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Quick Access Chemistry Resources

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary database has records for nearly 18,000 periodicals - journals, magazines, and newspapers - of which nearly 16,000 are peer reviewed. It provides full text for more than 5,000 journals, and you can use Journal Finder to locate articles that do not have a PDF readily available.
- Basic Search: Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
- Advanced Search: Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
- Boolean Logic & Filters: All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
- Citation Tool: Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
- Saving Records: All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
ACS Web Editions This link opens in a new window
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society provides the worldwide scientific community with a comprehensive collection of the most-cited, peer-reviewed publications in the chemical and related sciences.
Reaxys This link opens in a new window
Reaxys is a web-based tool for the retrieval of chemistry information and data from published literature including journals and patents. The information includes chemical compounds, chemical reactions, chemical properties, related bibliographic data, substance data with synthesis planning information, as well as experimental procedures from selected journals and patents.
Science Full Text Select
Science Full Text Select provides full text for more than 400 journals covering agriculture & agricultural research, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, environmental science, geology, marine biology microbiology, physics and much more.
- Basic Search: Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
- Advanced Search: Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
- Boolean Logic & Filters: All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
- Citation Tool: Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
- Saving Records: All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
SciFinder-n
Users must register while on campus to create username and password. Once registration is complete, users may access the database from off-campus using the (proxied) link.
SciFinder WCSU Registration
SciFinder provides access to articles, reference information, and patents in chemistry and related sciences.

Books on Reserve

Chemistry Course Reserves
A link to a list of all the chemistry books we have listed on reserve. Books on the reserve shelf can only be used within the Haas or Young libraries and can only be checked out for a few hours at a time to ensure fair accessibility for other students.

Physical Books in the Collection

Books on Chemistry
A link to a live search in WestSearch for all available print books on chemistry and chemistry related fields.

eBooks in the Collection

eBooks on Chemistry (Best Bet!)
A link to a live search for chemistry books with online access. Note: some of these books are available in both physical and digital formats.

A small sampling of titles available through the library's databases and subscriptions.

Periodic Table of Elements This link opens in a new window
This interactive periodical table includes links to reference information about each element.
Cambridge Open Access
Cambridge University Press publishes a wide range of high-quality academic content including including open access journals.

ChemSpider
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 57 million structures, properties, and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from ~500 data sources, ChemSpider enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search. It is owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
NIST Chemistry
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Search by formula, name, IUPAC identifier, CAS registry number, and more.
PubChem
PubChem, released in 2004, provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. PubChem is organized as three linked databases within the NCBI's Entrez information retrieval system. These are PubChem Substance, PubChem Compound, and PubChem BioAssay. PubChem also provides a fast chemical structure similarity search tool. More information about using each component database may be found using the links in the PubChem homepage. Links from PubChem's chemical structure records to other Entrez databases provide information on biological properties. These include links to PubMed scientific literature and NCBI's protein 3D structure resource. Links to PubChem's bioessay database present the results of biological screening. Links to depositor web sites provide further information.

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Books on Reserve

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