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Databases/Indexes by Subject:
Chemistry

Depending on your specific topic, you may find resources listed on the subject pages for: Physics, Mathematics, and Medicine to be useful in addition to the resources listed below.

The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to online resources.  To find books, you will need to consult the Hiram College Library Catalog and, perhaps, the OhioLINK catalog.

1. Databases/indexes to find periodical articles - These databases are designed to help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or subject searches.  In most cases there will be links to either the online version of the article or a listing of the library's holdings.  If you are not sure, you may check the library's periodical holdings list and/or its list of online journals.  These databases are listed in the order in which the library recommends them.  NOTE: Chemical Abstracts is available in paper only, in the Reference Section of the Library.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
Science Citation Index
Computers and Applied Sciences Complete
Academic Search Complete

Environment Complete
Compendex

Compendex Historical

INSPEC
INSPEC Archive 1898-1968
Biological Abstracts
Medline
Medline 1953-1965
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine


2. Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store runs of complete periodical titles.  In most cases the databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases and you do not need to search them, too.  If, however, you need only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should consider searching these databases.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
ACS Publications (American Chemical Society)
Electronic Journal Center (EJC)

JSTOR

Annual Reviews No
Highwire

3. Databases of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of selected online books.  These books are also available in print.  Since many more books are in print than online, you may also wish to search the Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the OhioLINK catalog.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
National Academies Press
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center

4. Databases of reference e-books - These specialized reference materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic, or quick facts.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
Oxford Reference, Physical Sciences and Math

5. Other databases - for any other category appropriate for your topic, e.g., audiovisual materials.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
Digital Video Collection

6. Web Sites of Interest
 

ChemDex: Directory of Chemistry on the Web - Portal from the University of Sheffield
ChemInfo: Chemical Information Sources - Portal from Indiana University
Library of Chemistry Information - From the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Links for Chemists (WWW Virtual Library)
American Chemical Society
Laboratory Survival Manual - From the University of Virginia
Material Data Safety Sheets - Directory of sites
Periodic Tables - Directory from Umea University
Chemical Education Page - From Purdue University
 







 

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