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Chemistry Research Guide

Contents:

Internet Resources:
Periodic Tables | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Safety | Additional Resources | Organizations | Style Manuals
Databases
Reference Books


Chemistry Department Homepage


Internet Resources

The following locations are directories with links to numerous chemistry information websites.

About.com: Chemistry

CHEMINFO From Indiana University

Internet Public Library Chemical Sciences Links

Yahoo! Science > Chemistry

Periodic Tables of the Elements

WebElements From the University of Sheffield

 

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Chemical Acronyms Database From Indiana University Bloomington

 

Safety

Chemical Fact Sheets from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) From the Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc.

 

Additional Resources

ChemFinder
Search by chemical name, CAS Number, molecular formula, or molecular weight. Information provided includes structure, physical properties, health information, MSDS info, etc. Links to outside web sites with related data are also available.
 
ChemWeb Journal Abstracts
Search and browse abstracts and citations from chemistry journals from 1980- .
 
 
NITS Chemistry WebBook
Searchable database providing easy access to chemical and physical property data for chemical species. Search types include: formula, name, CAS registry number, author, structure, ion energetics properties, vibrational and electronic energies, and molecular weight. Also includes a detailed User Guide.
 
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry

 

Organizations

American Chemical Society (ACS)
The professional organization for chemists in the United States.
 
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
The counterpart to the ACS in the United Kingdom.
 
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
 

Style Manuals

ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources - From OhioLINK

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Databases

About off-campus access

Chemistry Databases


Reference Books

 
1001 Chemicals in Everyday Products. REF TP200 .L49 1999
A Dictionary of Chemistry (via Oxford Reference Online)
Basic Laboratory and Industrial Compounds. REF QD64 .L53 1993
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
REF QD65 .H3 2005/2006
CRC Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification. REF QD291 .R28 1967
Concise Encyclopedia of Chemistry. REF QD4 .A2313 1993
Dean's Analytical Chemistry Handbook. QD78 .P37 2004
Dictionary of Chemical Names and Synonyms.
REF TP9 .H65 1992
Dictionary of Organic Compounds. REF QD251 .D49 1965 5 volumes plus Index.
The Elements. REF QD466 .E48 1998
Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry. REF QD95 .E55 2000 3 volumes
The Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry. REF QD5 .F33 1999
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. REF QD5 .C5 1997
Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference. REF T55.3 .H3 L49 2002
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. REF TP9 .E685 1991 25 vols. plus Index and Supplement.
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry. REF QD65 .L36 1999
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry. REF QD4 .M33 1997 4 volumes
The Merck Index. REF RS356 .M52 2001
Penquin Dictionary of Chemistry. REF QD5 .M522 2003
Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry.
REF QD4 .V36 2005
 
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