Chemistry

Book an appointment with Michael White, the chemistry librarian, to discuss your research interests and information needs.

Use Omni to find print and electronic materials in the Library's collection and in other Ontario university libraries.

The WebProxy (“Off-Campus Access”) allows you to access the Library’s electronic databases, books and journals when you’re off campus.

Queen's Campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a method by which a user can access the University's resources over the internet in a secure manner.

Subject librarians have created research guides for each subject, highlighting specific databases, journals, and other types of resources.

You can request a book, book chapter, or journal article that the Library doesn’t own through Omni. The service is free and fast.

SciFinder® is the world's premier chemical information database. When you create your account, make sure you use your Queen's e-mail.

Read the Library's guide to citation management systems to learn more about Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and other software.

The ACS Guide covers topics such as research data management, digital chemical data, open access, and chemistry preprints in addition to scientific communication and editorial style conventions.

Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor and collaboration tool.

Literature reviews are usually part of graduate work but what about systematic reviews? Read the Library's guide to learn more.

The Library's Copyright Advisory Office can advise you about copyright questions including how to reuse images or tables in your thesis.

Graduate theses are submitted to Queen’s online repository, Qspace, on completion.

Contact Michael White, the chemistry librarian, to recommend a new resource (book, journal, database, etc...) for purchase.

Create an account on at least one of the library databases (e.g. Web of Science) and set up a search alert. New articles that match your search will be sent to you weekly.

The Library offers services, technology and accessible spaces for students, faculty and staff with disabilities. Many of these resources are provided by the Adaptive Technology Centre (ATC), located in room 120, Stauffer Library.

Need a break from your research? Fun resources are available from the library. For example, the Naxos Music Library provides streaming access to recordings from catalogs of more than 50 classical, jazz and world music labels.

The library also subscribes to several streaming video services such as FIlms on Demand, Criterion on Demand and the National Film Board. These include thousands of classic and feature films, documentaries, animated films and foreign films.

Our Sci Fi collection contains more than 500 titles.