Research Resources: Chemistry

Subject-Specific Online Databases


ACS Publications	Full-text access to scholarly journal articles published by the American Chemical Society.	More Info
Annual Reviews - Physical Sciences	Indexing of Annual Review volumes from 1984 – present. Full text for some articles.	More Info
GEOBASE	Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology. Citations and some abstracts for journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and reports published 1980 – present.	More Info
SciFinder Scholar Web	Includes Chemical Abstracts, as well as CASREACT, CAS REGISTRY, CHEMCATS, and CHEMLIST databases. Accessing via the web requires creation of an individual user account. Visit here for more information: http://lis.luther.edu/blog/20090120/scifinder-scholar-web-access (Norse Key login required)	More Info
Wiley Interscience	Wiley Interscience offers a collection of scientific, technical and medical journals. Current citations from 1997-present, plus a backfile. Limited full text available.	More Info


Academic Search Complete	An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text.	More Info
JSTOR	A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals.	More Info
Project Muse	Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences.	More Info


Magnus	Online catalog providing access to Luther College library and archival collections.	More Info
WorldCat	WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.	More Info


New York Times (1995-Present)	Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present)	More Info
New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)	Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005.	More Info
Newspaper Abstracts	Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present	More Info
Newspaper Source	Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNNÂ®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles	More Info
Wall Street Journal	Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present.	More Info

Poole's Index to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .P7

Citations for articles in U.S. and British general interest periodicals published 1802 – 1907. Subject index only.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .I6

Citations for articles in English language general interest magazines published 1890 – February 1983.


American Chemical Society	The website of the American Chemical Society.	More Info
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals	Guidelines for handling and disposal of chemicals.	More Info
Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories	A guide for college and university students from the ACS.	More Info

Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry

Ref QD4 .A2313 1994

Contains 12,000 entries for general, inorganic, organic, physical and technical chemistry.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Ref QD65 .H3

A ready-reference book of chemical and physical data.
Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry

Ref QD148 .E53 1994

An 8 volume set covering all aspects of inorganic chemistry.
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

Ref QD5 .C5 2007

Contains technical data and descriptive information for chemicals and chemical phenomena.
Information Retrieval : SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar

Ref Desk Z699.5.S3 R53 2002

A guide to using the online version of SciFinder Scholar.
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry

Ref QD65 .L362 1999

Covers inorganic and organic chemistry, spectroscopy, general information and conversion tables.
Names, Synonyms, and Structures of Organic Compounds : A CRC Reference Handbook

Ref QD291 .N36 1995

Provides CAS registry numbers, names, synonyms and molecular formulas for over 27,000 compounds.
Table of Isotopes

Ref QD601.2 .F57 1996

Contains nuclear structures and decay data for over 3100 isotopes and isomers.
The Elements

Ref QD466 .E48 1998

A guide to the elements of the periodic table.

Scientific Style and Format : the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers

Reference Desk T11 .S386 2006

A guide to citation format in the sciences.
The ACS Style Guide : Effective Communication of Scientific Information

Ref Desk QD8.5 .A25 2006

The style guide from the American Chemical Society.
The Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers

Ref Desk T11 .M485 2004

A style guide for presenting qualitative information.