Chemistry Guide

Databases and Indexes

UM Library Search Tools - Chemistry databases list
UM Library SearchTools (major electronic databases and reference works)
Beilstein. For in-library quick-connect use Beilstein via UM Library Terminal Services
BRENDA: Comprehensive Enzyme Information System.
Gmelin. For in-library quick-connect use: Gmelin via UM Library Terminal Services.
Inspec (for chemical physics & solid state)
Medline (Pubmed) (biomedical, pharmacological, biochemical literature. Note - this link is customized for the library's MGet It linkout-to-fulltext service.
Mirlyn (for UM book, journal, electronic resources)
NIST Chemistry Webbook (for chemical data, spectra compilations)
Scifinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts, etc.)
Science Citation Index
SDBS (Integrated Spectral Data Base System for & Organic Compounds; IR, mass spectra)
Sigma-Aldrich catalog (includes FT-NMR and FT-IR spectra pdf's)

Chemical Abstracts Core Journals list. Use to find official ACS/CAS title abbreviations (needed per ACS Style Guide for citation lists) for selected major journal titles.
Current Contents Connect (via ISI WebofKnowledge). New journal articles weekly alerting service.
DOI Interpreter. Put in a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and get the citation.
JCR (Journal Citation Reports). Journal impact factors, half-life, etc.
Journal Supplementary Materials Guide (UM Science Library)
MGet It Citation Linker
ProCite, EndNote, etc. UM Library Guides to Refworks, EndNote, etc. Create and maintain citation lists/ bibliographies.
RefWorks. Create and maintain personal citation lists/ bibliographies on the web.
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory

Beyond Discovery (from the National Academies)
Distillations - Extracts from the Past, Present, and Future of Chemistry (podcasts from the Chemical Heritage Foundation)
Heartcut (from American Chemical Society)
Science Now (from Science magazine).
Scientist (personal registration required).

Science Library onsite reference collection. Browse the QD (chemistry), T55.3 (chemical safety/toxicology), and TP (applied chemistry) sections.
Library to Library Delivery. Use the Get This button in Mirlyn (validated signon only).
Related onsite print collections:
- Art, Architecture & Engineering Library - chemical engineering, materials engineering, patents.
- Public Health Library & Informatics - chemical safety and toxicology.
- Taubman Medical Library - biomedical, pharmaceutical.

For suggestions or chemistry literature research assistance email Scott Martin