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Below are a few major, frequently used sources for the study of chemistry. The chemistry literature is international in scope, and organized into primary (the first public record of the research) and secondary (works derived from primary sources) publications, although this distinction is beginning to be blurred in some web resources. See also the research guide(s): Engineering, Environmental Science, Ecology & Biodiversity, and General Science. For additional information on sources, please consult a librarian. Internet resources require a Tufts I.D. number for off-campus access (authorized users statement). |
Facts and Background Information [back to top]
Reference Resources
Classification & Nomenclature
IUPAC Chemical
Nomenclature
Provides information on IUPAC nomenclature recommendations.
Dictionaries
A Dictionary of Chemistry. Oxford.
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QD5 .D498 2000]
Dictionary of Chemical Names and Synonyms
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TP9 .H65 1992]
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical
Dictionary
[PRINT. Tisch Book Stacks QD5 .C5 2002]
Lists properties, technical grades, suitable containers for inorganic
and organic chemicals and descriptions of trademarked products.
Scientific & Technical Acronyms, Symbols, & Abbreviations. Wiley Interscience.
Directories
Chemistry
Journals
A directory of journals published in chemistry organized alphabetically,
by subject, or by publisher. Does not allow for full-text access.
Encyclopedias
Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II
Surveys developments in co-ordination chemistry since 1982, including
new trends in biology and materials science.
Kirk-Othmer
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Covers all aspects of chemistry and chemical engineering.
Ullmann’s
Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Resource for chemistry, chemical engineering and biochemistry.
Includes environmental effects and regulations.
Government Resources
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
NIST Laboratories
Home page for the NIST Laboratories, gives a description of the
labs and their projects.
Chemical Science and Technology
Laboratories. NIST.
Conducts research in measurement science and develops measurements,
data, models, and reference standards for chemistry, biochemistry
and chemical engineering. Also has interests in public health,
safety and environmental quality.
Chemistry WebBook. NIST.
Search NIST thermochemical, thermophysical and spectra data based
on name, chemical formula, CAS registry number, molecular weight,
chemical structure or selected ion energies and spectral properties.
Physical Reference
Data. NIST Physics Laboratory.
Search physical constants, atomic and molecular spectroscopic
data, ionization data, x-ray and gamma-ray data and more.
NIST
Virtual Library - Chemistry
The NIST virtual chemistry library. The catalog and web resources
are open resources. The databases and e-journals are restricted
to NIST personnel.
Nanotechnology at NIST
A description of the work at NIST on nanotechnology.
Other Government Sites:
Library of Chemistry Information. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
National Nanotechnology Initiative
Nanoscale science and government initiatives; included are a news
and reports section.
Handbooks & Data Tables
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
[PRINT. Tisch reference desk QD65 .H3]
A classic resource for chemical data such as molecular weight,
crystalline form, melting and boiling points, density, refractive
index, and solubility in water and other common solvents.
Current
Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Current Protocols Online are laboratory manuals on methods giving
step-by-step procedures. Tufts subscribes to the following sections
only: Cell Biology, Human Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nucleic
Acid Chemistry, and Protein Science.
Geigy Scientific Tables
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QP33.5 .G45 1981]
A classic work. Some of the tables available: surface tension,
thermal conductivity, coefficients of heat transfer, constituents
of living matter, components of metabolism including data composition
of human body, graphs of renal function values, respiration and
blood gas tables.
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry.
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TP151 .H25]
Notable for coverage of natural products; has separate tables of
physical properties of alkaloids and glucosides.
Patty's
Industrial Hygiene
Contains information on the recognition and evaluation of chemical
agents, physical agents, and biohazards in the workplace, engineering
control of exposure, and personal protection.
Patty's
Toxicology
Provides comprehensive toxicological data for industrial compounds.
Included are CAS numbers, RTECS numbers, physical and chemical properties,
threshold limit values (TLV's), permissible exposure limits (PEL's),
maximum workplace concentrations (MAK), and biological tolerance
values for occupational exposures (BAT).
Perry's Chemical Engineers’ Handbook
[PRINT. Tisch Reference TP151 .P45 1997]
Good source for data on the physical properties of industrially
important chemicals.
Reference
Works Houben-Weyl
The classic reference work for synthetic organic chemistry. The
online version includes editions 1 through 4 which were published
over the period 1909-2003. Provides access to approx 146,000 experimental
procedures, 580,000 target compounds, and 780,000 references dating
back to 1835. This archive is accessible through a text-searchable
table of contents and an intuitive structure template guide. Consult
the Getting Started Manual for helpful information.
Reference
Works Science of Synthesis
Science of Synthesis is the new edition of Houben-Weyl. It was launched
in 2000 and will continue to expand into new topics to cover the
whole field of synthetic chemistry by 2008. Science of Synthesis
provides critically evaluated synthetic methods for specific transformations.
The methods are organized by product class and are currently available
for organometallic and heterocyclic compounds. Structure searching
is available using a JAVA applett, ISI/Draw or ChemDraw as you prefer;
consult Getting Started Manual as the ISIS/Draw and Chem Draw options
utilize plug-ins for structure searching.
Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial
Materials
[PRINT. Tisch Reference T55.3.H3 L494 2000]
Focuses on toxicity and hazard information.
ThermoDex: An Index
of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks
A finding aid from the University of Texas at Austin, ThermoDex
contains annotated records for compilations of thermodynamic data
(books and websites) for chemical compounds and other substances.
Enter both a type of compound and a property--it returns a list
of handbooks that might contain this data.
WebElements
Periodic Table (scholars edition)
Provides basic descriptive information about elements for the
student. The professional edition http://www.webelements.com gives
more detailed information for the researcher.
Spectroscopic Data
The Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QD96 .I5 1985]
Selected 11,000 spectra from the files of a leading U.S. chemical
supplier.
The Aldrich Library of Infrared Spectra
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QD96 .I5 P67 1981]
The Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QD96 .N8 P68 1983]
Sadtler Handbook of Infrared Spectra
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QC453 .S73 1978]
Each spectrum shows the purity and source of the sample and the
technique used.
Images
Visual Elements. Royal Society of Chemistry.
RSC use of visual elements to present a graphical interpretation
of the periodic table.
Reviews
Annual
Review of Physical Chemistry
Online coverage v.47- (1996-)
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
[PRINT. Tisch Book Stacks QD1 .A61 Holdings v.1- (1950- )]
Societies & Associations
Style Manuals & Resources for Writing
ACD/ChemSketch 5.0 Freeware
A selection of freeware for chemical drawing from Advance Chemistry
Development, Inc. (ACD/Labs), a chemical software company.
The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QD8.5 .A25 1986]
Guidelines for publishing in chemistry.
RefWorks
A web-based reference/citation and bibliography manager. Allows
users to keep track of and download citations from our
internet databases/indexes and then use these references for
writing and automatically formatting papers and bibliographies.
This software works with EndNote too!
A library’s catalog covers most aspects of a subject over centuries of publications in many languages. Catalogs can be searched by author, title, subject, and keyword. Tisch Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification scheme. LC classification brings similar books together on the shelves, which facilitates browsing. Chemistry books are classified in QD. Related titles in Chemistry Technology/Engineering are classified in TP and Animal Biochemistry in QP517.
The Catalogs
Boston Library Consortium Catalogs
Harvard University Library System Catalog (HOLLIS)
National Research
Council of Canada
Includes Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information
(CISTI).
WorldCat.
FirstSearch.
Click on WorldCat or select WorldCat database from the search
box.
Covers almost all of the catalogs of the major research libraries,
as well as public libraries.
Other Sources for Books
Books
in Print
Lists books currently in print and available on the market for
purchasing.
Document Delivery
Borrow from other libraries, both books and journal articles.
On-line
Books Page: QD Chemistry
List of online chemistry books that are freely available from
the University of Pennsylvania’s Digital Library.
To locate articles or research papers within periodicals and journals, it is necessary to use specialized databases known as indexes. Database Searching Tips (also available in PDF) provides valuable information on how to construct a search for best results.
Indexes
Specialized Chemistry Indexes
Analytical
Abstracts. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Online coverage 1978-
Analytical Abstracts
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Indexes [SCI] QD71 .A49 Holdings 1973-]
Chemical Abstracts. American Chemical Society, 1907-
[PRINT. Tisch Reference Indexes [SCI] QD1 .A51]
Worldwide abstracting service for chemical literature including
patents. Electronic version is entitled SciFinder Scholar.
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts).
American Chemical Society, 1907-
A proprietary software client that provides access to Chemical
Abstracts, a major database for all of chemistry. SciFinder Scholar
provides for both regular and substructure searching. Updated
version 2002 includes access to MEDLINE and OLD MEDLINE databases.
To use, the software needs to be downloaded onto your PC (at least
a Pentium processor) or Mac (needs Power PC processor) within
the Tufts campus. At this time home use is not supported by Tufts.
This database is to be used for research purposes only and there
is a limit on how many records may be downloaded. Commercial use
is forbidden. Tufts users have access to 3 ports, simultaneously,
on a 24 hour basis. Users should log out as soon as searches are
completed. Installation or upgrade to SciFinder Scholar 2002.
Science Indexes
ISI
Web of Knowledge. ISI.
A portal to the databases on the ISI platform: ISI Web of Science,
Current Contents Connect, ISI Proceedings, Derwent Innovations
Index (for patents), & BIOSIS Previews.
Offered are two searching options: Form Search, which uses search
terms separated by search operators, such as AND or OR, and Concept
Search, whereby the user enters one or more phrases or sentences.
Cross searching of these databases is also an option.
Science
Citation Index Expanded. ISI, 1945-
Part of the ISI Web of Science, this index provides author, subject
and citation access to journal articles and book reviews in the
sciences, as well as citation values for particular papers, citation
tracking and related records. Updated weekly.
Scopus. Elsevier, 1966-
An index to the world's scientific, technical and medical literature (14,000 scholarly titles),
including 2,700 titles in Social Science, Psychology and Economics. Updated daily. Non-English
titles are covered as long as English abstracts are available. Full-text linking is available
wherever the technology and the access arrangements permit and continues to expand as such
arrangements allow. Integrated web searching and patent searching by Scirus.
Current
Contents Connect. ISI.
An ISI current awareness database with an interdisciplinary
focus; it covers science, social science and humanities; includes
the latest issue and table of contents from over 8,000 of the
world’s
research journals and some evaluated scholarly websites. Can
create auto alerts for e-mail updates. Has search and journal
browse functions. Updated daily.
Electronic Journals
Periodicals are listed in the library catalog. Holdings in all formats are unified in one record, and most entries for journals held in electronic format contain a hyperlink to the source. Searches in the web-based catalog enable one to follow these links directly. A complete list of electronic journals is on the Tisch homepage under Electronic Journals.
Key Weekly Science Journals
Nature. Nature Publishing Group.
Current:
v387-, 1997-
Back volumes v. 54-84 (1896-1910) and v.132- (1937-): [PRINT.
Tisch Bound Periodicals Q1 .N2]
Back volumes v.112-131 (1923-1933): [MICROFORMS. R93]
Science. AAAS.
Current:
v270-, (1995-)
Back
volumes v.1-270, (1800-1995)
Collections of Electronic Journals
American
Chemical Society Journals
Basic research journals in the field of chemistry; both current
and archived titles are available full text.
Blackwell
Synergy. Blackwell Publishing.
Provides full-text access to 600+ scholarly journals. To browse
Astronomy & Astrophysics select Life and Physical Sciences.
Royal
Society of Chemistry Online Journals
Includes both primary and review journals covering all branches
of chemistry. Tisch Library subscribes to most of these journals,
however, for the few non-subscribed journals a user name and password
will be requested effectively blocking one from access.
ScienceDirect.
Elsevier.
A database of over 1,700 journal titles covering the life, physical,
technical and social sciences. Titles start with the initial volume
of publication; all titles have tables of contents and abstracts
and most have full-text articles. Tufts has access to approximately
800 titles from 1995 to date. The titles formerly published by
Academic Press commence with 1993. Green boxes indicate subscribed
titles; white boxes are for non-subscribed titles. Please note:
ScienceDirect no longer provides access to non-subscribed titles.
Articles from non-subscribed titles must be obtained from Tisch
Document Delivery or purchased directly from ScienceDirect.
Browse
the SD Chemistry journals.
SpringerLink
Provides access to 460+ electronic journals with full-text and
some book series. The focus is on science and technology. Browse
the Online Library: Chemical Sciences.
Wiley
InterScience
Provided is full-text access to 300+ journals published by John
Wiley & Sons. Subjects covered are: Business, Finance &
Management, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Education,
Engineering, Law, Life & Medical Science, Mathematics & Statistics,
Physics and Psychology. Browse
Chemistry journals.
Pre-Print Archives
The Chemistry
Preprint Server
A web archive and distribution medium for research articles in
chemistry.
Pre-prints, conferences and proceedings, dissertations, and technical reports are other sources for original research.
ISI
Proceedings
An index to the published literature of significant conferences,
symposia, and seminars.
Dissertation
Abstracts. First Search. 1861-
Indexes dissertations accepted at accredited institutions; covers
all disciplines. Updated monthly.
Tufts University
Dissertations. ProQuest, 1996-
Tufts dissertations and theses published in Dissertation Abstracts
from 1996 to date. Provides full-text access.
GrayLit Network. U.S.
Government.
A science portal of technical reports from the Department of Energy,
Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, and NASA.
National Technical Information
Service
Repository and online search service for government technical
reports.
Patents Indexes
Derwent
Innovations Index. ISI.
A resource for patent literature from 40 patent issuing authorities.
Uses the ISI search interface and links forward in time to citing
patents and backwards in time to cited patents. Coverage for some
patents begins in 1963.
esp@cenet (Searchable Worldwide
Patents Database) EPO, 1920-
Free worldwide patent information with full-text patents from
the European Patent Office.
Japan Patent Office
Access to Japanese patent information and patent, design, and
trademark laws.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Website for the USPTO. Information on patenting an idea, doing
a patent search, and locating a patent depository library.
USPTO Patent
Classification Home Page
U.S. Manual on Patent Classification searchable website.
U.S. Patents. COS.
From the Community of Science, U.S. patent bibliographies database
for patents issued from 1976 to date and the AIDS patent database.
Find Web Resources on the Internet
In the 1980s the World Wide Web emerged and spawned publications of its own, independent of the print traditions. Information retrieved from the open web must be reviewed for authority, accuracy and authenticity. Keeping these limitations in mind, there are some excellent information resources available from the open web, especially those associated with government agencies and universities. See how to evaluate web resources.
General Web Search Engines
Google
A top ranked web search engine, with good relevancy. Uses tabs
at the top of the search box. Groups tab leads to a Usenet news
database: sci.
chemistry. The Directory tab is a Page Rank version of the
Open Directory: Chemistry.
There are also tabs for Images and News.
Alltheweb.com
Good web search engine. Indexes full webpage, PDF files, Microsoft
Word files, and text within Flash files. Also includes tabs for
databases of news, pictures, videos, audio and FTP files.
Science Web Search Engines
Scirus
A comprehensive science-specific search engine. Locates peer-reviewed
articles.
Tufts University Department of Chemistry
Crystallography. Cambridge
Crystallographic Data Center.
CCDC home page. Tufts Library has a subscription to Cambridge
Structural Database, a collection of over 230,000 structures abstracted
from approximately 1,200 primary journal sources. For access consult
the Chemistry Department.
Crystal Lattice
Structure
Index of crystal lattice structures.
Crystallography
Online
Crystallography news.
Crystallography
World Wide - W3Virtual Library in Crystallography
Some topics covered are: conferences, databases, projects and
software.
Education & Teaching
Chemical
Education Resource Shelf
Journal of Chemical Education resources for teaching.
Clearinghouse
for Chemical Information Instructional Materials
A project initiated by ACS & SLC for instructional materials
pertaining to chemistry. Also included are links to factual sources
on the web. Currently maintained by Indiana University.
General Chemistry
Starting Point for Students
Web links for general chemistry students compiled by Steven Lower,
Dept of Chemistry at Simon Fraser University.
Finders, Gateways, & Portals
ChemFinder.com.
Cambridge Soft.
A database for searching chemical structures, physical properties
and websites.
chemsoc
Royal Society of Chemistry’s network. Contains learning
resources, recommended websites, chemsoc’s library, list
of chemistry experts and societies.
ChemWeb.com
Information resource for chemistry (many are free) from Elsevier.
Included is fast access to Beilstein Abstracts for organic chemistry.
Links
for Chemists - WWW Virtual Library
An index of over 8,000 chemistry resources on the internet. From
the University of Liverpool.
chemdex.org
A directory of over 7,000 online chemistry resources from the
University of Sheffield.
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Resources Worldwide
A website designed for the specific needs of organic chemists.
Organic
Compounds Database
A compound database compiled by Harold M. Bell, Virginia Tech.
Organic Synthesis Website and
Data Base
Compilation of selected procedures and new reactions that permits
the advanced research student or professional chemist to prepare
compounds of research utility. ChemDraw ActiveX Control must be
installed before you can use this site.
Physical Chemistry
Structural Data & Searching
ChemID
Plus
The database contains over 367,000 chemical records, of which
over 142,000 include chemical structures, and is searchable by
Name, Synonym, CAS Registry Number, Molecular Formula, Classification
Code, Locator Code, and Structure.
List
of 3D Molecular Structures
3-D structures for molecules presented in introductory biology
and chemistry texts.
Suppliers/Catalogs/Tools
CHEMCYCLOPEDIA
2003 - The Worldwide Guide to Chemicals and Services
Online source of information about vendors, products, and services
for the chemical industry.
Sigma-Aldrich
Products catalog for life science and high technology; includes
technical service and support.
ChemExperChemical Directory
Searches over 70,000 chemicals from more than twenty suppliers.
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