Mines Library Catalog Search
To start, use the Library Catalog to find articles for a broad understanding of your research topic. You can narrow your search results to just articles by using the Catalog's "facets" on screen left to select Resource Types / Articles
Please note: The Catalog doesn't include every research article available from the --This is particularly true for for Chemistry articles. Only use the catalog for a broad search to get started and use specialized databases such as SciFinder and Web of Science (see below) to run more specific and comprehensive searches on your topic.
Core Electronic Databases in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
The databases listed below are your essential tools to run specific and/or comprehensive search on a Chemistry or Chemical Engineering topic.
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SciFinder (first-time users see Registration)
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.
Note: Database use restricted to current Mines-affiliates only and requires an individual user account to access. First-time users, please register with a Mines email address through this link at http://libguides.mines.edu/scifinder_reg -
Web of Science: Core Collection
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 (1900-current) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1990-current).
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SpringerMaterials
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. -
Inspec
Inspec is a comprehensive database that includes bibliographic citations and indexed abstracts from publications in the fields of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, communications, computer science, control engineering, information technology, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, operations research, material science, oceanography, engineering mathematics, nuclear engineering, environmental science, geophysics, nanotechnology, biomedical technology and biophysics. It contains over 16 million records concerning high tech topics.
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Compendex
Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research available, covering all engineering disciplines. It includes millions of bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings.
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Google Scholar
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.
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Organic Syntheses
A Publication of Reliable Methods
for the Preparation of Organic Compounds
Related & Multidisciplinary Databases
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PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. -
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Offers more than 2 million full-text dissertations in science, technology, business, humanities, social sciences, and more. Full-text available. -
TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork)
TOXNET is a group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, environmental health, occupational safety and health, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology. Use TOXNET to find: Specific chemicals, mixtures, and products; Chemical nomenclature; Chemicals that may be associated with a disease, condition or symptom; Chemicals associated with consumer products, occupations, hobbies, and more; Special toxic effects of chemicals in humans and/or animals; Citations from the scientific literature
Coverage: 1840-current
Selected Classic Papers in Chemistry
Core Electronic Journal Packages
Browse the major publishers' sites below for articles on a sub-discipline in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
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American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications (Journal)
50 journals published for the largest scientific professional society in the world covering Chemistry and related fields. Access restricted to Mines affiliates. -
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals
Journals published by Royal Society of Chemistry--Mines' subscription includes 10 journals. -
Elsevier Journals in Chemistry (ScienceDirect platform)Elsevier is one of the leading publishers in Chemistry area. They currently provide over 40 journals covering Chemistry focused topics.
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Springer Journals in Chemistry
Springer is one of the leading publishers for Chemistry and they current provide over 280 journals related to Chemistry. -
Wiley Online Library (Journals and Books)
Wiley is another leading publisher in Chemistry. Browse the topics under sub-disciplines of Chemistry on the linked page. -
ACS Symposium Series (1974-2012)
e-Books published by American Chemical Society. Most of them are based on experts' presentations during themed symposiums of ACS National Meetings.
Find an Open Access Version of an Article
When you cannot get to the full text of an article because it's behind a "pay wall" (you don't subscribe, there's a fee, etc.), an Open Access version may be available:--the publisher's PDF version, as a preprint, or as the peer-reviewed manuscript.
- Try a Google search or use oaDOI.org (if you have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)) look for an open version.
- Ask a librarian for assistance.
Journal Title Abbreviations
Journal title abbreviations are often used in reference sections of an article and some of them can be difficult to decipher. For Chemistry journal titles, the following two tools can help.
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CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search ToolQuickly identify or confirm journal titles and abbreviations for publications indexed by Chemical Abstracts Service since 1907.
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Web of Science - Journal Title AbbreviationsAbbreviations used for journal titles as cited works in Web of Science database.
Journal Title Search
If you know the title of the journal you need to browse, you may use the Find e-Journal tool to search for it in our Catalog and use the Link to Fulltext online to access the journals we subscribe to. We may have access to some journals on multiple platforms, which may or may not be the original publisher's site. Browsing journals here will ensure you see all the access points we have for a journal.