Information Sources in CHEMISTRY
Most library materials related to the study chemistry are located in the Chemistry Library
(Chemistry Building, Room 316). Many resources are also in McWherter Library (the main library in The U of M Libraries system).
Use tomCat (the U of M Library catalog).
- For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as pharmaceutical chemistry or chemistry, inorganic or chromatographic analysis . (LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)
- Also try searching by keywords such as chemical compounds or toxic plants . (Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words).
- When searching the catalog in McWherter Library, the initial "hitlist" may not display items located in the Chemistry Library. To expand the search to include Chemistry Library holdings, hold down the Shift key and press the F7 key.
- Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)
Use an electronic database.
These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Index Databases by Academic Area. See also How to Find Periodical Articles
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health, 1982- ) [web access*]
Covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing.
- Expanded Academic Index (magazines, journals, NYTimes/some full text, 1980-) [web access*]
- General Science Abstracts (journals, 1984 - ) [web access*]
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [web access*]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990. Includes separate medical "library."
- Medline ( medicine and health journals, books, 1966-) [web access*]
- PubMed [free web access]
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. PubMed also provides access and links to integrated molecular biology databases. These databases contain DNA and protein sequences, 3-D protein structure data, population study data sets, and assemblies of complete genomes in an integrated system.
PubMed tutorial
- UnCover [web access*]
Uncover is now part of Ingenta. When you get to Ingenta, click on Uncover Plus to browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
*WEB ACCESS: Restricted to faculty, staff and students at the University of Memphis. You must be connected to the web through the U of M network. If using another ISP, you must set up a proxy with your U of M account.
Use a printed index, abstract or bibliography:
Current Subscriptions
- Biological Abstracts (BA) (1926 - ) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Use BA to find citations and abstracts from journals focusing on traditional life sciences (botany, ecology, zoology). It also covers journals relating to biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology and related areas (instrumentation, methods, etc.).
- Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings) (BA/RRM) (1965 - ) [Reference Abastract Shelves]
Use BA/RRM to find citations to meeting papers, reports and summaries, conference proceedings, reviews, books, book chapters, software (summary of biology-related software) and U.S. Patents (1986-1989 and 1995 forward). Entries contain complete citations and book entries contain synopses.
- Biological and Agricultural Index (journals, 1962-) [Reference Index Table 9]
(Agriculture, Biology, Ecology Environmental Science, Food Science, Genetics, Nutrition, Physiology, Veterinary Medicine, Zoology)
- Chemical Abstracts (1907 - ) [Chemistry Library]
- Ceramic Abstracts (1993-) [Abstract Shelves] ( Ceramics industry and science)
- Concrete Abstracts (1974- ) [Abstract Shelves] (Civil and structural engineering )
- Current Contents: Life Sciences (current year) [Abstract Shelves] (Life Sciences, Medicine, Health sciences )
- Current Papers in Physics (1969-) [Abstract Shelves] (Physics, Physical sciences)
- Current Physics Index (1975-) [Abstract Shelves] (Physics, Physical sciences)
- General Science Index (1979- ) [Index Table 9]
(Astronomy, Biological sciences, Chemistry, Earth science, Environmental science, Nutrition, Genetics, Mathematics, Medicine and Health, Microbiology, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology, Zoology)
- Genetics Abstracts (1968-) [Abstract Shelves] (Genetics, Biological sciences, Medicine )
- Index Medicus (1960- ) [Abstract Shelves; current year on Index Table 12] (Medicine, Biology)
- Metals Abstracts (1968-) [Abstract Shelves] (Engineering, Metallurgy)
- Microbiology Abstracts (1973-) [Abstract Shelves] (Microbiology, Bacteriology, Alcology, Mycology, Protozoology)
- Nutrition Abstracts (1986-) [Abstract Shelves] (Nutrition, Physiology, Biochemistry, Medicine)
- Physics Abstracts (1898-1902; 1914-) [Abstract Shelves] (Physics)
- Pollution Abstracts (1970-) [Abstract Shelves] (Environmental science )
- Review of Plant Pathology (1970-) [Abstract Shelves] ( Mycology, Agriculture, Botany )
- Science Citation Index [1961- ) [61-96 on Abstract Shelves; 97+ on Index Table 12]
(Science, Medicine and health, Agriculture, Technology, Behavioral science, Psychology)
Cancelled Subscriptions
- Abstracts of Mycology (1967-69;71-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Fungi, Fungicides and Lichens)
- Alloys Index (1975-90) [Abstract Shelves]
(Alloys, Metallurgy)
- Current Advances in Biochemistry (1984 -91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Biochemistry, Bioenergetics, Biological sciences )
- Current Advances in Cancer Research (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Biochemistry, Medicine, Cancer)
- Current Advances in Cell and Developmental Biology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Cell and Developmental Biology, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Clinical Chemistry (1986-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Medical Biochemistry)
- Current Advances in Ecological Sciences (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Ecology, Environmental sciences, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Endocrinology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Endocrinology, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Genetics and Molecular Biology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biological sciences)
- Curent Advances in Immunology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Immunology, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Microbiology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Immunology, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Neuroscience (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Neuroscience, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biological sciences)
- Current Advances in Physiology (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
(Physiology, Biological sciences )
- Current Advances in Plant Science (1984-91) [Abstract Shelves]
( Plant sciences, Ecology, Biological sciences)
- Current Awareness in Biological Sciences(1983-84) [Abstract Shelves]
( Biological sciences (Continued by Current Advances series) )
- Excerpta Medica: Developmental Biology and Teratology(1964-1992) [Abstract Shelves]
(Biological sciences, Medicine, Teratology)
- Excerpta Medica: Human Genetics (1965-1992) [Abstract Shelves]
Biological Sciences, Medicine, Human Genetics
- International Abstracts of Biological Sciences (1954-68;71-80- ) [Abstract Shelves]
(Biological sciences (Continued by Current Awareness in Biological Sciences) )
- Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts (1960-91) [Abstract Shelves]
( Meteorology, Geoastrophysics, Oceanography, Hydrology, Environmental sciences, Glaciology)
- American Men and Women of Science [Ref Q141.A47]
- Concise Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia [Ref TP1110.C66 1999]
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics [Ref QD65.H3]
- A Dictionary of Named Effects and Laws in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics [Ref QD5.B32]
- Dictionary of Organic Compounds [Ref QD251.D49]
- Drug Evaluations Annual [Ref RM300.A553]
- Encyclopdia of Herbs and Their Uses [Ref SB351.H5 B645 1995]
- French-English Dictionary for Chemists [Ref QD5.P25]
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical Terms [Ref QD5.M356]
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th ed. (20 vols.) [Ref Q121 M3 1997]
Also available online as Access Science
- Milestones in Science and Engineering [Ref Q199.M68]
- Notable Twentieth Century Scientists [Ref Q 141.N73]
- Physicians Desk Reference [Reference Desk: RS75.P5 53rd ed. 1999]]
- Research Doctorate Programs in the United States [Ref Q180.N334]
- Science and Technology Desk Reference [Ref Q199.S34x]
- Scientific Style and Format. 6th ed. [Reference Desk: T11.S386 1994]]
There are many publications related to the sciences in the Government Publications Department on the first floor of McWherter Library. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using both electronic and print materials produced by various federal and state agencies. You can also get information through their web page at http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/unclesam.htm
- RTK Net
The Right-to-Know Network provides free access to numerous environmental databases (e.g., Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions--studies done pertaining to the effects of chemicals),
text files, and conferences on the environment, housing, and sustainable development.
Most terminals in the McWherter Library provide access to Netscape. You may want to explore web sites using various search engines or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] Journals on the web often require subscriptions or registration, but some offer free searching. The web sites listed below are examples of various types of web sites related to chemistry.
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