Chemistry and Biochemistry

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The following resources have been compiled by the librarians with specific regard to the field of Chemistry.

Reference Books

  • CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. 2006-2007. Ref 540 C42
    Includes such things as the physical properties of inorganic compounds, enthalpy of fusion, bond dissociation energies, table of isotopes, inorganic ion and ligand nomenclature, chemical carcinogens, and traces the global temperature trends over the past 150 years.

  • The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. 2006. Ref 615.103 M53 2006
    The Merck Index is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds.

  • The Facts on File chemistry handbook. 2006. Ref 540 F11C
    With almost 1,500 glossary entries, this work covers 125 important advances in chemistry, provides complete list of Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, as well as their biographical information, important chemical association information, and a list of Web sites for further reference.

  • Lange's handbook of chemistry. 2005. Ref 540 L26S
    features an enormous compilation of facts, data, tabular material, and experimental findings in every area of chemistry. Included in this massive compendium are listings of the properties of approximately 4,400 organic and 1,400 inorganic compounds.

  • CRC handbook of basic tables for chemical analysis. 2003. Ref 543 B83c

  • Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology. 2000. Ref 572.03 Ox25
    Includes topics and methods, chemical substances, and brief biographical entries of key scientists. The only illustrations are structure diagrams of the more complex chemical compounds. Appendixes help the reader understand scientific nomenclature and Greek symbols, list organizations and Web sites of interest in the field, and cover current hot topics in biochemistry.

Finding Books:

  • Online Catalog
    • Find books, as well as a variety of other materials in the TU Libraries.
    • Use the Advanced search option to specify material format, campus, language, and date range.
  • WorldCat
    • Listed under Essential Tools.
    • Find books, among other things, to request via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Finding Articles:

ACS Google Quick Search

 

  • American Chemical Society Publications Journal Search
    Combining two online resources from the American Chemical Society (ACS) into one search interface, ACS Web Editions and ACS Journal Archives, this database provides full text access to the articles from over thirty important chemistry journals from their inception (some from as far back as the late 1800s) to the present.

  • Chemical Abstracts
    Covers chemical sciences as well as biological, engineering, and physical sciences. Indexing and abstracting of over 68,000 serial and nonserial source publications from 1907 to the present. Available after 5 p.m. Please see a librarian for assistance.

  • BasicBIOSIS
    Good in subjects including biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, genetic engineering, genetics, microbiology, etc. Offers information on recent developments in 96 subject areas of the biological and biomedical sciences with indexing for 350+ core life sciences journals. Covers the last 3 years to present.

  • BIOSIS Preview (See Librarian to use this database.)
    BIOSIS (see BasicBIOSIS above) expanded retrospectively.

  • Agricola
    Indexes resources in agriculture, chemistry, the life sciences representing the holdings of the National Agricultural Library. 1970 to present.

Periodicals (Journals)

  • Periodical Title List
    Search by journal title keyword for online full-text journals, and to see what we have in print in the library.

  • Click here for a Chemistry Subject Search in the Periodical List to find out what journals (and how many) we have available both in print and online. Click on the blue links to enter the actual list of titles. The numbers in parentheses beside the subject indicate how many journal titles are included in that subject area. This search includes all sciences, but has a subdivision for Chemistry under the "C's" alphabetically.

Internet Resources

  • ChemWeb
    ChemWeb.com provides access to the information chemists need to enhance their research, product development, self-development, education, and/or their businesses in Chemistry and related disciplines. Easy access to abstracts, papers, books, conferences, news, forums and the Alchemist newsletter makes ChemWeb.com useful to our members. If you are not a member - join now - membership is free and takes just a minute to register.

  • ChemNet Interactive Periodic Table
    While most of the Chemical databases avialable from ChemNet are for institutions only, this particular Periodic table is free and provides a wealth of information on each element.

  • NIST Chemistry WebBook (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
    Provides users with easy access to chemical and physical property data for chemical species through the internet. The data provided in the site are from collections maintained by the NIST Standard Reference Data Program and outside contributors. Data in the WebBook system are organized by chemical species. The WebBook system allows users to search for chemical species by various means. Once the desired species has been identified, the system will display data for the species. Easy to understand menu and navigation.

  • WebElements Scholar
    Aims to be a high quality source of information on the web about the periodic table for students. Provides many pictures showing element structures and periodic properties. Very current.

  • Best chemistry web sites: Education and government sites
    Divided up into sections: Online courseware/tutorials; Databases/databanks of chemical information; Tools; Non-academic/ government sites; Old standards. Some of the links don't work, but most do and it has great potential for chemical research information.

  • Distillation (Podcast / blog)
    "Distillations is a weekly science podcast that brings you extracts from the past, present, and future of chemistry. Join host Robert D. Hicks for a new episode every Friday with interviews, monologues, reviews, features, and more, to gain historical perspective on current scientific issues. On the Web site you can find additional information about each show as well as the archived podcasts," which are available for free download in mp3 format.

Research Tools

  • RefWorks
    A citation management program that allows you to collect and organize citations, create bibliographies and works cited pages, and format papers and bibliographies to a specific citation style.

  • CREDO Reference (formerly xreferplus)
    A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.

Citation Help

  • Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers 2007.
    Ref 808.066 Sci27C

  • WorldCat.org
    "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.

  • Also, contact the Writing Center at writingctr@taylor.edu or visit them on the Portal under the Academics tab.

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Created by Lana Gottschalk, Reference Librarian

Last revised May 1, 2008