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SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
(Link provides access to client software and site.prf files. Requires Kerberos authentication.)
SciFinder Scholar is the client-based system that provides online access to the foremost databases in chemistry and related fields. First among these is •Chemical Abstracts Plus (CAplus), the major index and abstracting resource for all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering. CAplus contains over 23 million references to international research publications and documents such as journal articles, patents, conference proceedings, dissertations and reports from 1907 to the present. About 8000 journals are covered, with over 1600 "core" chemistry journals covered comprehensively. SciFinder Scholar can be searched by author, topic, chemical structure, chemical reaction, and chemical substance identifier (name or Registry number). Also accessible through SciFinder Scholar are:
Where available, SciFinder Scholar provides linking to the full text of journal articles and patents through its ChemPort interface. For more information about searching SciFinder Scholar, see SciFinder Scholar Support & Training
SciFinder Scholar can be downloaded to your computer, or it is available on computers in Kresge Library. For further information, including downloading/installation instructions and the necessary site preference (site.prf) files, please see
http://dcisweb.dartmouth.edu/ejournals/dh/SciFinderScholar.html
Beilstein & Gmelin
(Link provides access to client software. Requires Kerberos authentication.)
Beilstein is a dataset containing structure, property, reaction, and bibliographic information for over 8 million organic compounds. Associated with these are records describing over 5 million chemical reactions, and up to 300 chemical and physical properties including physical constants, thermodynamic properties, solubility data, mechanical properties, spectral properties and optical data, with references to the chemical literature. Chemical property and bioactivity records include data describing pharmacodynamics and environmental toxicology, transport, distribution, and fate. The data is extracted from the primary literature from 1771-present.
The print equivalent is the Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry,Kresge Ref. QD251.B4.
Gmelin is a dataset containing structure, property, reaction, and bibliographic information for approximately 1.4 million inorganic substances, including coordination compounds, solid solutions, alloys, polymers, glasses, ceramics, and minerals. Records in the database include structures, reactions, and up to 800 chemical and physical property fields such as characterization; chemical properties; reaction details; condensed phase data; electric, magnetic, mechanical, molecular, and optical properties; electrochemistry; phase transition data; quantum chemical calculations; spectroscopy; systemic properties; thermodynamics; transport phenomena; and thermal properties. The data is extracted from the primary literature from 1772-present (with some gaps between 1995 and 2000 that are scheduled to be filled by the year 2003).
The print equivalent is the Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry, Kresge Ref. QD151.G52.
Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded)
Covers 5,900 journals in the basic and applied sciences, including physics, medicine, engineering, mathematics and computer science. Years covered are 1945-present, with coverage of selected journals extending back to 1900. Updated weekly.
Search features include: cited reference searching, current awareness searching, keyword searching across all files, related records linking, interdisciplinary searching, and number of times a paper was cited.
See the list of journals indexed by Web of Science
PubMed provides access to bibliographic information covering the field of medicine drawn primarily from MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, HealthSTAR, as well as publisher-supplied citations. In addition, for electronically supplied journals that are indexed selectively for MEDLINE, and include articles unrelated to medicine or the life sciences, PubMed includes all articles from that journal, not just those that are included in MEDLINE.
PubMed also provides access and links to the integrated molecular biology databases included in NCBI's Entrez retrieval system. These databases contain DNA and protein sequences, 3-D protein structure data, population study data sets, and assemblies of complete genomes in an integrated system.
Applied Science and Technology Index (ASTI)
A bibliographic database that cites every article of at least one column in length in more than 473 periodicals. ASTI indexes English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Non-English-language articles are indexed if English abstracts are provided. Periodical coverage includes trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals. ASTI covers 1984-present and is updated monthly. Abstracts are provided for citations added to the database since 3/93.
To search ASTI see: http://hwwilsonweb.com/
For journals indexed by ASTI see: http://www.hwwilson.com/journals/iast.HTM
The print version of ASTI covers the years 1958-1983 and is located at Feldberg Library, Z7913 .I7.
Subject areas covered are physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and computer theory, artificial intelligence, hardware and software, control technology, and information technology. Approximately 4,000 journals and 2,000 conference proceedings are indexed. Years covered are 1968-present.
Access to INSPEC is through ISI's Web of Knowledge platform.
Therefore, you can cross search INSPEC, Web of Science and some key free resources like the arXiv.org. To use that feature, select Cross Search from the drop-down menu, then select Change Products to Search, and select or deselect what you want to include in a search.
This comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database is accessible through Engineering Village 2 (EV2). Compendex provides worldwide coverage of approximately 5,000 journals and selected technical reports and books. Subjects covered include all aspects of engineering and applied science. In addition to journal literature, over 480,000 records of significant published proceedings of engineering and technical conferences are included. Coverage is 1970 to the present.
See the description above.
Published annually, this handbook is a massive compilation of constants and physical property data for organic compounds, for the elements and inorganic compounds, as well as some polymers. Indexes by synonym, molecular formula, and CAS Registry number are provided, and references to Merck numbers and Beilstein are provided when available. Other sections include: thermodynamic, electrochemical and chemical kinetic properties; fluid properties; molecular structure and spectroscopy; nuclear and particle properties; and properties of solids. Also includes sections on practical laboratory data; health and safety information; tables of frequently used constants, conversion factors, and a lengthy appendix of mathematical tables.
Print: Kresge Ref. QD65 .H3 2005-06 (86th edition)
The CSD is primarily a library of organic and organometallic crystal structures. This resource contains within it information on the preferred shapes of molecules, and the preferred interactions between different molecules and organic functional groups. Investigation of these and the trends within them can provide important input into any procedure involving molecular design (e.g. pharmaceuticals) and control of the solid state. The CSD can also be used as a straightforward library, for example for crystallographers to check whether a particular compound (or class of compounds) has previously had its solid state structure determined and to retrieve that particular information.
This software is available on the Dell in the Kresge Library Science Information Workstation area.
Research Computing provides information on how to access CSDS on the Unix platform at this link.
Read the full description of the database from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.
Knovel.com contains the digital full-text and tables from over 400 Engineering and Applied Science reference handbooks. It is a primary online source of physical, mechanical, and thermodynamic numerical property data, as well as data on materials composition. Titles include Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, Dictionary of Substances and their Effects, Yaw's Chemical Properties HandbookInternational Critical Tables. Subject coverage includes all areas of Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Health and Safety. and the
All handbooks can be searched with a single search, by keyword across the full-text or by data across the tables such as physical or chemical properties. The tables can be sorted, sections can be selected, and the whole table or parts of the table can be downloaded into spreadsheets for further manipulation. Many handbooks also have interactive tables and graphs, and interactive equations.
A unique compilation of critically assessed numeric, tabular, and graphic data as well as textual information in the areas of physics, physical chemistry, geophysics, astronomy, material technology, and engineering and biophysics. The volumes (more than 270 in all) are arranged in eight groups: Elementary Particles, Nuclei and Atoms; Molecules and Free Radicals; Condensed Matter; Physical Chemistry; Geophysics; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Biophysics; and (new) Advanced Materials and Technologies. Arrangement of the volumes varies but generally includes brief introductions, tables of data, and extensive citations to the primary literature.
Print: Kresge Library owns selected volumes of Landolt-Bornstein at Phys-Sci Ref. QC61 .L33 & QC61 .L332 with the Comprehensive index 1996 (both print and cd-rom) at Phys-Sci Ref. QC61 .L342 1996.
The Merck Index (13th edition) contains over 10,000 monographs--concise entries describing significant chemicals, drugs, and biological substances. Each monograph includes chemical name, synonyms and trademarks, CAS Registry numbers, formula and molecular weight, basic physical property data, and literature references, especially preparation references. Also contains a section describing nearly 500 well-known organic name reactions, and a compilation of 60 pages of additional tables. The online version is fully text- and structure-searchable. A browser plug-in is needed to search by chemical structure; it is available for download free from the database vendor (registration required). See the link to "System Requirements" for details.
The NIST WebBook provides access to the full array of data compiled and distributed by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program. The current edition, the Chemistry WebBook, contains, among other data:
Data on specific compounds may be located by name, formula or CAS Registry Number, molecular weight, or selected ion energetics and spectral properties. Structures are given for most species, as well as common and commercial names. For detailed help, see the Guide to the NIST Chemistry Webbook.
Physical Reference Data (NIST)
What's available: Fundamental Physical Constants/ Atomic Spectra Database, Ground Levels and Ionization Energies for the Neutral Atoms, Spectrum of Platinum Lamp for Ultraviolet Spectrograph Calibration/ Wavenumber Tables for Calibration of Infrared Spectrometers, Frequencies for Interstellar Molecular Microwave Transitions/ Electron-Impact Ionization Cross Section Database/ X-ray Attenuation and Absorption for Materials of Dosimetric Interest, XCOM: Photon Cross Sections Database, X-Ray Form Factor, Attenuation and Scattering Tabulation/ Stopping-Power and Range Tables for Electrons, Protons, and Helium Ions/ Radionuclide Half-life Measurements Made at NIST, Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions/ Atomic Model Data for Electronic Structure Calculations.
To use Physical Reference Data see http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/contents.htm
A highly organized and authoritative treatise on organic synthetic methods. Extensive review chapters are written by recognized experts, and contain full experimental procedures and background information. Covers a comprehensive range of organic reactions back to the 1800s.
WebElements is a hypertext-linked periodic table that provides a wealth of property data on the first 112 elements (and growing...) including (where available): general, chemical, physical, nuclear, crystallographic, electronic configurations and properties, reduction potential, isotopic abundances, biological and environmental occurrence, ionization enthalpy data and additional textual information, especially on the history of the elements. The award-winning site is rich in images, structural models, and other graphics. The site also provides a Scholar Edition specifically for chemistry and other students at universities and schools.
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The Materials Property Data research guide lists several online and print datasets that contain property data for materials. See, also, the Web-based guides to materials property data listed in the Chemistry on the Web section, below.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Databases
Covering US patents issued from 1790 to the most recent weekly issue date. See the USPTO website for important notices concerning the database.
The database consists includes information about all US patents (including utility, design, reissue, plant patents and SIR documents) from the first patent issued in 1790 to the most recent issue week.
Patents from January 1976 to the present offer the full searchable text, including all bibliographic data, such as the inventor's name, the patent's title, and the assignee's name; the abstract; the full description of the invention; and the claims. The display of each patent's full-text includes a hyperlink to obtain full-page images of each page of the patent.
Patents from 1790 to December 1975 offer only the patent number and the current US patent classification in the text display. However, this limited text display also includes a hyperlink to obtain full-page images of each page of the patent.
For more information, see the USPTO help and FAQ sections at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/help.htm
esp@cenet (European Patent Organization)
esp@cenet is a free internet service provided by the European Patent Organisation through the EPO and the national offices of its member states. esp@cenet can be used to find English-language abstracts of documents in the European Patent Office's in-house databases of patents from throughout the world (a list of the countries covered is available in the esp@cenet help pages). Bibliographic coverage goes back to 1970 in most cases. Drawings and the full text of the documents are provided online when available. (Note: It is now possible to save the full patent document as a .pdf file, from the "Original docuument" tab.)
In addition, facsimile images of the full text of patent documents are available back to 1920 for major countries. Contents of the database include: Abstracts, bibliographic data and full text for EPO, France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and WIPO. Abstracts and bibliographic data are available for patent documents from China and Japan.
A free database that provides complete pdf versions (not single-page images) of any patent published by the USPTO since number 4,000,000 (i.e., since about 1977).
NTIS (National Technical Information Service database)
The NTIS database, produced by the National Technical Information Service, consists of over 2 million bibliographic records describing U.S. government-sponsored research, development, and engineering, plus analyses prepared by federal agencies and their contractors. It covers a broad range of engineering, technology, and scientific subjects, including aeronautics & aerodynamics, chemistry, computer sciences, energy, environmental sciences, materials sciences, nuclear science, telecommunications and transportation.
The NTIS database also provides access to the results of government-sponsored research and development from countries outside the U.S. Organizations that currently contribute to the NTIS database include: laboratories administered by the United Kingdom Department of Industry; the German Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (BMFT); the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Additionally, information is available from international government departments and other international organizations including those from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern European countries.
Access is through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts service. Coverage is from 1964 to the present. The database is updated biweekly, with approximately 3,500 new records added.
Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts)
A subject, title, and author guide to virtually every American dissertation accepted at an accredited institution since 1861. Over 100,000 dissertations from 1997 forward are available in full text; abstracts are available from 1980 forward. Selected Masters theses have been included since 1962. In addition, since 1988, the database includes citations for dissertations from 50 British universities that have been collected by and filmed at The British Document Supply Centre. Beginning with DAIC Volume 49, Number 2 (Spring 1988), citations and abstracts from Section C, Worldwide Dissertations (formerly European Dissertations), have been included.
Conference Papers Index (1982-present)
Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Information is derived from final programs, abstracts booklets and published proceedings. Use the library's Document Delivery service to obtain publications not held at Dartmouth.
The following are some starting points for finding images for use in presentations, powerpoints, and so on. Please be aware that the materials you find may be subject to copyright restrictions; you may wish to refer to Copyright and Fair Use: What Clinicians and Educators Need to Know, a useful presentation on this topic put together by Dartmouth's Office of Legal Counsel. For more image resources, see the Finding Images section of the Research Guide for Studio Art and Art History.
General Information about access to library-licensed resources from off-campus
The VPN (Virtual Private Network) Client is software that allows you to establish a secure, encrypted connection to the Dartmouth network -- open a VPN session and it is as though you were on campus. Recommended to install on your own computer for regular use.
A collection of links to a variety of chemistry Web resources.
This database, provided by CambridgeSoft, provides basic physical data and links to websites containing other data for a large number of chemical compounds. It is searchable by name, molecular weight, molecular formula, CAS Registry Number or structure (using a Java applet or plugin).
Print handbooks found using the property indexes below should be searched in the Dartmouth Library Catalog to determine if the handbooks are held at Dartmouth.
"Keeping Up With the Chemical Literature" - Handout from the Current Awareness in Chemistry workshop, November 2003
Kresge Library offers an extensive Current Awareness Service to faculty and graduate students.
Chemical & Engineering News
ACS Hot Article Index.
Top 25 - Hottest Articles from Elsevier ScienceDirect (can also display top 25 articles from any given Elsevier journal).
Latest News from the current issue of the RSC's Chemical Science
From the Institute of Physics "Best of PhysicsWeb": short features, news, and links
New! CAS Science Spotlight features "the most cited, most requested, and most intriguing journal article and patent families" in chemistry, materials science, and medicine for the past several years.
The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information
Writing Successful Science Proposals, by Andrew J. Friedland and Carol L. Folt.
Sources
The Columbia Guide to Online Style, by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor.
See Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online for guidance on citing web pages and electronic documents. The site is the companion site to A Writer's Reference, 5th ed. (Bedford St. Martin's Press, 2003), by Diana Hacker. Provides useful and well-organized examples of many types of references in the major citation styles.
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management program that allows users to create their own personal database of bibliographic references by importing references from online databases. RefWorks makes it easy to search, sort, and use these references in writing papers and then to automatically format the paper and the bibliography. Refworks provides import formats for many science databases, including SciFinder Scholar, MEDLINE or PubMed, ISI's Web of Science, Proquest, and the CSA collection of databases.
For more information and handouts on using RefWorks, see Kresge's Workshop Guides page.
EndNote is a bibliographic management database that can be used in several ways to help you organize and track citations to the literature. You can download search results from databases such as the online catalog, SciFinder Scholar, MEDLINE or PubMed, General Science Index and Web of Science directly into EndNote. EndNote provides a searchable index to the articles by author, keyword, date, etc., and can be used to produce a bibliography, formatted according to preselected styles, when combined with a word processing program like Microsoft Word. EndNote is a keyserved program that is available to the Dartmouth Community on the PUBLIC Fileserver (how to connect to the PUBLIC and Wilson Fileservers).
For more information, see the Biomedical Libraries FAQ page on EndNote, also Kresge's Workshop Guides page.
For assistance, please see the Kresge and Cook Libraries Staff Directory.
The Chemistry Bibliographer is Jane Quigley (6-3564)
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