Module 3: Chemical Information

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Finding Information in Chemistry and the Life Sciences

Finding Literature

• Academic Search Ultimate Links to an external site.
• Google Scholar (Links to an external site.)
• PubMed (Links to an external site.)
• Scopus (Links to an external site.)
• SciFinder Links to an external site.
• Web of Science Links to an external site.

Finding Properties of Chemical Compounds

• ChemSpider (Links to an external site.)
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (Links to an external site.)
• NIST Chemistry WebBook (Links to an external site.)
• PubChem (Links to an external site.)
• Reaxys (Links to an external site.)
• The Merck Index Online Links to an external site.

Comparing literature databases

• Baykoucheva, S. 2011. Comparison of the Contributions of CAPLUS and MEDLINE to the Performance of SciFinder in Retrieving the Drug Literature. Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship (Summer 2011).  (Links to an external site.)

• Baykoucheva, S. 2010. Selecting a database for drug literature retrieval: A comparison of MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science. Science and Technology Libraries 29 (4):276-288. Links to an external site.

Additional Resources

• Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) Links to an external site.
• Managing Citations Links to an external site.
• Directory of Graduate Research (Links to an external site.)

For assistance developing your research strategies, or finding resources for your topic, or any other questions, please contact our Chemistry specialist librarian:

Svetla Baykoucheva (sbayouc@umd.edu)