Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library
201 Davey Lab
814-865-3716
Nancy Butkovich
Title: Head Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library
Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library
201 Davey Lab
814-865-3716
SciFinder Scholar - Links to journal articles, patents, conference proceedings, and doctoral dissertations in chemistry (Chemical Abstracts) and related fields; also includes information on chemical substances, reactions, and chemical catalogs. Chemical Abstracts goes back to 1907.
Web of Science - Part of Web of Knowledge. Select Web of Sciences from the "Select a Database" tab. Covers all areas of sciences and technology from 1900 - present.
Journal of Chemical Education - Contains articles related to chemistry and chemical education that are focused toward an undergraduate audience.
Biological Abstracts - Part of Web of Knowledge. Select Biological Abstracts from the “Select a Database” tab. Covers all areas of the biological sciences, including biochemistry.
Compendex - Includes all areas of engineering.
CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX - Includes multiple databases that index journal literature from all areas of materials science.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management - Includes multiple databases related to these topics.
Inspec - Includes journals and conference proceedings in physics and related disciplines.
PubMed - Provides access to biomedical literature.
Chemisches Zentralblatt - (Print Only QD1.C7 ) Indexes chemical journal literature from 1866-1969. It complements SciFinder Scholar, particularly earlier literature.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Access Science – Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 15th ed. (online)
Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 14th ed. (online)
IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology – The “Gold Book”.
NIST Chemistry WebBook – Properties and spectral data
SDBS: Spectral Data for Organic Compounds
Research Guide: Spectra Interpretation and Background Information
Research Guide: Water Hardness
Research Guide: Gas Chromatography
E-EROS - Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
Reaxys – Properties data for organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Reaxys – Properties data for organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds
NIST Chemistry WebBook – Properties and spectral data
Thermodex – Index to sources containing physical and thermodynamic properties
Research Guide: Chemical Properties Data
Quick Guide to Citing Using the ACS Style Guide, 3rd ed. – Style guide based on the American Chemical Society’s Manual of Style, 3rd ed.
CSE Quick Citation Style Guide – General scientific style guide based on the style manual of the Council of Science Editors.
Research Guides: Citation and Writing Guide
CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool
Science and Engineering Journal Abbreviations
Ulrich’s Web – Useful or identifying journals in specific disciplines, finding out if a title is peer reviewed, and other information about the journal
Plagarism Prevention Resources
