CH420 -- Instrumental Analysis
Starting Points | Library Subscription Resources | Internet Resources
Starting Points for Research
Staley Library Print Reference Resources for Chemistry (a short list):
- Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra REF QD 96 .N8 P68 1983
- Chemical Guide to the Internet REF QD 8.3 .L44 1996
- Desk Reference for Organic Chemists REF QD 257.7 .E28 1995
- Dictionary of Organic Compounds REF QD 246 .D5 1996
- Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology REF TP .E685 1991
- Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis REF QD 77 .E53 1995
- Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis REF QD 78 .B78 2004
- Handbook of Chemistry and Physics REF QD 65 .H3
- Handbook of Physical Properties of Organic Chemicals REF QD 257.7 .H374 1997
- Thermochemical Data of Pure Substances REF QD 511.8 .B369 1989
Identify your keywords/phrases/concepts:
Make a list of possible terms that will help you locate information
about your subject. If a term/concept may be expressed
in more than one way, note this as well.
- atomic absorption spectrophotometry
- soil
- iron
- iron analysis
- methods
Note how you might wish to combine these terms in your search.
- atomic absorption spectrophotometry and soil
- soil and iron
- iron analysis and methods
Identify databases to search:
When selecting a databases (listed below) note the scope of the topic coverage and the dates of the content of each.
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Staley Library Subscription Resources
- Searchable Online Chemistry Journals
Journal of Organic Chemistry Online
Online access to the print journal from the American Chemical Society.
- Databases with Chemistry Coverage
Medline. Includes nutrition, toxicology, experimental medicine, and other chemistry-based topics, as well as medical education. (Provider: FirstSearch/OCLC)
Biological and Agricultural Index PLUS. Does cover biochemistry topics. 1983-present. (Provider: WilsonWeb)
Academic Search Premier: Full text for over 3,600 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, and education. (Provider: EBSCO Host)
Periodical Abstracts (PerAbs): A broad range of articles from more than 2,000 periodicals & over 80 news-oriented radio and TV shows. 1987-present. (Provider: FirstSearch/OCLC)
WilsonSelectPlus: Multi-disciplinary articles from academic periodicals. 1994-present. (Provider: FirstSearch/OCLC.)
- SciFinder Scholar
For tips on using SciFinder Scholar (available on library computers), use these Interactive Tutorials. Available in General Chemistry, Biology, and Chemical Engineering versions.
- How to Obtain Articles
Is it available full text online?:
- Check for hyperlinks that say: HTML Full Text, PDF Full Text, Linked Full Text, etc.
- Click on the "Find It!"
 button. This will search most of our other databases for electronic full text options for the article. [if there are none, it also provides links to MILLINET to search for print subscriptions, and an online Interlibrary Loan form!]
- Or, use the Electronic Periodicals List to locate a Staley Library subscription resource that carries the full text of the desired periodical.
If not, do we have a print subscription?
If all else fails, use ILL (Interlibrary Loan)!
Internet Resources
Web Searching
E-molecules: "E-molecules mission is to discover, curate and index all of the public chemical information in the world, and make it available to the public for free."
Scirus: A science-specific search engine
Google Scholar: Searches only online scholarly literature. Note: Not all results will be freely accessible!
Google Advanced Search: Try Google's advanced search option for a more precise search.
And you can check out the search features of many of the general web search engines at Search Engine Showdown.
Web Directories
Internet Public Library: Chemistry: A list of online chemistry resources from the School of Information at the University of Michigan.
Chemistry in Yahoo! Directory: a directory of online chemistry resources divided by categories such as biochemistry, clinical chemistry, physical chemistry, spectroscopy, etc. From Yahoo!
Free Web Resources
ACS Style Guidelines: A nice guide from the University of Wisconsin, Madison Libraries.
ChemFinder.com: A database searchable by chemical name, CAS number, molecular formula or weight.
Chemical Manufacturers: Alphabetical list of chemical manufacturers.
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Chemistry Databases: government compiled and developed "benchmark data for the properties of important substances, classes of substances and systems." See also: NIST's Chemical and Crystal Structure and NIST's Chemical Kinetics.
ChemWeb : World Wide Club for the Chemistry Community : Membership required, but free. Access to library of chemistry periodicals, products, substructure searching.
TOXNET : a freely accessible government database produced by the National Library of Medicine. TOXNET indexes articles on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. Also accessible from this site: ChemIDplus, Hazardous Substances Databank, and more.
Please see: UIUC's Chemistry Library's list of Online Chemistry Resources for more useful links.
Evaluating Websites
Things to consider when deciding whether that website is of "academic quality"...
Staley Library's own guide to evaluating websites: http://www.millikin.edu/staley/subject/neteval.asp
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