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Subject Guide: Chemistry

Books

Selected Reference Books in McQuade Library (First Floor):

  • ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors [REF] QD8.5 .A25 1997 See also Scientific Writing Resources on the Web from the American Chemical Society.
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics [REF] QD65 .H3 2006-2007
  • Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory, and Instrumentation [REF] QD71.5 .E52 2000
  • The Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry [REF] QD5 .F33 1999
  • Fieser and Fieser's Reagents for Organic Synthesis [REF] QD262 .F5
  • Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary [REF] QD5 .C5 2002
  • How to Find Chemical Information: A Guide for Practicing Chemists, Educators, and
    Students     [REF] QD8.5 .M34 1998
  • Inorganic Materials Chemistry Desk Reference [REF] TP200 .S26 1997
  • Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [REF] TP9 .K54 1985
  • Lange's Handbook of Chemistry [REF] QD65 .L36 2005
  • McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology [REF] Q121 .M29 1998
  • The Sadtler Handbook of Infrared Spectra [REF] QC453 .S73 1978
  • The Sadtler Handbook of Proton NMR Spectra [REF] QC762 .S3 1978
  • A Short Guide to Writing About Chemistry [REF] QD9.15 .B43 2001
  • Writing the Laboratory Notebook [REF] Q180.58 .K36 1985

Search the NOBLE Web Catalog for more print and electronic books owned by McQuade Library. Try these sample subject headings:

Biochemistry Spectrum Analysis
Chemical Industry Metals
Chemistry, Inorganic Organic Compounds
Chemical Reactions Food -- Composition
Chemistry, Organic -- Synthesis Peptides

To find additional related subject headings, scroll down the page of the catalog record or consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings (a set of red reference books located near the Reference Desk in McQuade Library).

Articles

Selected print indexes (in Reference Room) and periodicals (2nd floor):

  • Applied Science & Technology Index (1980 - 2002) [REF] Z7913 .A65

Print and Electronic Periodicals :
The library subscribes to a number of chemistry journals in print. These are located in the Periodicals Room on the second floor of the library. There are also many full-text electronic journals available in the library's online databases. For a complete list of the library's periodicals holdings in both formats, go to Journal Finder. Here, you can search by title or subject for all print and full-text electronic periodical holdings.

You can search for a particular periodical by title by using the McQuade Library Catalog.

Annual Reviews
The library subscribes to several annual reviews in print which circulate and can be found on the third floor of the library. These secondary sources are helpful in that they provide articles which summarize and evaluate current research in a particular field of study. They also include lengthy bibliographies.

Advances in Chemical Physics (1983 - present) QD453 .A27
Advances in Inorganic Chemistry (1984 - present) QD151 .A45
Advances in Organometallic Chemistry (1964 - present) QD411 .A35
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry (1963 - present) QD476 .A4
Annual Review of Biochemistry (1947 - present) QP501 .A7
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science (1978 - present) QC770 .A5
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry (1950 - present) QD1 .A732
Inorganic Syntheses (1939 - present) QD156 .I56
Organic Reactions (1942 - present) QD251 .O7
Progress in Inorganic Chemistry (1959 - present) QD151 .P76
Topics in Stereochemistry (1967 - present) QD481 .T6

Selected journals, magazines, newspapers and electronic texts on the Web:

  • Chemistry Journals Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory provides links to chemistry journals on the Web.
  • The National Academies hyperlinks provide access to the free full-text of thousands of e-books published by the National Academies Press as well as journals, news articles, and other publications.

Search these databases to find articles:

  • EBSCOhost is a collection of databases that provides indexing and selected full-text to a
    wide variety of subjects, including the humanities, science, business, medicine, and education. Academic Search Premiere, MEDLINE, and Biomedical Reference Collection databases may prove helpful. The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database from the U.S. Dept. of Education may be useful for teachers of chemistry. It contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full-text of more than 2,200 digests.
  • INFOTRAC is a collection of databases covering general reference, literature, health, business, science and more. Some full-text is included. Try Expanded Academic ASAP.
  • ProQuest Science With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 490 titles—with more than 380 available in full text.
  • Wiley Interscience allows searching of full-text of over 300 leading scientific, technical, medical, and professional journals published by John Wiley & Sons.

  • Chemical Abstracts (via STN Easy) covers all areas of biochemistry, chemistry, and chemical engineering. This database contains records of documents reported in printed CA from 1967 to the present. Current sources include over 9000 journals and patents from 26 countries. No-full text articles. On campus only.
    (Important Note: This is a sophisticated database and may not be appropriate for introductory information. Try the other sources mentioned above first. Also, due to our database licensing agreement access is limited to after 5:00pm weekdays and weekends. Students must get login and password from their professor or a reference librarian.)

  • Scientific American Archive Online contains the entire editorial content of Scientific American with all special issues from January 1993 through to the present---updated monthly. The issues are presented as PDFs (Portable Document Format files), which maintains the integrity of the printed page ---including all the graphics. via EBSCOHost

  • Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, user-friendly online access to over 300 humanities, arts and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Every journal is heavily indexed and peer-reviewed, with critically acclaimed articles by the most respected scholars in their fields. MUSE is the sole source of complete, full-text version of titles from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies."

  • American Chemical Society Journals: "Explore a vast, dynamic world of indispensable, original chemistry. With ACS Journal Archives, you have fast access to 120 years of the most cited chemistry research."

Web Sites

Subject Directories

Selected Topical Chemistry Sites

Weights and Measures, Dictionaries, Periodic Table

General Chemistry

College and University Chemistry Department Sites

Crystallography

Environmental

Organic Chemistry

Organometallic Chemistry

Polymer Science

Government Sites

Chemistry Education

Patent Information
McQuade Library does not have a patent collection nor does it obtain patents. The following sites are helpful in understanding the patent research process, locating, and obtaining patents.

Local Resources

Professional Organizations

Online Tutorials

Searching the Chemical Literature (from Yale University)

STNEasy Quick Tips

STNEasy Search Example-Chemical Research

STNEasy Search Example-Locating CAS Registry Numbers