Chemistry: databases and indexes
Use these databases to search for:
- Journal articles and conference papers to provide you with current information on research and development.
- Properties and data.
- Standards and patents.
The bibliographic databases listed below allow you to search thousands of journal articles by keyword, author or other criteria. They contain full bibliographic details of the articles and normally an abstract. Structure, reaction and data searching are available on the specialist Chemistry databases.
Many references also contain links to the full text of the articles. Where links are not available you need to re-check WebCat, to see if the journal titles in your references are held at any of the site libraries or electronically. Then check the Holdings information for the volumes and issues that you require.
| Title | Description | Other Details |
|---|---|---|
| Scifinder Scholar | SciFinder Scholar provides easy access to the scientific information offered by the CAS databases. This includes substance and reaction information, patent and journal references and information on chemical and suppliers- substance information It is the electronic equivalent of Chemical Abstracts. Note: the networked version of Scifinder Scholar is no longer available after 18th December 2009. |
Registration required (must be completed on-campus) |
| Beilstein Crossfire | Beilstein CrossFire allows you to search for data and journal articles about millions of chemical compounds. Queries can be based on bibliographic details of articles, physical properties of compounds, chemical structures or combinations of these. It provides enhanced access to the information contained in the Beilstein and Gmelin handbooks. Note: This version of Beilstein Crossfire will not be available after December 2010. |
Download software or access via iSolutions public workstations under 'Resources for Library' |
| Rexays | Reaxys is a web-based system for searching Crossfire Beilstein, Crossfire Gmelin and the Patents databases. It covers an extensive collection of organic, organo-metallic, and inorganic chemistry data. Reaxys enables you to search by structure, substructure, reaction, text, and property data. Online training and support available. |
No password. Off-campus access via VPN (institutional login coming Spring 2010) |
| Chemical Data Service (CDS) | The Chemical Database Service (CDS) is a national service funded by the Physical Sciences Porgramme of EPSRC. It provides on-line access to a variety of quality databases covering structures, spectroscopy, physical and organic chemistry. It also provides links to other chemistry resources on the web | Registration required |
Web of Science (on campus) |
Covers the general scientific literature from 1981 to date. This database can be searched by cited reference as well as author, title, subject etc. This includes the Science Citation Index. |
No password. |
| INSPEC | Main coverage is Physics, Electrical engineering No password. Off-campus access with Institutional login and Computing but also has some coverage in the areas of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. |
No password. Off-campus access with Institutional login |
| BS Online | Access full text of current British Standards (and some International/European equivalents e.g. ISO and IEC). For more details see the Standards page. |
On-Campus Only |
| EspaceNet | The patent database of the European Patent Office. It offers free patent searching of documents from over 50 different countries and access to the full text of many. For more information on searching the patent literature, use the Patents pages on the Library website. |
No password |
| Scirus | A science-specific search engine which searches over 150 million science-specific Web pages and will frequently take you directly you the full text of an article. |
No password |
| zetoc | An Electronic Table of Contents service from the British Library which does not contain abstracts but is useful as an alerting service. It covers all subject areas from 1993 to date and is updated daily. |
No password. Institutional login for off campus use and alerts |
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