Rensselaer Libraries

Getting Started

• Best Bets
• American Chemical Society Journals Database
  Academic Journal Articles; Electronic Journal Collections
  The website of the American Chemical Society allows searching across over 30 electronic journals for information back to volume one number one of each journal. More information may be found at Search Tips on the bottom of the Search Page.
• Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry
  Academic Journal Articles; Annual Reviews
  Addresses measurement science in general, with a focus on concepts, materials, chemicals and/or processes.
• Knovel
  Encyclopedias; Handbooks & Manuals; Properties
  Electronic reference titles in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering & Construction Materials, Environment & Environmental Engineering, General Engineering & Engineering Management, and Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering.
• NIST Chemistry WebBook
  Government Documents; Handbooks & Manuals; Properties; Spectra; Standards
  This site provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program. It is an excellent resource for spectral information on a large number of chemical substances.
• SciFinder
  Academic Journal Articles; Patents; Properties; Spectra
  SciFinder is a research discovery tool that allows access to a wide diversity of research and substance information in many scientific disciplines.
• Web of Science (with Conference Proceedings)
  Academic Journal Articles; Citation Databases; Conference Proceedings
  Includes all five ISI citation products: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science; and Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Social Science and Humanities. Citation databases treat the references of an article as index terms, allowing them to be searched.