Chemistry
Databases: find journal articles, technical reports, etc.
- Academic Search Complete. Multidisciplinary database with full text for over 4,500 publications.
- AGRICOLA. Produced by the National Agricultural Library.
- AGRIS. Produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts.
- BioMed Central. Approximately 200 full text journals.
- Business and Company Resource Center. Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and full text articles.
- Business Source Premier. Full text for over 2,300 publications.
- Directory of Open Access Journals [DOAJ]. Over 3500 free scholarly journals.
- Environment Complete. Full text for over 400 journals.
- FSTA: Food Science & Technology Abstracts.
- GeoRef. Produced by the American Geological Institute.
- GeoRef In Process. Records being prepared for the GeoRef database.
- GreenFILE.
- Ingenta. References to articles from over 30,000 publications.
- MEDLINE. Produced by the National Library of Medicine. Subset of PubMed.
- Military & Government Collection. Full text for over 300 publications.
- Oceanic Abstracts.
- ProQuest Newspapers. Full text of more than 500 U.S. and international news sources. Includes the Boston Globe, New York Times, Times of London, and the Wall Street Journal. Also includes the Bangor Daily News, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel (Waterville), and Portland Press Herald.
- PubMed. MEDLINE references, plus references to both very recent and older (1950-1965) biomedical literature . Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
- PubMed Central (PMC). NIH archive of biomedical and life sciences journal articles.
- Regional Business News. Full text for approximately 75 publications. Includes Business NH Magazine, New Hampshire Business Review, and Valley Business Journal (Rutland).
- Science Accelerator. Full text research reports and "e-prints" from the Department of Energy, plus references to additional science and technology research.
- Scitation. References to journal articles and conference proceedings in science and technology.
- TOXNET. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
- U.S. Patent Database.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Access Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.
- Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Online.
Maine and Regional Resources
- AIChE Boston. Boston Local Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Also known as the "Ichthyologists Local Section".
- Maine Section of the American Chemical Society
- TAPPI Maine - New Hampshire Local Section
Professional Societies
- American Chemical Society
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Materials Research Society
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- TAPPI
Technical Data
- Toxicological Profile Information Sheet. Produced by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
- ChemAlliance. Information on environmental regulations affecting the chemical industry.
- Cole-Parmer: Chemical Resistance Database. Chemical compatibility of industrial materials.
- IUPAC Nomenclature Home Page
- NIST Data Gateway. Scientific and technical data from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, including the NIST Chemistry WebBook.
- Organic Syntheses Website
- OSU Chemical Guide and Permeation Chart. Breakthrough times for protective gloves and suits.
- PubChem. Property, safety, and toxicology information. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
- SIRI MSDS Index. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).
- Spectral Data Base for Organic Compounds, SDBS
Company and Product Directories
- Chemical Search Engine from ChemIndustry.com.
- ICIS Search - Global Chemical Suppliers Search
- ThomasNet. Directory of U.S. and Canadian manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.
Internet Directories
Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661
Updated:
12/20/2011
by Nancy Curtis
