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Science of Synthesis and online tutorials
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Theses and Dissertations (general information)
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Off-Campus Access

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

Abstracts and Indexes

Academic Search Complete (good database for undergraduate students on any subject area with many links to full-text journals) (OhioLINK only)
Biological Abstracts, 1980 to the present; earlier years in print/microfilm (OhioLINK only)
Dissertation Abstracts, 1861- (OhioLINK only, includes the PDF files of University of Akron dissertations from 1997 to the present)
INSPEC (Physics Abstracts, Electrical & Electronics Abstracts, and Computer & Control Abstracts) (OhioLINK only)

Science and Technology Databases (University of Akron / OhioLINK)
Science Citation Index (Web of Science), 1965 to the present and the list of journals indexed; earlier years in print (OhioLINK only)

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

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More information

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

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Citations and Style Guides

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

Chapter 1, Writing a Scientific Paper
Chapter 14, References (includes CASSI abbreviations for most commonly cited journals)
Quick Guide to Citing Using the ACS Style Guide, 3rd Edition (Penn State)

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

Electronic Journals

American Chemical Society Journals (including the Archives)
China Online Journals
Elsevier Journals (including the Chemistry Backfile and the Materials Science Backfile)
OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals (including the Archives)
Springer Chemistry and Materials Science Journals and Book Series
Selected Electronic Scientific Journals and Databases (Alphabetical):
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
University Libraries' E-Journal Portal

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Electronic Reference Sources

ACS Directory of Graduate Research
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database and the AMCSD Mineral Index contain crystal structure information for various minerals and metals
Beilstein (Search Reaxys; more info; properties and reactions of organic compounds; University of Akron only)
Cambridge Structural Database contains crystal structure information for organic and organometallic compounds (on one computer in Dr. Youngs' area and one computer in Dr. Ziegler's area)
ChemFinder
Chemical Genealogy
Chemical Suppliers

CambridgeSoft's ChemACX.com
ChemCompass
ChemConnect
Chemcyclopedia
Chemdex
Chemical Register
Chemical Suppliers Directory
ChemSources (one concurrent user, University of Akron only)
Sigma-Aldrich
WWW Chemicals
Search SciFinder Scholar to find sources of commercially available chemicals (University of Akron only)
See also the print Directories in Science Reference for chemical suppliers
See also the Chemical Market Reporter for historical prices of bulk chemicals from 28 August 2006

Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III (University of Akron only)
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (University of Akron only)
Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Reference Online) (OhioLINK only)
Gmelin (Search Reaxys; more info; properties and reactions of inorganic and organometallic compounds; University of Akron only)
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (University of Akron only)
Knovel (electronic reference books, University of Akron only)
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (University of Akron only)
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
- Oxford University
- Where to find MSDS on the Internet
- The Chemical Database (University of Akron, Department of Chemistry)
Methods in Enzymology Index (cd-rom)
NIST Chemistry WebBook (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
OhioLINK Reference Sources
Organic Compounds Database (Virginia Tech)
Organic Syntheses and the optional plugin
Periodic Tables
- American Elements
- Google Search
- Periodic Table: Atomic Properties of the Elements (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- WebElements
PubChem
Reaxys and more info (University of Akron only, properties and reactions of organic and inorganic compounds)
Science of Synthesis and online tutorials (University of Akron only)
Spectra
- Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds (Mass, 1H/13C NMR, ESR, Infrared, and Raman spectra)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook (Mass, Infrared, and UV/Visible spectra)
- SciFinder Scholar (Mass, Infrared, and 1H/13C NMR spectra) (University of Akron only)
- Sigma-Aldrich (Infrared, NMR, Raman spectra)
TOXNET (National Library of Medicine databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas)
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (University of Akron only)

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Impact Factors and Journal Rankings

Journal Citation Reports (University of Akron only)
Eigenfactor.org
SCImago Journal and Country Rank Database

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Patents

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.
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