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Where do I start my library research?
A good way to start your research is to define your
topic by using subject dictionaries and to find background information
in encyclopaedias such as:
| The art of scientific
writing : from student reports to professional publications
in chemistry and related fiels |
Sci Ref QD 9 .15 .E23
2004 |
CRC handbook of chemistry
and physics |
Sci Ref QD 65 .H3
2002 |
| CREDO reference |
Online reference library including access to over 160 encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations and subject-specific titles |
| A dictionary
of chemistry |
Sci
Ref QD 5 .D4985 2004 |
| Encyclopedia
of chemical technology (Kirk-Othmer) |
Sci
Ref TP 9 .E685 |
| Encyclopedia
of separation science |
Sci
Ref QD 63 .S4E53 2000 |
| Lange's
handbook of chemistry |
Sci Ref
QD 65 .L36 1992 |
| NIST
Chemistry WebBook |
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/ |
| NIST
Physical Reference Data |
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/contents.html |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
An unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words across the English-speaking world. |
How do I find books on my subject?
To find books on your subject you can:
search the Library
Catalogue using the 'subject keyword' or 'general
keyword' option.
OR
browse the bookshelves using these call numbers:
Science Library, Hobart:
QC |
Physics (including Optics QC 350-467) |
| QD |
Chemistry |
| QD 1-65 |
General texts |
| QD 71-142 |
Analytical chemistry |
| QD 146-197 |
Inorganic chemistry |
| QD 241-441 |
Organic chemistry |
| QD 415-436 |
Biological chemistry |
| QD 450-731 |
Physical and
theoretical chemistry |
| QD 901-999 |
Crystallography |
| TP |
Chem Technology,
Industrial Chem, Chem Engineering |
How do I find journal articles?
The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The
best way to access articles in these journals is by using the databases
listed below. When you find a citation of an article you want to
read, use the Library
Catalogue and the E-journals
list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic
copy in full-text. Some databases listed will have direct links
to the full-text article.
Subject-specific Databases
| Related Databases | Multi-discipline
databases | Journal title
abbreviations
Chemistry Databases:
| SciFinder Scholar
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Chemistry, medicine
and related subject areas
Available in Science Library and for installation on UTas
computers.
See Access Instructions.
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| Analytical
Abstracts
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Analytical chemistry,
including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry,
pharmaceuticals, agriculture, environmental chemistry and
apparatus and techniques. |
Multi-discipline Databases:
Web
of Science |
References to academic
journal articles in all subject areas. Each reference has
links to articles cited by and citing that reference as well
as related articles. 1945+ |
| Current
Contents Connect |
Most up-to-date references
to core academic journals in all subjects. Includes Alerting
service. Back file of last 4 years. |
| Ingenta |
All subject areas.
Ingenta provides a free online search service of published
content from reliable research sources and is one of the UK's
top 20 Web services.
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| ProQuest |
Good starting point
to find some full-text journal articles. Includes references
to and some full-text articles of popular and academic
journal articles. |
| CSA
Databases |
Select and search
two or more CSA databases simultaneously |
| ANZ Reference Centre |
Fulltext Australian and N.Z. Newspapers |
| Scopus |
Coverage of scientific, technical, medical and social science literature (approximately 15,000 titles), with citation index. Abstracts back to 1966 and references from 1996 |
Related Databases
Where does CrossSearch fit in?
CrossSearch provides a single entry point for our electronic resources including library catalogues, databases, eJournal collections, selected websites and more. Most resources can be searched with the CrossSearch interface, with the capacity to search up to eight simultaneously. Each of the resources has links to its original interface. CrossSearch gives you access to resources recommended by our librarians within a specific subject category, or you may browse alphabetically for individual resources.
Other features include the ability to connect (via the FindIt/SFX button) to loads of full-text articles, compatibility with EndNote, and the capacity to customise, organise and group your favourite resources for regular searching. With CrossSearch, you can also save search histories and set up alerts for new information in your research area.
Try CrossSearch today!
Journal title abbreviations:
Useful Web Sites
Web directories | General
scientific and scholarly web directories and archives |
Guide to using the
World Wide Web
Web directories:
| ChemCenter |
A starting point
for those seeking chemistry resources on the Internet. The
full current year issues of several ACS journals is available
eg: Biochemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, and Environmental
Science & Technology. |
| ChemFinder |
A web-based chemical search engine indexing iInternet sites covering biochemistry, health, medications, pesticides & herbicides, physical properties, regulations, structures & uses of chemicals. Search by chemical name, CAS Number, molecular formula, or molecular weight for substance specific data and sites relating to your chemical search. ChemFinder is a simplified version of the commercially available ChemInfo WebServer database. |
| Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances |
Provides a national notification and assessment scheme to protect the health of the public, workers and the environment from the harmful effect of industrial chemicals; and assesses all chemicals new to Australia and assesses those chemicals already used (existing chemicals) on a priority basis, in response to concerns about their safety on health and environmental grounds.
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| Chemistry Resources Worldwide |
A comprehensive collection of annotated links for chemists and researchers involved in organic, biochemical, computational, medicinal and/or other chemistry research |
| TOXNET : Toxicology Data Network |
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and toxic releases. |
| CHRIS : Chemical Hazards Response Information System |
Database containing detailed data on hazardous chemicals. |
| Chem
Sources |
World directory
of the chemical industry, giving details of thousands of chemical
company supply catalogues. |
| General
Chemistry: starting points for students |
This site contains
extensive links to the major Web-based Chemistry collections
and to other resources of special interest to Chemistry educators
and students. A selective collection of links to sites containing
information, tutorial material and software. |
| Journal of Chemistry Education Digital Library (JCE DLib) |
JCE DLib collects and catalogues digital resources available on the WWW in the area of chemistry education. |
| OSTI
Includes access to the Energy
Citations Database |
The U.S. Department of Energy's
(DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
provides access to a wealth of energy, science, and technology
research and development (R&D) information. |
| Conversion
of Units |
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| WebElements |
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| F*A*C*T |
Facility for the
Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics. |
| Organic
Chemistry Resources Worldwide |
A web site designed
for the specific needs of organic chemists. Its mission consist
in collecting and independently annotating all useful organic
chemistry sites and to present them in an intuitive way. |
General scientific and scholarly web
directories and archives:
| Australian
Digital Theses project |
Most Australian
universities are depositing the full text of their current
PhD and research Master theses in the ADT server. Visit
the Library's page for instructions on how to upload your
thesis. The eTheses Collections link lists where you can find
similar sites for Canada and other countries.
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| Citeseer
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CiteSeer is a
scientific literature digital library that aims to improve
the dissemination and feedback of scientific literature. Contains
an extensive citation cross reference. |
Directory
of Open Access Journals |
The aim of the
Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility
and ease of use of open access, full text, quality controlled
scientific and scholarly journals. |
Google Scholar |
A search engine for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. |
OAIster |
This site provides access to institutional archives. You may be able to find full text of theses or difficult to source papers. As of August 2006, OAIster contains nearly 9 million records from more than 680 worldwide institutions. |
| UTas
Eprint archive |
This growing
archive contains papers and theses produced within the University
of Tasmania. |
| Scirus |
A comprehensive
science-specific search engine. Find scientific, scholarly,
technical and medical data from the Web, reports and journal
articles. |
Professional Organisations:
How do I cite and manage my information resources
Below are guides to citation styles and other aspects of presentation.
The citation styles that you use will depend on the policies of
the schools that you are studying in and specific publications.
Personal bibliographic software (for example, EndNote) can be used
to manage your sources when undertaking in-depth research. The Library
provides training in EndNote for honours students, postgraduates
and staff.
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