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ACS Publications (American Chemical Society)
Coverage varies by title, but in many cases goes back to the first issue. Updated: monthly. Access to more than a dozen ACS chemistry journals. Also includes current news and educational resources in the field of chemistry. |
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SciFinder Scholar (CAS)
SciFinder Scholar includes journal and patent literature from around the world as well as citations from 10,000 journals, patents from 59, and organic and inorganic substance information. Note: This resource is for Chemistry faculty and students only. If you are a student, please contact a Chemistry faculty member for access information. |
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Applied Science and Technology Full Text (Wilson)
1983 to present. Updated: monthly. Indexes and abstracts hundreds of journals in the subjects of chemistry, engineering, computer technology, mathematics, data processing, physics, and energy-related disciplines. |
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IEEE Xplore (IEEE/IEE)
Coverage: 1988 to present with select materials from 1950 to 1988. Updated: continuously. Use this resource to locate literature published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE). Contents include IEEE and IEE journals, IEE conference proceedings and IEEE standards. Subjects covered include engineering, computer science, biology, chemistry, physics, etc. |
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Physics Electronic Journals (Institute of Physics)
Coverage: 1996 to present. Updated: daily. Full text access to more than 30 scholarly journals in physics and engineering. Also includes Physics Reviews which brings together review articles published in the Institute's journals including topical reviews as well as those from Reports on Progress in Physics. |
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PubChem
Resource Guide
current Consists of three sub-databases: PCSubstance contains over 850,000 chemical structures, descriptions, and more. PCCompound contains over 650,000 validated chemical depictions. PCBioAssay contains more than 170 bioactivity screens of chemical substances. |
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Science Accelerator
Resource Guide
variable Find
scientific research & development results, project descriptions, and
more. This search engine covers individual government
databases including:
Information Bridge,
E-Print Network,
Science Conference
Proceedings, R&D
Accomplishments,
Energy Citations
Database, R&D Project
Summaries, EPA
Science Inventory (SI), NIH
Computer Retrieval of
Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP), NSF
Award Abstracts, SBA
Technology Resources Network
(TECH-Net), USDA
Current Research Information System (CRIS),
DOepatents,
and EnergyFiles. |
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Science Citation Index Expanded (Thomson)
Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly. Indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. Can also be used to find other articles citing a specific article (footnotes in reverse).
Note: To search only the Science Citation Index Expanded, click the change limits link towards the bottom of the screen and uncheck the boxes for the Arts & Humanities Index and Social Sciences Citation Index. |
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Science Online (Science)
Coverage: 1997 to present. Updated: weekly. A weekly online publication that covers scientific training, career development, and the science job market. Includes the online version of Science
Magazine. One of the most well read journals in the field. Published the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also provides access to free content such as ScienceCareers.org, STKE, and the four most recent weeks of ScienceNOW news stories. |
Multidisciplinary Article Databases | |
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Resource Guide
Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides access to citations and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines and journals, with full text access to over half these titles. For scholarly publications, full text is available for more than 3,600 titles covering subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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JSTOR
Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001. Access to the full text of over 490 scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines. Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001. |
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LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
Over 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.
Legal Research: secondary literature, case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent research, career information. - Guides: Finding a Case, Tax Research |
Periodicals | |
Chemistry Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Chemistry. Many more Chemistry related periodicals are available through the library's article databases. |
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Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia (WileyInterscience)
A general scientific reference encyclopedia containing over 10,000 entries on topics ranging across all scientific disciplines including animal science, anatomy, astronomy, atmospheric science, chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, earth science, energy sources, information science, life science, materials, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, mining, physics, physiology, planetary science, plant science, power technology, space science, structural engineering, and a host of other subjects. |
Featured Reference Books @ Murphy Library
Find Facts, Definitions, Overviews Encyclopedias | |
Aldrich FT-NMR Library with Spectral Viewer Electronic book that contains high-resolution 300MHz 1H and 75MHz 13C spectra for the more than 11,800 compounds found in the printed version of The Aldrich Library of 13C and 1H FT-NMR Spectra. Found on the Science/Health workstation in the reference area. |
Handbooks & Manuals | |
Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online References
Coverage: Varies by publication. Updated: daily. The Knovel database contains of some of the leading engineering reference handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings. Over 200 e-books are included and are cross-searchable. Some of the subject areas covered are: chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering. Select reference texts included are Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Machinery's Handbook, and the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Users can manipulate and extract information to suit their needs. Data searching retrieves tables, graphs, and equations that can be further manipulated in spreadsheets. Many titles have hyperlinked indexes. |
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