Lindell Library: Chemistry and General Science: Starting Points

Databases

Here are some good databases that you can use to find journal articles and other resources.

ChemView: U.S. EPA
Use this database to get information on chemical health and safety data received by EPA and EPA's assessments and regulatory actions for specific chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). ChemView contains no confidential business information (CBI).

Scifinder This link opens in a new window
SciFinder provides researchers with unlimited access to the world’s largest and most reliable collection of chemistry and related science information.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
The premier source for medical research and the world's largest medical database. Use this to find articles on Biochemistry and other subjects like genome projects. PubMed contains little full text, so remember to use the "Find It" button to access any articles you find.
ChemSpider This link opens in a new window
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast text and structure search access to over 100 million structures from hundreds of data sources. Search by chemical name, systematic name, synonym, trade name, registry number, SMILES or InChI and/or structures, and find related data including literature references, physical properties, interactive spectra, and chemical suppliers.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for literature. Make sure to take a look at our "Using Google Scholar" HowTo.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Thousands of educational and documentary videos from authoritative sources. Create playlists and clips and embed these in your Moodle site or share with a group.
Includes films from Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Films Media Group.
- Check out our FAQ for questions about public performance rights.
- Faculty can embed a quiz right into a video for use in class.

No full text? Click "Find It" by the article to get it elsewhere, or to order it.

Books

Search the catalog to find books on particular science topics. For example:

Global Warming
Genetics
Nanotechnology

If your first search brings up too many irrelevant items, try using the Refine by Topic suggestions in the box on the left of the search results screen.

We also have reference books on the sciences that you can use to find general information, background material on a specialized topic, and references to other sources you can use for a project. These are just a few examples of what we have in the reference collection.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Similar to Wikipedia, but actually written by experts, this collection of more than 400 reference books will help you learn general information about your topic from quality information sources. Includes thousands of topic pages and images. Mind maps illustrate relationships between topics.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Similar to Wikipedia, but with better information, Oxford Reference has more than two million articles from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference sources on every subject from archaeology to zoology. Search individual titles or all titles simultaneously.

Web Resources

Science.gov
A great place to go for government information covering any area of science. You'll find links to topics like Environment and Environmental Quality and Physics and Chemistry.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Digital Library
Free images, videos, audio clips, and government publications that you can use in papers and presentations. Birds, plants, and habitats are just some examples of the kinds of subjects covered.
USDA: Weather & Climate Tools
From the Department of Agriculture.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Instead of Wikipedia, try this free encyclopedia of environmental issues. All content is written by experts. Topics include Climate Change, Pollution, Globalization and more. See also EarthNews for news stories on environmental topics.