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This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
Chemistry.
This guide contains the following sections: Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction
& Tips
Internet Sources
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
SciFinder
Scholar
The most important database in chemistry. Contains references back to 1900
to research published in journals, patents, books, theses, conference
proceedings, etc. Covers many scientific subjects, chemistry and the life
sciences including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and
related disciplines. It also offers chemical reaction and structure
searching.
To install SciFinder Scholar
Click here
for 2-page Guide
Click here for Interactive Tutorials
Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded
A significant multi-disciplinary index to scientific journals. It is unique
for its citation index and related record search capability. It has links to
full-text journals subscribed by NUS Libraries. From 1980 - present.
Click
here for 2-page Guide (Basic)
Click here
for 2-page Guide (Advance)
ChemVillage
Features access to the chemistry and chemical engineering content including:
Chimica,
Chemical Business NewsBase, CRC handbooks including
CHEMnetBASE,
ENVIROnetBASE,
Combined Chemical Dictionary,
Dictionary of
Commonly Cited Compounds,
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Polymers: a
properties database and Properties of Organic Compounds. Patents via U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and esp@cenet and Scirus.
Food Science and Technology Abstracts
It covers every aspect of food science, food products, and food packaging
for all commodities. FSTA contains information from scientific journals as
well as information from patents, books, conference proceedings, reports,
pamphlets, and legislation.
More databases available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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Below is a list of Chemistry journals available in NUS Libraries:
Analytical chemistry
Angewandte chemie
Catalysis
reviews: science and engineering
Coordination
chemistry reviews
Education in
chemistry
Food technology
Inorganic
chemistry communications
International
reviews in physical chemistry
Journal of
catalysis
Journal of
computational chemistry
Journal of food science
Journal of organometallic chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Tetrahedron
Trends in analytical chemistry: TRAC
More E-Journals available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of reference sources that give background information
including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events,
keywords and bibliographies.
Dictionaries
Combined Chemical
Dictionary
It consists of :
Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds (also
included in CCD)
Dictionary of Drugs (Formerly Pharmasource; also
included in CCD)
Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds
(also included in CCD)
Dictionary of Natural Products (also included in
CCD)
Dictionary of Organic Compounds (also included in
CCD)
Merck Index
Contains monographs describing significant chemicals, drugs, and
biological substances.
Property of Organic Compounds
This is a database
containing over 29,000 of the most commonly sought organic compounds,
featuring physical data, spectral data, and structures.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of
Inorganic Chemistry
It encompasses the whole of inorganic chemistry, including Bioinorganic
Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Methods, Organometallic Chemistry, Solid
State Chemistry, Main Group Elements, Transition Metals.
Kirk-Othmer
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Describes the theory and practice of chemical engineering, the industrial
production and uses of chemical materials, and basic subjects of chemistry.
Ullman's Encyclopedia
of Industrial Chemistry
Subject coverage includes chemical engineering, industrial safety, and
analytical methods.
Handbooks
CHEMnetbase
Consists of chemical information from Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD);
the Handbook of Chemistry & Physics; Polymers: A Property Database;
Properties of Organic Compounds.
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Provides data on properties of inorganic and organic compounds including:
Physical Properties of Inorganic Compounds; Enthalpy of Fusion; Bond
Dissociation Energies; Table of the Isotopes; Inorganic Ion and Ligand
Nomenclature; Chemical Carcinogens; and Global Temperature Trends.
Materials
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
MSDS
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CCOHS
Comprises
approximately 120,000 MSDS from 600 North American manufacturers and
suppliers. Records contain information such as: chemical and physical
properties, health hazards, first aid recommendations, personal protection,
fire and reactivity data, spill and disposal procedures, storage and
handling.
Spectra
Electronic Handbook of Infrared and Raman Spectra of Inorganic Compounds and
Organic Salts.
It provides an essential information resource for industrial chemists and
researchers who require both a spectral database and specific routines for
spectrum analysis. It is able to undertake spectra analog searches to
identify unknown entities and provide extensive reference information on
spectral methods and conditions.
Powder Diffraction
File CDROM
A collection of single-phase X-ray powder diffraction patterns in the
form of tables of interplanar spacing (d) and relative intensities (Int) and
chemical name and formula as well as mineral names. In addition, Miller
indices, cell data and physical properties are listed, together with
references for source information, where such data are available.
Wiley Registry of Mass
Spectral Data (7th ed.)
This mass spectrometry reference library contains about 390,000
spectra (approximately 315,000 unique compounds). It displays spectral
information (Chemical names, mass spectra, chemical structures, etc.).
Allows Name prefix and parametric search (molecular weight, CAS number,
chemical formula, peak mass, name fragment, etc.).
FDM electronic
handbook
Contains a series of the following infrared databases:
FDM FTIR spectra of polymers and polymer additives; FDM FTIR spectra of
minerals and inorganic compounds; FDM FTIR spectra of surfactants; FDM FTIR
spectra of organic compounds; FTIR spectra of drugs; FDM ATR spectra of
drugs; VP FTIR spectra of organic compounds.
Proton and Carbon NMR Spectra of Polymers
(5th Edition)
Provides information on polymer microstructure or fine structure, which
results from normal and abnormal addition modes, arising from secondary
reactions, as well as tacticity or stereochemical arrangement of monomer
units in the main chain of the skeleton.
ACD/Labs
Software - IUPAC Name Pro 4.5/Aldrich FT-NMR Library Pro 4.5
The ACD/Labs software, comprising IUPAC Name Pro 4.5 and Aldrich FT-NMR
Library Pro 4.5 is an interactive database on organic compounds developed by
Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc. The IUPAC Name Pro 4.5 generates
systematic names for general organic compounds according to guidelines
specified by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
The Aldrich FT-NMR Library Pro 4.5 is an electronic version of The Aldrich
library of 13C and 1H FT-NMR spectra, which contains CNMR and HNMR spectra
of 11,828 organic compounds as well as information about their physico-chemical
properties.
Click
here for a list of Spectra CDROMs available at Science Library. Paper
version of Spectra at Science Library are at the Reference Collection 4.
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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NUS Theses
Selected theses & academic exercises
received from the NUS
Dept of Chemistry are kept in the Library's Closed Stacks under
the call number QD3.More on how to
search NUS theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT) (E-Resource)
A database of dissertations and theses records from around the world.
Provides 24 page previews of selected dissertations and theses. Natural
language searching.
Guides to searching ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database available
at:
http://proquest.umi.com/i-std/en/dis/basic/basic.htm (the Publisher).
Index to Theses
with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great
Britain and Ireland (E-Resource)
Listing of theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by universities
in Great Britain and Ireland.
More foreign theses databases are available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc.. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
Introduction
to SciFinder Scholar - a tutorial for Honours/Graduate students
Introduction to SciFinder Scholar : a tutorial for CM3291
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Research &
Citation
ACS Scientific Writing Resources on the Web.
(accessed 26 Jun 2007)
ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information.
ACS Books Reference Style Guidelines. (accessed 26
Jun 2007)
ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources. (accessed
26 Jun 2007)
More on ACS citation style
:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/slb/citeacs.html
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