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This research guide will get you started with data and information resources for learning and research in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and related fields. Questions? See Get Help, or contact our librarian directly.
If you are off-campus and have difficulties accessing our resources, please see Off Campus Access for help.
NEWS ALERT for SciFinder users: If you haven't fully migrated your saved answers and alerts to the new CAS SciFinder-n, now's the time! Your access to classic SciFinder will end July 1 2022. Get to SciFinder-n now by using the link on the classic SciFinder LogIn box. Migrate your saved data by navigating SciFinder-n Help > Working with Search Results > Saved Results and Searches > Migrate Saved Answers and Alerts.
Core Electronic Resources
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SciFinder (first-time users see Registration) This link opens in a new window
Notice: SciFinder access ends July 1st and will be fully replaced by SciFinder-n.
Take the following steps to migrate your saved data from classic SciFinder to SciFinder-n: Navigating to SciFinder-n Help > Working with Search Results > Saved Results and Searches > Migrate Saved Answers and Alerts.
SciFinder is a means of accessing the Chemical Abstracts database using a powerful and intuitive search engine to find references to articles. Search for chemical data using a molecular formula, chemical name, chemical structure, reaction components, author name, or topic of interest.
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SciFinder-n is a means of accessing the Chemical Abstracts database using a powerful and intuitive search engine to find references to articles. Search for chemical data using a molecular formula, chemical name, chemical structure, reaction components, author name, or topic of interest.
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Web of Science: Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Access the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examine proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. Editions subscribed to include: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) (1900-current) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) (1990-current).
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SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new window
Drawn from the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, the Linus Pauling Files and other integrated resources, this comprehensive collection of data in the fields of physics, physical and inorganic chemistry, materials science, and related fields allows materials scientists and related scientists to identify materials and their properties. -
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. It includes a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Note: To make sure links to full-text resources offered by Mines are included in your results, click on the Settings button in the right hand corner, then on Library Links in the left hand column. Type in or click on Colorado School of Mines and select Save.
Drawing tools - chemical structure
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ChemBioDraw
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ACD ChemSketch
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MarvinSketch - ChemAxon
Free for non-commercial use.
Chemistry Video Highlights
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RSC / Learn Chemistry / Online ResourcesClass support; tutorial and fun videos for learning chemistry.
- Beautiful Micro photography videos revealing Chemistry
Check out http://www.beautifulchemistry.net/ for more micro photographic videos. This project is initiated by a collaboration between University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and Tsinghua University Press (TUP).
Need to know more about chemical information world?
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Chemical Information for Chemists: A Primer by Call Number: QD8.5 .C44 2014ISBN: 9781849735513Publication Date: 2013-10-22A book for chemists in retrieving and evaluating information using the unique entry points of the chemical literature, including structure, formula, substructure, and sequence.
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Chemical Information Sources
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Information Competencies for Chemistry Undergraduates
A guideline for information competencies by the Special Library Association, Chemistry Division (SLA-DCHE) and American Chemical Society, Chemical Information Division (ACS-CINF)
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2017 Elements of the Business of Chemistry - American Chemical Council
A primer for the full Guide to the Business of Chemistry, ACC's most comprehensive profile of the U.S. chemical industry, covering everything from production and trade, to transportation and environmental performance.
