Research by Subject: Chemistry
Books: Use the Library Catalog
American Chemical Society Journal Archive 
Full text of the most cited chemistry research in all titles published by ACS. 1879 - our current ACS Web Editions subscription.
American Chemical Society Journals
American Chemical Society journals and magazines. Full-text of titles to which Ithaca College subscribes, and to all other titles 5 years old and older.
Note: aka ACS Web Editions
Biological abstracts
Provides abstracts and bibliographic references to journal items focusing on vital biological and medical research findings, pharmacological studies, and discoveries of new organisms. Includes some linked full text.
Entrez, the Life Sciences Search Engine 
A cross-database search engine that includes PubMed (MEDLINE), PubMed Central, Human Genome, GenBank, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) and other NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) databases, including databases of protein and nucleic acid sequences. For help with searching these databases see the NCBI Handbook.
Google Scholar
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.
Nature
Access to the weekly journal Nature from 1869 to the present. Nature contains original research, science news, review articles, job postings, and book reviews. Links to several other journals from Nature Publishing Group.
Science
Science Magazine Online, aka Science Online, the official journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Access back to 1997 is available through this site; see JSTOR for older issues.
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
Scientific American Archive Online
Scientific American Magazine (entire editorial contents) Jan 1993 - present. The newly introduced Scientific American Mind monthly title also included.
SciFinder Scholar
Chemical and related scientific information via this desktop research tool from CAS (a division of the American Chemical Society). Searching help is available here.
Note: Requires download of software -- available by following the link above.
WorldWideScience.org
An online global gateway to science information from 28 national databases.
ChemidPlus
A resource from the National Library of Medicine that provides access to structure and nomenclature information for the identification of chemical substances cited in NLM databases. The database contains over 380,000 chemical records, of which over 263,000 include chemical structures.
Chemical Heritage Foundation
A historical organization in Philadelphia, the CHF website offers access to their Chemical Heritage newsletter and to Distillations, their weekly podcast.
Chemical Safety
A resource from from NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) that offers a wide variety of links to NIOSH databases and other governmental and non-governmental chemical information sites.
ChemWeb.com
Provides access to abstracts, papers, books, conferences, news, and Chemistry forums. (Registration required)
Ithaca College Department of Chemistry
Molecular Workbench Museum of Models 
Animated, interactive models demonstrating principles of physics, chemistry, and biology.
National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, and mathematics education at all levels.
PubChem
Free database of biologically active chemical compounds from NCBI. Searching help is available here.
Scirus
A comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Links to scientific, scholarly, technical and medical data on the Web, including reports, peer-reviewed articles, and journals.
WWW Chemistry Guide
A comprehensive collection of annotated links for chemists and researchers involved in organic, biochemical, computational, medicinal and/or other chemistry research.
Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science
Call Number: REF Q 141 .B5285 2000
Two-volume biographical dictionary. Articles are brief, but often include lists of sources.
Biography and genealogy master index
Index of biographical and geneological information on contemporary and historical individuals throughout the world.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Call Number: REF Q 141 .D5
Eighteen-volume encyclopedia containing detailed biographical essays on scientists and mathematicians. Articles are signed and generally include extensive bibliographies.
Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists
Call Number: REF Q 141 .N73 1995
Four volume biographical encyclopedia of 20th century scientists. Articles include lists of works by and about the subjects.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry
Call Number: REF QD 5 .M357 1997
More than 8,000 terms covering all subfields of chemistry
Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry
a good basic chemical dictionary
Patterson's German-English Dictionary for Chemists
Call Number: QD5 .P3 1992
Specialized German-English dictionary
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Call Number: REF Q 121 .M3 1997
Illustrated encyclopedia of all the sciences.
World of Science (Wolfram Research)
Encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.
Household Products Database
Health & Safety Information on Household Products from the National Library of Medicine. Information is taken from a variety of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) prepared by manufacturers.
Toxnet
Toxicology data network from the National Library of Medicine. Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Includes a search function for US patents.
World Intellectual Property Organization
A good site for searching non-US patents.
Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid
Community of Science (COS)
COS includes a Funding Opportunities database, lists of research funding and R&D procurement opportunities from the Commerce Business Daily and The Federal Register, an Expertise Database, Federally Funded Research opportunites,U.S. Patent Citation Database (1975 - present), FedBizOpps (formerly Commerce Business Daily) (1995 - present), and the Federal Register (1994 - present). Requires free registration.
GrantsNet
Find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate science education. Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Annual reviews
Reviews of biomedical, physical and social science topics published as annual journals.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Call Number: REF QD 65 .H3 Ed. 88
Immense compendium of chemical and physical data
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
Note: Viewer download works best with IE; don't use pop-up blockers; remote users may encounter a warning about a certificate during login - just accept it
Handbook of Organic Chemistry
Call Number: REF QD 251.2 .B4813 1996
Comprehensive guide to all things organic
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Call Number: REF T 55.3 .H3 L494 2004
Three volume handbook of toxicological data of common chemicals
The Vocabulary and Concepts of Organic Chemistry
Call Number: REF QD 291 .V63 2005
Excellent reference work on organic chemistry. Contains chapters not only on the different classes of organic and organometallic compounds, but also on methods in organic chemistry such as separation techniques and spectroscopy.
ICSD
Crystal structure data of inorganic compounds, 1913-present.
Periodic Table
Interactive periodic table from Chemicool.
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