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Guide to Selected Chemistry Resources 

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Reference & Web Sources
     Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
     Style Guides
     Periodic Tables
     Physical Properties - Most Used
     Physical Properties - Additional Sources
     Chemical Syntheses or Reactions
     Analytical Chemistry
     Spectra Data
     Material Safety Data Sheets
Professional Associations

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Find Articles
Journal Articles
Annual Reviews 1999 to present. Current subscriptions to the biochemistry and physical chemistry series.
Chemical Abstracts QD1 .A51. 1939 to 1967.
Chemical Abstracts (via SciFinder Scholar) 1907 to present. Search by subject, chemical substance, chemical structure, or chemical reaction. Available on the east side of the 4th floor of Ames and the Instruction Lab.
Science Citation Index 1975-present

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Publisher Collections
ACS Journals
Elsevier Journals
Journal of Chemical Education
RSC Journals

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Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management 

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Find Books
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Chemistry Call Numbers Ranges:

QD Chemistry
QD 71-142 Analytical Chemistry
QD 146-197 Inorganic Chemistry
QD 241-441 Organic Chemistry
QD 450-731 Physical and Theoretical
Chemistry
QD 901-999 Crystallography
QP 501-801 Biochemistry

The Ames Library uses Library of Congress Classification.

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Reference & Web Resources
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Access Science Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary REF QD 5 .C5 2002
IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology REF TP 9 .K54 1999
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology REF Q 121 .M3 2002
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia REF Q 121 .V3 2002

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Style Guides
ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors REF QD 8.5.A25 1997

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Periodic Tables
WebElements The best periodic table on the Web.
Visual Elements
Periodic Table of Comic Books

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Physical Properties - Most Used
Aldrich Handbook of Fine Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment REF TP 202 .A43
Aldrich Online
Chemfinder
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics REF QD 65.H3
Merck Index REF RS51 .M4 2001

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Physical Properties - Additional Sources
Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry REF QD 415 .C63 1999
CRC Handbook of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data REF QC 173.397.L53 1994
Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds CD-ROM Available on the 4th floor Scholarly Workstations.
Dictionary of Organic Compounds REF QD 246 .D5 1982
Encyclopedia of Reagents of Organic Synthesis REF QD 77 .E55 1995
Handbook of Inorganic Compounds REF QD 155.5.H36 1995
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry REF QD 65 .L36
NIST Chemistry WebBook
NIST-JANAF Thermochemical Tables REF QC 511 .N57 1998

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Chemical Syntheses or Reactions
Comprehensive Organic Synthesis REF QD 262.C535 1991
Encyclopedia of Reagents of Organic Synthesis REF QD 77 .E55 1995
Named Reactions and Reagents in Organic Synthesis REF QD 291 .M86 1988
Organic Syntheses
Organic Syntheses 1970-present. REF QD 262.O7
Web Reactions

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Analytical Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Analytical Instrumentation
Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry REF QC 450.3.E53 2000
Handbook of Analytical Chemistry REF QD 71 .M37
Liquid Chromatography

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Spectra Data
Aldrich Library of FT-IR Spectra REF QD 96 .I5 P66 1985
Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra REF QD 96 .N8 P68 1983
Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra CD-ROM Available at the Information Services Desk.
Dictionary of Spectroscopy REF QC 450 .3.P47 1995
SDBS - Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds
Spectral Atlas REF QC 457 .N927 1997

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Material Safety Data Sheets 
CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety REF QD 51 .C73 1995
Cornell Planning, Design, and Construction Material Safety Data Sheets
MSDS-SEARCH Site operated by Envirocare International Incorporated.
Vermont SIRI Material Safety Data Sheet Searches

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Professional Associations
American Chemical Society
Royal Society of Chemistry

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