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CAS SciFindern includes reference, reaction, substance results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and much more. Access requires a personal account:
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Interdisciplinary Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Offers a multidisciplinary collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. This database is a leading source of peer-reviewed, full-text articles.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR is a digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and diverse primary sources.
Subject Specific Databases
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PubChem mostly contains small molecules, but also larger molecules such as nucleotides, carbohydrates, etc. Info on structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, health, safety, toxicity, and others.
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- Materials Science & Engineering This link opens in a new window Offers coverage of metallurgy, ceramics, polymers and composites used in engineering applications. This database includes the renowned METADEX, Copper and Polymer Library databases.
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- ACS Academic Core Plus This link opens in a new window Full-text articles for 25 American Chemical Society journals. Other ACS publications provide citations.
Getting Started - Science Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Credo General Reference This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
- Chemical Compounds Offers information on the ways in which different chemical elements combine to form commonly-used chemical compounds, such as water, ammonia, and aspirin. Defines what a chemical compound actually is and the difference between organic and inorganic compounds, as well as providing definitions of acids, bases, salts, oxides, and coordination compounds. Features a general historical overview // Neil Schlager, Jayne Weisblatt, and David E. Newton, eds. Detroit, MI: UXL, 2006. 888 pp. 3 vols.
- Chemical Elements Provides in-depth information on 112 known chemical elements, plus coverage of recently discovered elements 113 through 116 and 118. // David E. Newton. Kathleen J. Edgar, ed. 2nded. Detroit, MI: UXL, 2010. 1003 pp. 3 vols.
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times. 2008. 27 vols.
- Gale Encyclopedia of Science Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. 4th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2008. 4992 pp. 6 vols.
- Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource This resource book offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom. 2005. 5108 pp. 21 vols.
- Scientific Thought: In Context Includes original essays written by leading experts in the field, primary source documents that articulate the interrelation of science and society, and sidebars on the cultural, economic, and political issues surrounding scientific thought -- providing insights on leading social issues and exploring the impact of science on society through the ages. Gale, 2009. 1394 pp. 3 vols.