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CAS Common Chemistry
"CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that specializes in scientific information solutions, has expanded the CAS Common Chemistry resource. To strengthen the accuracy of publicly available scientific information, CAS Common Chemistry now provides authoritative information on nearly 500,000 substances from CAS REGISTRY®. The collection represents substances commonly found in consumer products, on regulatory lists and as part of introductory chemistry curricula"
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SciFinder-n
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A comprehensive discovery tool for chemical information. Indexes the literature of pure and applied chemistry and broadly related areas; searchable by text, such as author and research topic; plus chemical identifiers, structures, and reactions. Sources covered include journals, conference proceedings, patents, books, technical reports, and dissertations. Access also to CAS Analytical Methods and CAS formulas..
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American Chemical Society Publications
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Full text searching and access to current and legacy publications: titles, volumes, issues, and articles. Legacy content enables researchers to understand historical discoveries that led to modern chemistry and influenced such fields as biology, physics, medicine, agriculture, and engineering. Dates of coverage: 1800s-current
Reaxys
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For chemistry, nanoscience, and related fields. Reaxys is based on the combined content of CrossFire Beilstein and Gmelin, and the Patent Chemistry Database (PCD). Reaxys contains experimental reaction and substance data extracted from the major organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry literature, plus linked literature references. Allows researchers to identify and combine selected reaction steps to generate synthesis strategies. Substance searching includes (sub-)structure, generic and R-group searching, molecular formula, name, etc. Indexes multi-step reactions. Provides indexing and links to U.S. and European chemical and life science patents.
WebCSD
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WebCSD is the online web portal to the Cambridge Structural Database, the world repository of small-molecule crystal structures.
Web of Science
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Facilitates research-level interdisciplinary search. Use the Basic Search to locate articles in high-impact scholarly journals in science, social science, arts, and humanities. Use the unique Cited Reference search for articles that cite an article you already know of, so you can track citations forward in time.
ChemDraw
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The industry-standard software for chemical structure drawing that allows you to create stereochemically-correct structures from chemical names. Our site license permits UNH users to install ChemDraw software on personal computers. Please refer to the
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Index Chemicus
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Chemical compound information, research data, trends, journals, and researchers. It offers full graphical summaries, important reaction diagrams, and complete bibliographic information. Dates of coverage: 1993-current
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AccessScience
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A college-level encyclopedia of science and technology. Includes a science dictionary, an "In the News" section, and several features for undergraduate students: basic tables, study guides, and brief scientific biographies.
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Annual Reviews Online
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Offers comprehensive, timely collections of critical review articles written by leading scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for a variety of focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences. Dates of coverage: 2001-current
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
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Articles from both trade and professional society journals, in applied science and technology; including aeronautics; applied, optical, and neural computing; applied mathematics; artificial intelligence; atmospheric sciences; construction; energy resources; food science; information technology; marine and space technology, robotics, and several engineering areas, including automotive, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial, and mechanical. 1983-current
ASBC Methods of Analysis
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ASBC disseminates scientific brewing knowledge, improves and expands methods of measurement, identifies and rapidly responds to industry technical concerns, and develops scientists for the brewing industry. 14th edition, continuously updated
Book Citation Index - Science
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Enhances the discovery and analysis capabilities of Web of Science by incorporating comprehensive book citation data in the sciences. Dates of coverage: 2005-current
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science
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This citation index covers conference literature in all scientific and technical fields, including: Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Medicine, and Physics. Dates of coverage: 1990-current
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science
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This citation index covers conference literature in all scientific and technical fields, including: Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Medicine, and Physics. Dates of coverage: 1990-current
Current Chemical Reactions
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Is text- and substructure-searchable, and offers full graphical summaries, important reaction diagrams, and complete bibliographic information from organic chemistry journals. Dates of coverage: 1985-current
Data Citation Index
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Access an array of data across subjects and regions, providing a comprehensive picture of research output to understand data in context and maximize research efforts. Dates of coverage: 1900-current
Derwent Innovations Index
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Value-added patent information from Derwent World Patent Index as well as patent citation information from Patents Citation Index. Dates of coverage: 1963/1966-current
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
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A comprehensive resource on the science of the oceans. Includes contribution on the physical processes that drive the oceans as well as on ocean technology, law of the oceans, global programs, marine policy, the use of the oceans for food and energy, and the impact of pollution and climate changes. 3rd edition, 2001
Gale In Context: Science
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Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Drawing students in with captivating subject matter, Science showcases how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues ranging from bacteria to obesity and weather.
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Integrating millions of full-text articles that include national and global publications, 200+ science experiments, 300+ interactive simulations, other multimedia, and top reference content, Science is updated daily and offers over 600 pages on topics across the curriculum, covering biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, and more.
IEEE Xplore
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A digital library providing full text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. It contains full text documents from IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards, and IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Conferences. UNH no longer has access to IET Journals.
International Critical Tables of Numeric Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
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Offers data on physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, and other key properties and is a major reference source used by those involved in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Many tables have been "knovelized" to be interactive. The full text of the original print version is available in PDF format (full-text searchable), including the original index. All entries in the index are hyperlinked to their page numbers. 1st electronic edition, 2003
JCE Web Software
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Software and more for learning chemistry. It covers a broad spectrum of the chemistry curriculum, from high school to postgraduate.
JoVE Biology
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Journal of Visualized Experiments: JoVE
JoVE Science Education Library
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Is a video library dedicated to teaching scientific fundamentals through easy-to-understand video demonstrations.
NIST Chemistry WebBook
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Provides users with access to chemical and physical property data for chemical substances. Data provided are from collections maintained by the U.S. National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Data Program and outside contributors. Search by substance or property.
ScienceDirect
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Offers journal articles and book chapters in the disciplines of physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
Spectral Database for Organic Compounds (SDBS)
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An integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory of the compounds.
TOXLINE
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Indexes biomedical literature that covers toxic effects of drugs and other chemicals. Dates of coverage: 1999-current
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