How Do I Find...
General Chemistry Reference Works
Subject Specific Reference Works
Using the Chemical Literature
Scientific Writing and Presentations
"The Classics"
Chemical Abstracts -- STNEasy
An easy-to-use online interface to the electronic equivalent of Chemical Abstracts. Database is maintained by the Chemical Abstracting Service. Use of STNEasy is limited to Wittenberg University students and faculty. It can be accessed from 5 pm to 5 am Monday through Thursday, from 5 pm Friday to 6 pm on Saturday, and from 8 am Sunday to 5 am Monday. Please contact a reference librarian or a member of the Chemistry department for a login ID and password.
Science Citation Index
Index and cited references for articles in the sciences. This database helps you to see more recent work on a topic by allowing you to search for articles that cite an article you already have.
Wilson Periodical Index
The Wilson Index contains 3 databases: the Social Science Index, the Humanities Index, and the General Science Index. Search results can be limited to any of the indexes.
Academic Search Complete
A multi-subject database including science coverage. Some articles are full-text.
Biological Abstracts
Indexes journal articles on all topics of biology and medicine. Covers 1980 to present. Some full text available.
MEDLINE
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE covers all aspects of clinical medicine from 1966 to present.
Wittenberg has access to many more science indexes online. Go the Library's list of Indexes & Databases for more information.
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Journals While these journals can be found in the above list, this section of OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center is the best place for 'one stop shopping' for browsing fulltext online chemistry journals.
Periodicals are where most of the information for your research papers will come. Remember that there are scholarly publications as well as popular publications. You will most likely want to stick to scholarly publications for your research. For hints on how to tell the two apart, please see Scholarly vs. Popular Articles.
If the journal you need isn't owned by or accessable electronically at Wittenberg, you will have to order the article through InterLibrary Loan (ILL). Fill out a blue ILL sheet at the Science Library or in the main library. You can also fill out Inter-Library Loan forms online. While there is no fee, articles usually take 10-14 days to come in so order early!
CAS DDS Title Search - searchable list of the journals in Chemical Abstracts. Useful for decoding the journal title abbreviations.
WebElements Periodic Table This Periodic Table online by Mark Winter at the University of Sheffield, England. Find information on the elements by clicking on the table.
ChemDex An organized list of links to specialized chemistry related websites.
ChemFinder.com Allows users to search for information such as the boiling point, formula, weight and solubility of a chemical substance. Commerical site.
Webbook for Chemistry A mini-handbook of Chemistry. Includes tables, weights, formulas, structures and synonyms for substances. This site is produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
EXTOXNET A searchable database of pesticides and their effects. Maintained by Oregon State University.
U.S. Patents Citation Database - allows users to search for basic information on patents. This site is maintained by the Community of Science.
Chemical Sciences Reference is part of the Internet Public Library. It is a list of useful Chemistry reference sites.
Yahoo's Chemistry section This is a good place to look for Chemistry sites. While not comprehensive, it does cover a lot of topics. It even has a section on Chemistry Humor!
Journal Abbreviation Sources A directory of webpages that provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations.
There are many many web sites devoted to the topic of Chemistry. Some good and some bad. For hints on how to evaluate web sites, please see our Evaluating Web Sites guide. If you choose to include websites, you will need to cite them just as you need to site other sources of information. Take a look at our Citing Electronic Resources page for help. Be sure to cite all the resources that you need for your paper. Here's a link to our quick guide to citations.
If you are having trouble with your research, please contact Alisa Mizikar, the Science Librarian, via email at amizikar@wittenberg.edu or call extension 7515. You can also contact any of the reference librarians at refdesk@wittenberg.edu or at extension 7511.
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Compiled by Alisa Mizikar