Eli M. Oboler Library

Chemistry

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Core Databases and Indexes

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ACS (American Chemical Society) Description ACS (American Chemical Society) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete Description Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Inspec Description Inspec (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
SciFinder Scholar Description SciFinder Scholar Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library 1 Special

Related Databases and Indexes

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Academic Search Complete Description Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
DARTS Pilot Database Description DARTS (Depository Access to Reports, Technical and Scientific) Pilot Free at Federal Depository Libraries 30 Special
Dissertations and Theses - A&I Description Dissertations and Theses - A&I ‡ (ProQuest) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Database Description of DOE Information Bridge DOE Information Bridge Available free  
Unrestricted
Science Citation Index Description Science Citation Index ‡
Restricted availability. Contact the Reference Desk at 282-2581
Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library 1 Special
Science Citation Index (Web of Science) Description Science Citation Index (Web of Science) Funded by Idaho State University   On & Off Campus
Science.gov Description Science.gov Available free   Unrestricted
Science Inventory Description Science Inventory Available free   Unrestricted
Web of Science Description Web of Science Funded by Idaho State University   On & Off Campus

To search for a specific journal, use the A-Z Journal List.

Reference Books

The following are selected resources for research in chemistry. For more books on this topic, please use the Library Catalog.

To find books in other libraries, try using WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries in the United States, Canada, and around the world. This catalog should not be used as a substitute for this library's catalog, but as another avenue of searching for books.
Aldrich Library

The Aldrich Library of Infrared Spectra (Reference Collection: QD 96. I 5 P 67 1981): This volume contains tables of infrared spectroscopy.

The Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra (Reference Collection: QD 96. N 8 P 68): This two-volume set contains tables of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Dictionaries

Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary (Reference Collection: QD 5. C 5 1993): This dictionary contains short definitions of chemical terms, phenomena, organic and inorganic chemical properties, behaviors, and compositions, etc.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry (Reference Collection: QD 71.5 E 52 2000): This fifteen-volume set is divided into two sections. Volumes one to ten contain articles on topics in instrumental methods applications. Volumes 11 to 15 contain articles on theory and instrumentation. Indexes to the entire set can be found in volume 15.

Handbooks

Chemical Technician's Ready Reference Handbook (Reference Collection: QD 61. S 58 1996): This handbook contains articles on laboratory practices, how to handle chemicals in various states, lab safety, related computer science, standards, and more. Indexed.

Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (Reference Collection: QD 65. L 36): This handbook of chemistry consists of chapters on organic and inorganic chemistry, thermodynamics, chemical properties and bonds, spectroscopy and electrochemistry, and more. Indexed.

Web Sites

Caltech Library System: Chemistry: The library system at the California Institute of Technology has collected these links to basic online resources for chemistry, chemistry associations, laboratory equipment, and more.

Chemistry and Biochemistry: Library staff at the University of California--Santa Barbara have compiled this list of lists to Web sites on topics in chemistry and biochemistry. Also included are links to pages with information about analytical chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry, and physical chemistry.

CHEMnetBASE: This site offers browsable and searchable online copies of chemistry and physics texts and was created by Chapman & Hall and CRC Press LLC.

Core Chemistry Resources: Created by the Science and Engineering Library at the University of California--San Diego, this collection of chemistry resources focuses on print or online versions of core chemistry resources such as the Aldrich and Spectra texts. These sources are primarily designed to help find chemical data and properties.

General Chemistry Online: This site was designed for beginning and intermediate chemistry students and includes a common compound database, glossaries, simulations, and more.

Scitopia: Search over 3 million documents, plus patents and government data. Includes bibliographic records for fifteen societies spanning 150 years of sci-tech scholarship.
Acoustical Society of America
American Geophysical Union
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Institute of Physics
American Physical Society
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Vacuum Society
Electrochemical Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Physics Publishing
Optical Society of America
Society of Automotive Engineers
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
SPIE

WWW Chemistry Resources: Collected by the Duke University Libraries, this collection of chemistry resources covers analytical chemistry, safety issues, chemistry education, organic and biochemistry, and more.

Librarians

Reference Librarians for ChemistryBibliographer for Chemistry
Jenny Semenza
Head of Reference
(208) 282-2581
semejenn@isu.edu
Marcia Francis
Director, Health Sciences Library
(208) 282-4182
franmarc@isu.edu
David Bohi
Systems
(208) 221-0603
bohidavi@isu.edu

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Last Modified: 02/29/2008 sc