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Click here for a complete list of databases offered by Mansfield Library (http://www.lib.umt.edu).

Suggested databases:

• Academic Search Premier - Multidisciplinary, full-text database.


• American Chemical Society Web Editions - Chemistry and related sciences.


• Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.


• SciFinder Scholar - Index to chemistry literature; on campus use only.


• Web of Science - Multidisciplinary index.

Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the browsing examples to look at are: Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis; Analytical Chemistry; Chemical Reviews; Chemical Society Reviews; Inorganic Chemistry; Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry; Journal of Medicinal Chemistry; Journal of Natural Products; Organometallics; Surface Science Reports.

To Browse Titles or Journals by Subject, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

For search hints, take a look at the following: UM Catalog Help and Finding Books.

Book catalog resources:

• The University of Montana Catalog - All time periods: Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.


• WorldCat - All time periods; Library Union Catalog; Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.


• Google Book Search - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

• AccessScience - Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online


• Cassell Dictionary of Chemistry (540.3 H3216c)


• Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry (540.3 A111)


• Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds (547.0503 D554)


• Dictionary of Steroids (574.1924303 D554)


• Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (660.3 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry (542.85 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry (546.03 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (503 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (547.2 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry (543.0858 E5646)


• Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry (540.3 F1428)


• German Dictionary of Chemistry, Langenscheidt Routledge (540.3 L275)


• Glossary of Chemical Terms (540.3 H229)


• Great Chemists (540 F219)


• IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology


• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry (540.3 M167)


• Women in Chemistry and Physics (540 W872)

• The Aldrich Library of 13C and 1H FT NMR Spectra (547.30877 A365)


• Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI; Journal Info) (540.5 X C517);
  see also http://www.cas.org/Support/DDS/ddssearch.html


• The Chemical Database, University of Akron


• Chemical Engineer's Handbook (660.28 P465)


• The Chemist's Ready Reference Handbook (543 S562)


• NIST Chemistry WebBook


• Comprehensive Biological Catalysis (572.7 C737)


• Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry (547.7 C73784)


• Comprehensive Organic Transformations (547.2 L328c)


• Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry (547.05 C737)


• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (541.9 H236)


• CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds (547 C111)


• CRC Handbook of Pesticides (615.902 C111)


• The Elements (546 E559)


• Handbook of Critical Constants of Solids (530.412 H23649)


• Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds (547.00212 H236)


• Handbook of Spectroscopy (535.84 C111)


• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (540 H236)


• Organic Compounds Database, Colby College


• Organic Syntheses


• Periodic Table - Visual Interpretation


• Periodical Table - WebElements


• Physical Reference Data, NIST


• Polymer Handbook (547.7 P783)


• Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes (541.372 P965)


• Quantities, Units, and Symbols in Physical Chemistry (541.3014 Q1)


• Solvents Database, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences


• Stereoselective Synthesis: Methods of Organic Chemistry (541.223 S8382)


• Tables of Isotopes (541.388 L473)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


• Chemical Information (includes ChemlDplus)


• Environmental Fate Data Base


• EPA Databases and Software


• ExToxNet (Extension Toxicology Network)


• MSDS Index (SIRI)


• Toxic Release Inventory


• Toxline


• ToxNet (Toxicology Network)


• Where to find Material Safety Sheets (MSDS) on the internet

For hints on how to use search engines effectively, take a look at the following: Finding Info and Evaluating Web Sites.

Some suggested search engines are:

• Google


• Live Search


• Yahoo


• Zuula

• American Chemical Society


• BioChemWeb: Virtual Library of Biochemistry


• Chemical Information Sources


• Google Patent Search


• Information Resources for Chemistry & Biochemistry (UCSB)


• Links for Chemists


• Organic Chemistry Online


• SpectroscopyNOW


• U.S. Patents


• Virtual Chemistry


• Virtual Chemistry Center (Martindale's)


• WWW Chemistry Guide


• Yahoo Chemistry

• ChemCollective (NSDL)


• Chemical Education Resource Shelf


• Chemistry for Kids


• Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials


• Journals - Chemistry Education


• LearnNet (RSC)


• Resources for Teaching Chemistry

Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:

• The ACS Style Guide (808.06654 A187)


• ACS Style Guidelines Quick Guide


• EndNote


• Quick Guide to Citing - Using the ACS Style Guide, 3rd Ed.


• Refworks