of the EPA's EnviroFacts Warehouse
- Chemical Safety Collection Bibliography, Univ. Chicago, Crear Library
- Laboratory Survival Manual Univ. Virginia
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MSDS Information
- Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
- Vermont SIRI MSDS Index, one of the best starting points on the Web
- MSDSSEARCH National Repository
- National Toxicology Program
- Online NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- UCSD Poison Information Center
- US Food and Drug Administration
Web Guides & Chemistry News
- Chemical Information Sources from Indiana University: CIS-IU
- This is likely the most comprehensive and best organized guide in North America for academic research in chemistry.
- Chemical Science: News & Research Highlights from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
- News & Research Highlights from the American Chemical Society.
- ChemIndustry.com "the worldwide search engine of the Chemical industry."
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Links for Chemists
chemistry section of the WWW Virtual Library.
Web Directories
Organizations and Associations
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
- The Chemical Society (Great Britain)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Other Selected Resources
- Chemistry Department Graduate Programs listed alphabetically; also available listed by state.
- The Chemistry Hypermedia Project Virginia Polytechnical University; includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, factual data, etc.
- EnviroFacts Data Warehouse
- Organic Chemistry.org chemicals, reactions, structure search, bibliographic abstracts, and links to related resources.
- Organic Chemistry Animations
- SpectroscopyNOW all areas of spectroscopy are covered, with recent news, article and links to related sources.