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Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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SciFinder Web
SciFinder Web requires account registration with UMass Amherst email account. SciFinder Web doesn't work with IE 6. Off-campus access must be through this link to the UMass SciFinder page.
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases of chemistry and related scientific fields. Mid 1800's -
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Reaxys
Organic, organo-metallic, and inorganic chemistry data. Searchable by structure, substructure, reaction, text, and property data.
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Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Comprehensive articles on topics in chemistry and chemical engineering, with bibliographies. Current.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Online version of the 88th edition of this indispensable reference for chemical and physical data. Current.
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Doesn't work with Internet Explorer 9. Works poorly with Safari.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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SciFinder Web
SciFinder Web requires account registration with UMass Amherst email account. SciFinder Web doesn't work with IE 6. Off-campus access must be through this link to the UMass SciFinder page.
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases of chemistry and related scientific fields. Mid 1800's -
| Also known as: | Chemical Abstracts |
| MEDLINE | |
| CAPlus |
Reaxys
Organic, organo-metallic, and inorganic chemistry data. Searchable by structure, substructure, reaction, text, and property data.
| Also known as: | Beilstein |
| Gmelin | |
| Patent Chemistry Database |
Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Comprehensive articles on topics in chemistry and chemical engineering, with bibliographies. Current.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Online version of the 88th edition of this indispensable reference for chemical and physical data. Current.
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Additional Databases in Chemistry
Academic Search Premier
A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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American Chemical Society Web Editions
The Society’s 30 or so journals online, 1879-present.
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Analytical WebBase
The online version of the Royal Society of Chemists (UK)’s Analytical Abstracts. Indexes scholarly journals in the field of analytical chemistry, 1978-present.
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Biography in Context
Brief biographies from Who's Who and other sources. Current.
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Cambridge Structural Database WebCSD
Contains crystal structure information, chemical, and bibliographic data for about 400,000 organic and metal-organic compounds.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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Google Scholar
Use within UMass’ IP range to access many UMass online journal subscriptions. In Scholar Preferences, you can choose to export citations to RefWorks bibliographic manager.
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Inspec
Comprehensive index of articles and other scholarly work on electrical engineering: electronics, control engineering, telecom, computing, IT, etc., 1898-present.
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ISI Proceedings
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Indexes published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, and conventions in the sciences and social sciences, 2001-present.
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National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs
Brief biographies of American scientists written by their peers, since 1877.
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National Technical Information Service: NTIS
Citations to government-sponsored technical research from agencies, academia, and industry. For access to full text, ask Gov Docs staff (545-6895) to check Library’s large uncataloged collection of NTIS reports on microfiche.
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NIST/TRC Web Thermo Tables Professional
Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds from National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC
Connect to get username and password. Click "Login" at the upper right of the OMA page to enter UN/PW for searching OMA Online.
Standards for analytical chemists.
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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Reference source about dangerous industrial agents.
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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Springer Extra Materials
Video and data files and other material supplementing some books published by Springer. Search by ISBN.
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SpringerLink
Full text books, 2005-2010, and current journals from science publisher Springer, mainly in English.
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Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Covers the science and technology of industrial chemistry.
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Water Research Foundation Reports
Research on drinking water.
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WorldCat
The combined catalogs of most U.S. libraries. Material not owned by UMass Amherst can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
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A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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American Chemical Society Web Editions
The Society’s 30 or so journals online, 1879-present.
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Analytical WebBase
The online version of the Royal Society of Chemists (UK)’s Analytical Abstracts. Indexes scholarly journals in the field of analytical chemistry, 1978-present.
More About Use
Biography in Context
Brief biographies from Who's Who and other sources. Current.
More About Use
Cambridge Structural Database WebCSD
Contains crystal structure information, chemical, and bibliographic data for about 400,000 organic and metal-organic compounds.
More About Use
Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
More About Use
Google Scholar
Use within UMass’ IP range to access many UMass online journal subscriptions. In Scholar Preferences, you can choose to export citations to RefWorks bibliographic manager.
More About Use
Inspec
Comprehensive index of articles and other scholarly work on electrical engineering: electronics, control engineering, telecom, computing, IT, etc., 1898-present.
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ISI Proceedings
Works poorly with Safari.
Indexes published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, and conventions in the sciences and social sciences, 2001-present.
More About Use
National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs
Brief biographies of American scientists written by their peers, since 1877.
More About Use
National Technical Information Service: NTIS
Citations to government-sponsored technical research from agencies, academia, and industry. For access to full text, ask Gov Docs staff (545-6895) to check Library’s large uncataloged collection of NTIS reports on microfiche.
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NIST/TRC Web Thermo Tables Professional
Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds from National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC
Connect to get username and password. Click "Login" at the upper right of the OMA page to enter UN/PW for searching OMA Online.
Standards for analytical chemists.
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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Reference source about dangerous industrial agents.
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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Springer Extra Materials
Video and data files and other material supplementing some books published by Springer. Search by ISBN.
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SpringerLink
Full text books, 2005-2010, and current journals from science publisher Springer, mainly in English.
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Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
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Water Research Foundation Reports
Research on drinking water.
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WorldCat
| Works poorly with Safari and OS 10.5. |
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