BC3 Library: Chemistry: Recommended Resources

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The BC3 Library has several options for finding articles on chemistry topics. Below are individual chemistry journal subscriptions and databases that index chemistry journals.

How to Get the Full-Text Article

Often, databases will only include a citation to an article and not the full-text. Use the BC3 Library's Request an Article form to request a copy of the article and receive it by email, usually within 24-48 hours, free of charge: Request an Article

BC3 Chemistry Journals

Chemical & Engineering News
- contact the BC3 Library to find out how to access this magazine (jean.shumway6@bc3.edu)
Journal of Chemical Education
inChemistry - ACS Student Magazine

Open Access E-Journal Collections and Databases

PubChem - PubChem is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Open Access Articles - This is a collection of freely available articles published in ACS journals. The articles included were recommended by ACS journal editors.
Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ is a repository of Open Access journals, which means their content is freely available. This link limits DOAJ to the subject chemistry.

Periodical Databases for Chemistry-Related Articles

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Indexes academic, peer reviewed, research journals as well as some popular magazines.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed is the premier index to medical literature. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE, links to full-text articles found in PubMed Central or at publisher websites, and other related resources. PubMed also provides Clinical Queries search filters, and Special Queries pages.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
BC3 does not subscribe to ScienceDirect, but you can search its contents and request articles using the BC3 Library's article request form.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online collection of hundreds of reference books including science books. Title include Encyclopedia of Chemistry and 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know.
Salem Press This link opens in a new window
Collection of reference books. Science titles include Principles of Chemistry.

BC3 Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
This catalog lists all of the books, DVDs, CDs, journals and other resources available at the BC3 Library on the Butler campus.
EBook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central is a collection of academic eBooks from leading publishers. It covers the arts, business, education, health & medicine, history, law, literature & language, religion & philosophy, science & technology and the social sciences.
EBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection of academic online books covering a wide range of subjects.
MIT Press Direct This link opens in a new window
Collection of ebooks published by MIT Press.

Google Scholar includes both books and articles. Be careful when selecting that the source is reputable. If an article is not made freely available online, remember that you can use the BC3 Library's Request an Article service to request it and we will do our best to obtain it and email it to you - free of charge.

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Books

The BC3 Library has both print and electronic books for chemistry. They are all listed in the BC3 Library Catalog where you will find Dewey call numbers to locate books on the shelves (lower level of the library) and links to connect you to e-books. E-books can also be searched separately in our two e-book collections: e-Book Central by Proquest and e-Book Collection by EBSCO.

Browsing the Stacks

Most chemistry books in the library can be found in the 540-548 area of the shelves, lower level.