Miscellaneous Resources

This guide is a list of some of the reference tools available for study and research in the field of Chemistry.  Encyclopedia articles, written by subject authorities, provide information useful for gaining a basic understanding of a topic and getting started with a research project. Typically, a bibliography for further research follows each article. Students will find also these resources useful for brushing up on topics related to their central area of investigation. [Note: See the Research Guides for sources that deal with narrower sub-fields within the discipline.]

Chemical Abstracts Service source index : 1907-1994 cumulative. Columbus, Ohio : Chemical Abstracts Service, c1995.

CALL NUMBER: [RefBib] QD31.2 .C43  pt.1-3

Bazler, Judith.
Chemistry resources in the electronic age. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.

This resource organizes and analyzes Internet chemistry resources. The first chapter covers evaluation, copyright, plagiarism, and more. The second chapter cites hundreds of chemistry and science sources including bibliographic databases, curricular materials, dictionaries, encyclopedias, FAQs, handbooks, lectures, simulations, software, translations, tutorials, and vendors. Sites are organized by chemistry topics based on science standards and chemistry textbooks, allowing quick identification of appropriate sources.

CALL NUMBER: QD9.3 .B39 2003   

Encyclopedia of chemical technology / editorial board, Herman F. Mark ... [et al.] ; executive editor, Martin Grayson, associate editor, David Eckroth.New York : Wiley, c1978-c1984.

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] TP9 .E685 1978  v.1-24 

Kirk-Othmer concise encyclopedia of chemical technology. TNew York : Wiley, c1999.

Articles include basic, fundamental information, as well as key portions of more advanced material,  illustrations, tables, graphs, and key references. New topics are incorporated in their appropriate alphabetical order.

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] TP9 .K54 1999 
 [ChemLib] TP9 .K54 1999 

Macmillan encyclopedia of chemistry Joseph J. Lagowski, editor in chief. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c1997.

"Alphabetically ordered articles discuss basics such as elements and compounds, processes and mechanisms, and explanations of the basic nature of matter, as well as applications of chemical substances, including drug, tobacco and caffeine addiction, use of asbestos in building, chemical warfare, oil recovery, medical applications, and space flight. A selection of biographical entries highlight the significant contributions of key men and women in the field. Each volume contains a glossary of common abbreviations and symbols, journal abbreviations, and the Periodic Table of the Elements."

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD4 .M33 1997  v. 1-4  

Nobel laureates in chemistry, 1901-1992 / Laylin K. James, editor. [Washington, D.C.] : American Chemical Society : Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1993.

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD21 .N63 1993 

Subject Dictionaries

These specialized subject dictionaries define the terminology in the discipline. See the Research Guides for sources that deal with narrower sub-fields within the discipline.

Callaham's Russian-English dictionary of science and technology / Ludmilla Ignatiev Callaham, Patricia E. Newman, John R. Callaham. New York : Wiley, c1996.

This resource translates 120,000 scientific and technical Russian terms and 5,000 essential non-technical words, included to make reading scientific Russian easier for the non-expert. "Coverage extends to medicine, physiology, chemistry, psychology, botany, ornithology, ecology, computer science, nuclear power, robotics, and more. Included are explanations and meanings for prefixes, and information showing how they combine with roots to make new words; translation of verbs in a variety of contexts; and a reference table displaying some 400 common Russian technical word endings that change the meaning of Russian words."

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD5 .C33 1996

The Condensed chemical dictionary / rev. by Gessner G. Hawley. New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., c1977.

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD5 .C5 1977   

Dictionary of organic compounds. New York : Chapman and Hall, 1982.

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD246 .D5 1982  v.1-7 

Oxford Reference Online: Science. [ Online ] Oxford University Press, 2004. Available: http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s23 (Accessed 13 May 2004).

As part of the Oxford Reference Online Collection, this subset includes: A Dictionary of Chemistry, A Dictionary of Scientists, A Dictionary of Statistics, and A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, Units.

Handbooks

Handbooks collect basic, practical information—formulas, tables of data, classification systems, definitions—for professionals operating within a discipline.

CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Cleveland, Ohio : CRC Press, c1977-

CALL NUMBER: QD65 .H3  79th ed. 1998/99 - at Reserve

The chemist's companion: a handbook of practical data, techniques, and references [by] Arnold J. Gordon and Richard A. Ford.New York, Wiley [1972].

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD65 .G64 

Handbook of tables for organic compound identification. Compiled by Zvi Rappoport. Cleveland, Chemical Rubber Co. [1967]

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] QD291 .R28 1967 

Lange's handbook of chemistry.  New York : McGraw-Hill, c1973-

CALL NUMBER: [Ref] TP151 .H25  1999 

Sources of Statistics

The library subscribes to the ASI Microfiche Library. Every document indexed in ASI since 1979 is available in this library. In addition to the ASI Microfiche Library for federal government publications containing statistical data, the library also subscribes to the SRI Microfiche Library, containing most but not every non-federal statistical item indexed in SRI. A third collection, Index to International Statistics, deals with statistical material from international, intergovernmental bodies, completes the package. Online access to the database—and to some of the documents themselves—is available through the Statistical Universe component of LexisNexis Academic Universe.

Citation Guides and Style Manuals

Style manuals and citations guides illustrate how to cite book, journal, and other research sources, including materials found in online databases and on the Web according to the conventional format of a particular discipline. Subject specific citation guides are listed below, and a complete listing appears at Reference Sites: Citation Guides and Style Manuals.

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources. [ Online ] Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. Available: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/

Books in Schaffer Library are arranged by Library of Congress Class number. Class numbers are searchable in the Web Catalog and browsable in the Stacks and Reference Collection. A selected list:

QD 1 - 999	Chemistry
QD 1 - 65	General - including alchemy
QD 71 - 142	Analytical chemistry
QD 146 - 197	Inorganic chemistry
QD 241 - 441	Organic chemistry
QD 415 - 436	Biochemistry
QD 450 - 801	Physical and theoretical chemistry

The New Acquisitions List—residing on the Library Catalogs page—is generated on the 10th of each month and includes items added to the library's collections for the previous calendar month.

Microfiche copies of Senior honors theses are maintained in the Library. For details on the Library's theses holdings, formats, access, photocopying restrictions, and searching for a thesis in the online catalog, see the Thesis Search page.

Research Guides supplement the broader Research by Subject pages by focusing on the print and electronic resources that are most useful for a course-specific research assignment. For faculty, the Research Guides provide structured access to the Library and Internet resources relevant to their own work or in advising students on their research projects. For students working independently, it serves as a reminder of services and materials offered within the library while at the same time providing a gateway for information available from remote sites.

Faculty using Blackboard are encouraged to incorporate links to Library resources—and specifically the Research by Subject pages and the appropriate course-related Research Guides—into the Blackboard course pages. Your Departmental Liaison or Bibliographic Instruction Contacts can assist you.

Schaffer Library provides to range of general and subject-specific electronic databases—some offering full-text access to articles or library holdings information.

Databases & Indexes > Chemistry

Chemistry

Links for Chemistry
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
Virtual Library Chemistry Section.

Organic Chemistry Resoruces Worldwide
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/classics/
Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide is focused on synthetic organic chemists involved in academic or industrial research.

TOXNET
http://www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
From the National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services (SIS) - a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.

Web Elements
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
Periodic table of the elements. With links to WebElements Scholar Edition - for chemistry and other students at universities and schools.

Beilstein abstracts-ChemWeb
http://www.chemweb.com/organic/databases/belabs
Free web site that allows searching of more than 140 journals in organic chemistry and broadly related fields.  Searches returned include detailed abstracts, full title, author list, literature references, and language of publication.

Electronic Materials > E-journals

In addition to the links above to subject related databases that will lead to article citations and full-text article access, you can also browse the library's comprehensive listing of Electronic Journals and/or Periodical Titles available through Aggregated Databases. Both offer basic search options including and, or, not and Title begins with, Title contains, etc.   You can also select a subject category to browse such as Physical Sciences & Mathematics. Ask at the Reference Desk for assistance with local holdings.

Electronic Materials > News and Alerts

Tools for tracking recently published articles.

Chemical and Engineering News - This ACS-sponsored site has weekly news and also daily news.

The New York Times: Physical Sciences/Chemistry [ Online ] The New York Times. Available: http://college.nytimes.com/guests/directory/Physical_Sciences/Chemistry/(Accessed 30 May 2004)
Provides full text access to Chemistry articles from The New York Times "Physical Sciences" section.

WebElements News - a weblog of news items, articles, and other jottings related to chemistry.

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