University Libraries at The University of Akron

When off-campus, access resources through the UA Libraries Web site or UA Libraries Catalog

Academic Search Complete (good database for undergraduate students on any subject area with many links to full-text journals) (OhioLINK only)
Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS Previews, 1980- (OhioLINK only)
Corrosion Abstracts, 1980- (University of Akron only)
CSA Materials Research Database with Metadex (polymers, composites, ceramics, and metals) (time coverage varies) (University of Akron only)
Dissertation Abstracts, 1861- (OhioLINK only, includes the PDF files of University of Akron dissertations from 1997 to the present)
Engineering Index (OhioLINK only)

Environment Complete (OhioLINK only)
Environmental Engineering Abstracts, 1990- (University of Akron only)
Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 1995- (OhioLINK only)
GreenFILE (OhioLINK only)
INSPEC (Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Computer & Control Abstracts) (OhioLINK only)

MEDLINE with Full Text, 1965- (OhioLINK only)
OhioLINK Engineering Databases (OhioLINK only)
PubMed, 1966-
Science and Technology Databases (University of Akron / OhioLINK)
Science Citation Index (Web of Science), 1965- and the list of journals indexed; earlier years in print (OhioLINK only)

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts and MEDLINE) (University of Akron only)

Scopus, 1996- This is available on a trial basis for three years! (OhioLINK only)

Abstracts and Indexes

Periodicals

Chemical & Engineering News (OhioLINK only; August 1998 to the present; print in library)
Chemical Business (OhioLINK only, June 1995 to the present, covers India)
Chemical Market Reporter (articles, but not chemical prices, available from Business Source Complete, 1995-2006 and Lexis-Nexis; changed title to ICIS Chemical Business)
Chemical Week (print in library up to the year, 2002; also available from Business Source Complete, Lexis-Nexis, and Academic Search Complete)
Chemistry and Industry (print in library, also available from InfoTrac Full-Text Journals)
Manufacturing Chemist (available from InfoTrac Full-Text Journals, Business Source Complete, and Lexis-Nexis)

The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information (Science [Reference] QD8.5 .A25 2006)

Consult the Instructions for Authors for each journal, usually published in the first issue of each year or on the Web

AccessScience (Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology) (OhioLINK only)
Albright's Chemical Engineering Handbook (University of Akron only)
Directory of Graduate Research (DGR) (American Chemical Society)
Environmental Fate Databases
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (University of Akron only)
Knovel (electronic reference books) (University of Akron only)
OhioLINK Reference Sources
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook 7th Edition and 8th Edition (University of Akron only)
Reaxys and more info (University of Akron only, properties and reactions of organic and inorganic compounds)
Thomas Register
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (University of Akron only)

Derwent Innovations Index, 1963- (OhioLINK only)
Patent Number Search (European Patent Office)
Japanese Patent Database Newer patents are available in machine-translated English for free.
Korean Patent Database (KIPRIS) KIPRIS can be tricky, use this how-to guide for help.
Chinese Patent Search This is a link to SIPO English - the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C.
Need Help? Contact the subject librarian.

Engineering Societies