Manderino Library: Chemistry: Chemistry Articles

Chemistry

Order Articles: Interlibrary Loan

If Cal doesn't have access to an article that you need, you can order it from another university.

ARTICLE Request Form
Use this form to request articles from another library.

Search for Specific Journals

Identify if a specific journal is available online or in the library's print collection.

Full Text Finder
This tool will tell you if a particular journal is available online or in the library's print or microfilm collections. It does NOT find articles!

Chemistry Databases

ACS (American Chemical Society) Publications
Complete full-text of six American Chemical Society (ACS) journals, as well as full-text archives (1995 and earlier) of over 50 ACS journals. Titles with complete coverage are Chemical Reviews, Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, C, Journal of the ACS, and Journal of Chemical Education. Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles that are not available in full-text.
Journal of Chemical Education
Published by the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. You can browse by issue or search the JCE index.
SciFinder (ChemAbs)
Provides access to CAS databases from the American Chemical Society. This is the premier database for researching chemistry and the life sciences (including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, etc.). NOTE: You must create an account to use SciFinder! Click on "more..." to learn how.

Note 1: BEFORE you can use SciFinder, you need to REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT by creating your own username and password. Once you are registered, THEN you can use the SciFinder link to access the database.
Note 2: SciFinder is not compatible with some browser and computer operating systems. Check to see if you are OK by viewing their OS/Browser Recommendations under System Recommendations and Requirements.
ScienceDirect College Edition
Find articles from over 1,200 journals covering medicine, exercise science, nursing, gerontology, biological sciences, and more. Most titles include full-text from 1995-present. (Elsevier)

Note: When you search ScienceDirect, you are searching all Elsevier journals--including those to which Cal U does not have full-text access! If you want to limit your search to only those available in full-text, find the pull-down box next to "Source" and select "Subscribed sources."
OneSearch
OneSearch combines most of the library's resources into a single database. Rather than search databases separately, you can do just "one search." OneSearch includes articles, books, ebooks, and more. Hint: You will get a lot of results, so use the limits on the left side to focus in on what you need. (EBSCO)
Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.

Google Scholar Search

Google Scholar @ Cal U
Google Scholar finds scholarly articles, books, papers, etc. Note: This link identifies you to Google Scholar as a Cal U person. This provides you with access to items that are available through the Library. Look for the "Full-Text @ Cal U" links.

Google Scholar Help: Google Scholar Search Tips
Learn more about Google Scholar @ Cal U