This guide was designed by Eleanor L. Lomax to help identify some of the resources that relate to research in chemistry. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the links entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the EZ Proxy link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail lyref@fau.edu.


ELECTRONIC DATABASES

 
ACS (American Chemical Society) Journals
Articles relevant to chemistry and information in the life sciences.
 
Algology, Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)    
Scope of coverage includes reproduction, growth, life cycles, biochemistry, genetics, and infection and immunity in man, other animals, and plants.
 
Applied Science & Technology
Indexes the latest findings in every area of science, engineering, and technology covering trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in March 1993. Full Text coverage begins in 1997.

Cambridge Journals Online  
Provides access to full text journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. [Select "Subscribed Journals" from the first dropdown menu]

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
These databases cover a broad range of specific subjects in the following scientific disciplines: aquatic sciences, medical and biological sciences, environmental sciences, computer sciences and engineering specialties, and materials sciences. Coverage varies by databases.

Chemoreception Abstracts   
Brings together studies from many diverse disciplines relating to the neurobiology, chemistry, and physiology of taste, smell, internal chemoreception, and chemotaxis.

Chemistry Central  
A new service publishing peer-reviewed open access research in chemistry from BioMed Central, the leading biomedical open access publisher. The Chemistry Central website currently features chemistry-related articles published in BioMed Central journals and independent journals utilizing BioMed Central's open access publishing services.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics  
The most widely used source of data for chemists, physicists, and professionals in related fields of science. The Handbook provides broad coverage of all types of data commonly encountered by physical scientists and engineers.

Current Contents Connect
A weekly service that includes seven content databases covering approximately 6,600 unique journals in the areas of science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Current 12 months.

Dissertation Abstracts
Citations and abstracts of American dissertations and master’s theses in all subject disciplines. 1861 to date.

Elsevier Science Direct
This database contains the electronic full-text version of approximately 650 of Elsevier's traditional research journals. These journals are primarily in the scientific, technical and medical disciplines. 1997 to date.

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
A database of key areas of environmental science, including toxic hazards of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other substances; air, marine, and freshwater pollution as well as biochemical applications in water treatment and pollution are covered. 1981 to date.

General Science Abstracts
This database covers such areas as astronomy, atmospheric science, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, earth science, environment, food, genetics, health, mathematics, medicine, microbiology, nutrition, oceanography, physics, physiology, and zoology. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.

Highwire Press  
The journals HighWire supports correspondingly focus on science, technology, and medicine (STM) and are preponderantly among the highest-impact journals in the literature.

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine  
Contains records describing journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, medicine and allied historical fields. Citations reflect the contents of more than 1,000 journals, and partial contents of several hundred more.

Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A)  
Significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

MEDLINE - FirstSearch and CSA
Online equivalent to Index Medicus, the International Nursing Index, and the Index to Dental Literature. Citations and abstracts with coverage from 1966.

Science Citation Index ExpandedWeb of Science
Multi disciplinary database covering the journal literature of the sciences. Provides citations and author abstracts from 5300 major journals. 1992 to date.

Science Online
Provides access to the full text of Science's print version and to additional online-only enhancements.  This resource allows you to search within Science and across a multitude of scientific journals.

SciFinder Scholar  
(2006 for Windows SciFinder Scholar™ and 2004.2 for Macintosh) 
Provides comprehensive chemical and related scientific information including journal articles, patents, chemical reactions, and chemical regulatory data.  [See SciFinder Scholar Conditions] [ALERT for SciFinder Scholar Users]

Wilson Science Complete    
Searches all three H. W. Wilson science databases: Applied Science and Technology Full Text; General Science Full Text; and Biological and Agricultural Index Plus.


 

INTERNET RESOURCES

 

Chemfinder

Chemweb.com

Chemicool Periodic Table

Chemistry WebBook

FAU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Integrated Spectral Data Base System

Rolf Claessen's Chemistry Index

Royal Society of Chemistry

The Virtual Library: Chemistry
 

DICTIONARIES

REF QD251 .B4395 Beilstein Dictionary: German-English, for the Users of the Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry.  1979.  Located in the general collection.
REF QD5 .C5  Condensed Chemical Dictionary.  12th ed.  R. J. Lewis, rev.  1993.
REF QP512 .S73 Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  2nd ed.  J. Stenesh.  1989.
REF QD5.D4985 2000 Dictionary of Chemistry.  2000.
REF QD549.S37 2001 Dictionary of Colloid and Interface Science. L. L. Schramm. 2001.
REF TD196.C45 A97 1999 Dictionary of Environmentally Important Chemicals.  D. C. Ayres.  1999.
REF QD123 .B3 Dictionary of Named Effects and Laws in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.
D. W. G. Ballentyne.  1970.
REF QD246 .D5 Dictionary of Organic Compounds and Supplements.  5th ed.  1982.
REF QD411 .D53 Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds and Supplements.  1984.
REF TP9 G286 Gardner’s Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names.  9th ed.  1987.
REF QP512 .G55 Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  D. M. Glick.  1990.
REF QD5 .H34 Glossary of Chemical Terms.  2nd ed.  C. A. Hampel and G. G. Hawley.  1982.
REF QD5 .H3 Grant & Hackh’s Chemical Dictionary.  5th ed.  R. Grant and C. Grant, eds.  1987.
REF QD5.F33 1999 Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry.  1999.
REF HV8073.B677 2004 Forensic Science: an Illustrated Dictionary.  J.C Brenner.  2004.
REF QD5.C5 2001 Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary.  2001.
REF QD51 .O25 Illustrated Chemistry Laboratory Terminology.  H. W. Ockerman.  1991.
REF QD71.5 .L36 Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Analytical Chemistry.  J. Knepper.  1997
REF QD5 .M357  McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry.  S. P. Parker, ed.  1997.
REF QD5 .P3  Patterson’s German-English Dictionary for Chemists.  A. M. Patterson.  1992.
REF QD5.M522 2003 Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry. 2003.
REF QD380.3 .A52  Polymer Science Dictionary.  M. S. M. Alger.  1989.
REF QD5 .K294 Wiley’s English-Spanish, Spanish-English Chemistry Dictionary.  S. M. Kaplan.  1998.

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

REF QD415 .A25
B713
Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  3rd ed.  1997.
REF QD4 .A2313 Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry.  1993.
REF TP9 .E685 Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and Supplement Volumes.  3rd ed.  v. 1-24. 
H. F. Mark, ed.  1978-1984.
REF QD148 .E53 Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry.  v. 1-8.  R. B. King, ed.  1994.
REF Q123 .E497 Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology.  v. 1-15.  R. A. Mayers, ed.  1987.
REF TP156 .P6 E5 Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering and Supplement Volumes.  2nd ed.
H. F. Mark, ed.  1985-1989.
REF TP9.K54 1999 Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.  1999.
REF QD4.M33 1997  Macmillian Encyclopedia of Chemistry.  1997.
REF Q121 .M3 McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  8th ed.  v. 1-20.  1997.
REF RS51 .M4 2006  Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals. S. Budavari, ed.  2006.
REF Q121 .V3 Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia.  8th ed. v. 1-2.  D. M. Considine, ed.  1995.

 

GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE

REF QD8.5 .M34 How to Find Chemical Information: A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Educators, and Students.  3rd ed.  R. E. Maizell.  1998
REF QD8.5 .I47 Information Sources in Chemistry.  4th ed.  R. T. Bottle and J. F. B. Rowland.  1993.
REF Z5524 .P7 I54  Information Sources in Polymers and Plastics.  R. T. Adkins, ed.  1989.
REF Z7401 .M278 Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Agriculture.  H. R. Malinowski.  1994.

 

HANDBOOKS/ TABLES

REF QD257.7 .G7 Atlas of Spectral Data and Physical Constants for Organic Compounds.  2nd ed.  v. 1-6.
J. G. Graselli and W. R. Ritchey, eds.  1975.
REF QD65 .K34  Basic Tables in Chemistry.  R. A. Keller, ed. 1967.
REF QD251 .B43 Brief Introduction to the Use of Beilstein’s Handbuch der Organischen Chemie.  
2nd ed.  E. H. Huntress.  1960.  Located in the General Collection
REF QD78 .B78 CRC Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis.  T. J. Bruno.  1989.
REF QD502 .C18 CRC Handbook of Bimolecular and Termolecular Gas Reactions.  v. 1-2.  J. A. Kerr, ed 1981.
REF QD65 .H3 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 1998/1999.  Located in Ready Reference
REF QD257.7 .H36  CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds.  2nd ed.  v. 1-9. 
R. C. Weast and J. G. Graselli, eds.  1989.
REF QD51 .H27  CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety.  4th ed.  A. K. Furr, ed.  1995.
REF QD381.9 .S65
B37
CRC Handbook of Polymer-Liquid Interaction Parameters and Solubility Parameters
A. F. M. Barton.  1990.
REF QD61 .S58 Chemical Technicians’ Ready Reference Handbook.  3rd ed.
G. J. Shugar and J. T. Ballinger, eds.  1990.
REF QD65 .S537 Chemist’s Ready Reference Handbook.
G. J. Shugar and J. A. Dean, eds.  1990.
REF QD271 .L95 Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods: Environmental Behavior of Organic Compounds.  W. J. Lyman, W. F. Reehl and D. H. Rosenblatt.  1982.
REF QD388 .H36 Handbook of Polymer Science and Technology.  N. P. Cheremisinoff, ed.  1989.
REF QD64 .A76 Hazardous Laboratory Chemicals Disposal Guide.  M. A. Armour.  1991.
REF QD65 .L36 Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry.  12th ed.  N. A. Lange, ed. 1979.
REF TP151 .P45 Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook.  6th ed.  A. W. Green, ed. 1984.
REF TP145 .R54  Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry.  8th ed.  J. A. Kent, ed. 1983.
REF QC61 .K3  Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants.  16th ed.  1995.

 

 

TREATISES

REF QD251 .B4 Beilsteins Handbuch der Organischen Chemie.  4th ed.  1918-1990. 
Located in the General Collection.
REF QD474 .C65 Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry: The Synthesis, Reactions, Properties & Applications of Coordination Compounds.  1st ed.  v. 1-7.   G. Wilkinson, ed.  1987. 
REF QD400 .C65 Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry: The Structure, Reactions, Synthesis, and Uses of Heterocyclic Compounds.  1st ed.  1984.
REF QD31 .M52 Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry.  v. 1-16.  J. W. Mellor.  1960.
REF RS402 .C65 Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry: The Rational Design, Mechanistic Study & Applications of Chemical Compounds.  1st ed. v. 1-6.  P. G. Sammes and J. B. Taylor, eds.  1990.
REF QD381 .C66 Comprehensive Polymer Science: The Synthesis, Characterization, Reactions & Applications of Polymers.  1st ed.  1989.
REF QD151 .G52 Gmelin’s Handbuch der Anorganischen Chemie.  8th ed.  1924-1990. 
Located in the General Collection.
REF QD251 .R6 Rodd’s Chemistry of Carbon Compounds: A Comprehensive Treatise.  2nd ed. 
S. Cofffey, ed.  1964.

 
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