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- Online E-JournalsThe IU Libraries electronic journal collection can be searched from this page reached from the link above. The journals can also be browsed by subject. Lists by subject are included under the E-Journal lists by subject tab to the left of the LibGuide.
- Citation Linker
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Use this to find a full-text version of an article that you already have information about (ie. Title, Author, Journal in which it's published). - Sciences LibraryMore questions? Connect directly with the librarians for help.
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- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
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Physical constants for over 12,000 of the most common chemical substances and many facts about the physical sciences, including conversion factors, health and safety information. - Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
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Provides in-depth articles with extensive bibliographies about applied chemistry, industrial products, chemical substances either as single substance or group, materials science, and chemical fundamentals.
- NIST WebBookNIST WebBook includes gas phase thermochemistry data, condensed phase thermochemistry data, phase change data, and reaction thermochemistry data.
The Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra by This three volume set includes over 18,000 spectra categorized by chemical functionality and arranged in order of increasing structural complexity. The library includes extensive cross-references by chemical name, molecular formula, CAS number, and Aldrich catalog number.
Aldrich Library of 13C and 1H FT-NMR SpectraThis three volume set of 12,000 high-resolution 75MHz 13C and 300MHz 1H FT-NMR spectra is arranged according to functionality. The Library contains CNMR and HNMR spectra of 11,828 organic compounds as well as information about their physico-chemical properties.
- NIST WebBookNIST WebBook includes gas phase thermochemistry data, condensed phase thermochemistry data, phase change data, and reaction thermochemistry data.
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and PhysicsCRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. This authoritative resource includes interactive tables with standard thermodynamic properties of chemical substances, thermodynamic properties as a function of temperature, thermodynamic properties of aqueous ions, and heat of combustion.
- SciFinder-n
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Covers the primary literature of all areas of chemistry, medicine, and other areas. PLEASE NOTE: First time users must first register from a computer on campus via this registration page. After that you can access the database from anywhere. Note: your Scifinder credentials from the classic Scifinder platform will work with the new Scifinder-n platform.
- Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)
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The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) has been curated since 1965 from the published literature, direct deposition, and sources such as patents and PhD theses. It is a database of small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structure data. The CSD also comprises software for database access, structure visualization and data analysis, and structural knowledge bases derived from the CSD.
- ChemSpiderFind help with searching and using ChemSpider on their website.
- eMoleculesSearch by drawing or text. More instructions available.
- PubChemOpen Chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). About PubChem.
- SciFinder-n
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Covers the primary literature of all areas of chemistry, medicine, and other areas. PLEASE NOTE: First time users must first register from a computer on campus via this registration page. After that you can access the database from anywhere. Note: your Scifinder credentials from the classic Scifinder platform will work with the new Scifinder-n platform.
- NIST Chemistry WebBookDatabase mostly for searching organic compounds with some small inorganic compounds. Directions for searching and more information about the site located on the website.
- CCINFOwebCCINFOweb is a good resource for finding general safety information. It contains Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), as well as health and safety information on chemicals.
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial MaterialsISBN: 0442020252
- An Introduction: why search for patents? what is a patent?MIT Video Tutorial (5:30)
- US Patent Trademark Office (USPTO)How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search video guide (must be viewed in Internet Explorer) United States Patent & Trademark Office
- Patent Searching Workshopfrom the University of Minnesota Libraries
The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law by ISBN: 9780471782438Publication Date: 2010-08-16Written by an individual with experience as both a chemist and a patent attorney, The Chemist′s Companion Guide to Patent Law covers everything the student or working chemist needs to know about patentability, explaining important concepts of patent law (such as novelty, non-obviousness, and freedom-to-operate) in easy-to-understand terms. Through abundant examples from case law as well as real-world situations with which a researcher might be faced, this book provides readers with a better understanding of how to put that knowledge into practice.- What Every Chemist Should Know About Patents byCall Number: QD39.2 .W474 1988Publication Date: 1988
- SciFinder-n
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Covers the primary literature of all areas of chemistry, medicine, and other areas. PLEASE NOTE: First time users must first register from a computer on campus via this registration page. After that you can access the database from anywhere. Note: your Scifinder credentials from the classic Scifinder platform will work with the new Scifinder-n platform.
- International Patent Documentation (INPADOC)This is an international Patent collection database produced by the European Patent Office.
- Patent LensNonprofit online patent search facility and knowledge resources
- Research DisclosureJournal containing tens of thousands of technical disclosures from all areas of science and technology
- Patent FetcherSearch for Patents by the application number
- pat2pdfAgain you can find patents hear by searching the application number
- SureChEMBLEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory patent search and database