Research Guides: CHEM211: Overview

Librarian for Research Services

Michael White

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Douglas Library, Room 520

613-453-2609

Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics

Introduction

Welcome to the library research guide for CHEM211. Please contact me if you have any questions about using these resources in your course and lab work.

My office hours in the Chernoff 4th Floor Lounge are Tuesdays from 10:00 to noon. You can also find me in the Engineering & Science Library (Douglas Library), Room 520, Monday through Friday.

Tutorial 1: Finding Chemical Information Resources (~12 minutes)
Tutorial 2: Finding Journal Articles (TBA)
Tutorial 3: Advanced SciFinder Searching (tba)

Key Chemical Information Resources

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 104th ed. (2023-24)
For more than a century, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics has been a trusted source of reliable scientific data. It contains thousands of physical and chemical data tables which are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 16th ed. (2015)
NIST Chemistry WebBook
A database of physical and chemical property data and spectra for about 70,000 compounds maintained by the National Institute of Standards & Technology (US).
SciFinder
SciFinder-n provides access to more than 100 years of chemistry and related science information through the combined coverage of Chemical Abstracts and MEDLINE.