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Meghan Gamsby, Subject Librarian

233F Perkins Library | meghan.gamsby@duke.edu | 919.660.1578

Basics

Electronic

 

  1. AccessScience - http://library.duke.edu/metasearch/db/id/DUK00619
  2. ChemSpider - http://www.chemspider.com/
  3. NIST Chemistry WebBook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
  4. CRC online - http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/ (this is not as easy as the paper to use!)
  5. Hazard.com - http://www.hazard.com/
  6. Household Products Database - http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/
  7. Chemicalland21 - http://chemicalland21.com/

Print

  1. CRC (on Ready Reference shelves in Perkins Library)
  2. Aldrich Catalog (on Ready Reference shelves in Perkins Library)

Databases and Dictionaries

  1. Web of Science - Use database to search for research articles, it is a very powerful, multidisciplinary database.
  2. Access Science - A science and technology encyclopedia, use this to help you understand the science.
  3. CHEMnetBASE - An online collection of multiple chemical dictionaries
  4. Oxford Reference Online - a collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias that can be searched all at once.  Includes chemistry, biochemistry, and general science dictionaries.

Material Safety Data Sheets and Safety Information

 

  1. CHEMINFO http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/cheminfo/search.html
  2. Duke's MSDS subscription database http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/msds/search.html
  3. Hazard.com http://hazard.com/msds/index.php
  4. MSDS FAQ from ILPI http://www.ilpi.com/MSDS/
  5. Hazard Diamond http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/nfpa.html
  6. Toxicological Abbreviations and Glossary http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacglossary/annex1.html

 

ACS Citation Style Help

 

 

  1. Help from Penn State
  2. Help from Williams College
  3. Help from Trinity College
  4. The ACS Style Guide in the library's catalog

 

 

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