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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.

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Databases
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 (Advanced)

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

Journals
References Sources
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-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 (PDF-4+ 2008)
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.

PDF-4+(2008) search guide. Search using :
Periodic Table; Elements; Names; References; Structures; Miscellaneous; SIeve+ (Intensity & d-spacing)

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.

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/.

Theses

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

Library Instruction and Tips

This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teach 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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