Chemistry

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CHEMISTRY SUBJECT PORTAL  

 

The Resources for this subject have been selected by Pavlinka Kovatcheva, subject librarian at APK Campus, Level 1,

Tel: 011 559-2621, e-mail: pkovatcheva@uj.ac.za

 

If you are at Doornfontein Campus and need help from the Library, your subject librarian is

Ester de Broize, edebroize@uj.ac.za, Tel: 011 559-6267   

Need information? Contact your academic librarian today!    Video! 

  New Portals

Open Access Portal 

Sciences Publishers Portal (search for new book and journal publications)

Visit the UJ Sciences Librarian TRIAL Databases Portal

Search Engines & Web Resources portal 

Library Databases per Subject 

  1. CHEMISTRY SUBJECT PORTAL  
  2. CHEMISTRY NEWS FLASH!
  3. PERIODIC TABLE
  4. SUPPORT TO CHEMISTRY USERS
    1. LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES
    2. LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS
  5. LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES
    1. About UJ Library 
    2. How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources
    3. Library Services 
    4. Library Collections
    5. Information Resources
    6. Sciences Subject Collections
    7. Additional Subject Collections
    8. Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 
  6. CHEMISTRY JOURNALS, DATABASES & WEB RESOURCES
    1. FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH
    2. JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS
    3. TOP CHEMISTRY DATABASES
    4. SCIENCES SEARCH ENGINES & SEARCHABLE WEB RESOURCES
    5.  FULL-TEXT SCIENCES JOURNALS
  7. REFERENCE WORKS 
    1. ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & HANDBOOKS
    2. PRINT REFERENCE WORKS
  8.  UNIVERSITY & SCIENCES LINKS
  9. CONFERENCES LINKS
  10. SCIENCES RESEARCH LINKS (RANKING, IMPACT FACTOR, ETC.)

CHEMISTRY NEWS FLASH!

Nature Chemistry. NEW Journal publication

The first issue of Nature Chemistry went live in March. The inaugural issue covers the breadth of chemistry, from inorganic microtubes to theoretical studies of how water behaves in detonations. A monthly journal, Nature Chemistry publishes papers that describe significant research in all areas of chemistry. Read MORE....

  

 

PERIODIC TABLE

 The Periodic Table on Videos 

These are small video clips illustrating each of the 118 elements.  Besides the usual fact about each element (such as atomic number), each video has interesting stories behind each element and experiments to showcase its physical and chemical properties. If you haven’t checked out these, maybe you should.  It would be helpful for an introductory chemistry course

(Courtesy: http://scilibrarian.wordpress.com)

 

Periodic Table Online (CRC Press) Free access

SUPPORT TO CHEMISTRY USERS

Do you know how to CREATE A PIN for access to the Library resources? 

Forgot your Password (PIN)? Contact the LENDING DESK staff for assistance.

LIBRARY SUPPORT TO UNDERGRADUATES

  

Visit the Library Support to Undergraduates & New Students Portals for more information.

 

Library Membership 

  • To access the UJ Library use your student card @ the entrance

 

Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 

 

Learners Support Services

 

Librarian Advice & Training 

 

Assignments & Projects Instructions

 

Social Networking

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LIBRARY SUPPORT TO ACADEMICS & RESEARCHERS

 

Go to these relevant portals to find more information on: Library Support to Teaching & Library Support to Research

 

Library Membership 

 

Searching & Borrowing Materials from UJ Library 

 

Borrowing Materials from Other Libraries

 

Teaching Support

 

Librarian Advice & Training

 

Research Support

 

Theses & Dissertations (T & D)(incl. Institutional Repositories)

Current Awareness Tools

 

Manage your References

 

Citing & Referencing

 

Impact Journals

 

South African Accredited Journals

 

Internationally Accredited Journals

 

Social Networking

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  Your Subject Librarian will help you with any queries or requests for "topic search", library problem solving, etc.  

 

Go back to the Sciences Librarian Portal!

 

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LIBRARY RESOURCES & SERVICES

Quick links to the MAIN library resources and services: 

 

About UJ Library 

UJ Library                                              Campus Libraries         

Library Regulations                                 Study Cubicles 

Library Submission Forms                       Library Staff (APK & DFC Campuses)    

Library Hours                                          Library Hours: 24h Study Area

 

How to create Library PIN for access to Library Resources

Create PIN in the Library.pdf

 

Library Services 

Ask-A-Librarian                 Information Librarians                   Virtual Learning Environment      

Lending Services               Inter Campus Loan Service           Inter Library Loan Service         

Copyright                          Bindery

 

Library Collections

 

Information Resources

 

Sciences Subject Collections

Sciences Librarian Portal                  Applied Mathematics & Mathematics

Astronomy & Astrophysics               Biochemistry

Biology                                           Botany & Plant Biotechnology

Chemistry                                       Energy

Environmental Management             Geography

Geology                                         Human Anatomy & Physiology

Information Technology                    Microbiology

Physics                                         Statistics

Zoology

 

Additional Subject Collections

Accounting     Economics      Education       Law      Politics

 

Printing & Photocopying (APK Library) 

Support to photocopiers and printers resides with Xerox. Ask for assistance: Level 5, Elevators foyer, Tel: 011 559 2184.

Photocopiers are available on: Level 1, 2 5 7 6. Printing stations are available on: Level 2 & 5.

 

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CHEMISTRY JOURNALS, DATABASES & WEB RESOURCES

The databases below are the most relevant resources, which you can use to start your search for Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Reviews, Electronic books, Standards, Patents, etc.

 

REMOTE ACCESS is available to all the databases. Just log-in with your SURNAME, STUDENT / STAFF NUMBER, PIN. Learn how to create PIN.

 

Remember!

  • By searching the databases, you search for a JOURNALS ARTICLES.
  • When searching CASE: A-to-Z Journals, you search for JOURNALS TITLES

  •  For in-depth research on a topic start with these Bibliographic Databases: ACS, RSC, Science Citation Index, Africa-Wide: Nipad, Water Resources Worldwide, etc.

  •  If you look for full-text articles to complete your assignment or project, then search any of these databases: JSTOR, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley Interscience, Academic Search Premier, Academic OneFile.    

  • For assistance and guidance contact your subject librarian (contact details at the TOP)

FULL-TEXT JOURNALS SEARCH

 

Search the following resources, when you need to find specific JOURNAL title: 

JOURNALS ABBREVIATIONS

 

In many references the Journal title is ABBREVIATED. The links below will help you find the FULL-TEXT journal title. 

TOP CHEMISTRY DATABASES

 

Bibliographic Databases

               - Support & Training Manuals

               - How to Guides...

  • CSD: Chemistry Structural Database (CD-Rom, APK, CLab)(Crystal structure, Chemical data)

  • CrossFire & Reactions: Beilstein & Gmelin (CD-Rom, APK, CLab)(Organic chemistry, Inorganic & Organometallic chemistry)

           - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences

  • ICSD: Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (CD-Rom, APK, CLab) (Inorganic structures, incl. pure elements, minerals, metals, and intermetallic compounds

  • Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science, 1981+)

 

Full-text Databases (incl. abstracts only)

 

P.S. If you are still unsure, which database to use, go to the Databases Information sheet. 

 

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SCIENCES SEARCH ENGINES & SEARCHABLE WEB RESOURCES

Chemistry Resources

 

  • ChemSpider (RSC): ChemSpider is a free access service providing a structure centric community for chemists. Providing access to millions of chemical structures and integration to a multitude of other online services ChemSpider is the richest single source of structure-based chemistry information

  • ChemWeb

  • Golonka: E-Chemistry for Africa : This site is supposed to be a resource page for African Chemistry. The main purpose is to promote the use of Open Access journals and other scientific resources (e-books; e-journals, databases, links, etc. Must see!

 

Sciences Search Engine

 

Don't miss these useful resources for research. For more useful resources go to Search Engines & Web Resources portal NEW! 

 

 

Use Google Scholar to search for academic articles across multiple publishers: Springer, Elsevier, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, JSTOR, Blackwell-Wiley, SAGE and many more. Scholar HELP!

 

You can EXPORT your references directly to RefWorks! Read MORE...

 

  

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 FULL-TEXT SCIENCES JOURNALS

Full text delay due to publisher restrictions ("embargo")

 

REFERENCE WORKS 

ELECTRONIC DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & HANDBOOKS

Access Science

Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Articles, current news and research updates, biographies of leading scientists, image galleries, multimedia. Good to get you started with your project or assignment and keep you update with the latest news in Science & Technology. HELP/FAQs!  

Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD)

This dictionary is a structured database containing detailed information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on the chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. CCD online, contains all those compounds published in:

  • Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds;
  • Dictionary of Drugs;
  • Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds;
  • Dictionary of Natural Products;
  • Dictionary of Organic Compounds 

Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (CD-Rom, APK Library)

Physical Constants of Organic Compounds; Structure diagrams; Chemical carcinogens; Inorganic Compounds; Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Properties of Solids; Practical Laboratory data; Mathematical Tables, etc.    

International Table of Crystallography (through SpringerLink)

The series comprises articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials. Emphasis is given to symmetry, diffraction methods and techniques of crystal structure determination, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals. Each volume also contains discussions of theory, practical explanations and examples, all of which are useful for teaching.

Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry

Covers all aspects of chemistry, from physical chemistry to biochemistry. Fully revised and updated, it boasts broader coverage in subject areas such as forensics, metallurgy, materials science, and geology, increasing the dictionary’s appeal to students in these related fields. There are also biographical entries on key figures, highlighted entries on major topics such as polymers and crystal defects, and chronologies charting the main discoveries in atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics. Need HELP? 

Oxford Dictionary of Physics

This dictionary contains over 3,700 clear and concise entries, covering all commonly encountered physics terms and concepts, including terms relating to astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry. The fifth edition has been fully updated and includes entries on topics such as dark energy, decoherence, and quantum computing. Need HELP? 

Oxford Dictionary of Scientists

This is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Spanning over 2,500 years, it covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. Offering clear explanations of the science itself as well as its historical significance, the dictionary includes coverage of all Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine. Need HELP? 

Oxford English Dictionary 

It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean.

Oxford Reference Online 

Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Collection offers over 175 fully-indexed, dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. View all subjects! 

Periodic Table Online (CRC Press)

Free Periodic table

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PRINT REFERENCE WORKS

 

Available in the APK Library, Level 1. Click on the link to find more Chemistry Reference Works(shelf code WC2)

 

MERCK INDEX: View all copies available in the Library. Click HERE.

 

CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics. View all copies available in the Library. Click HERE.

 

The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry /edited by David W.A. Sharp. 2003 (Shelf no. WC2 SHAR, REF) 

    

 UNIVERSITY & SCIENCES LINKS

If you want to go directly to your Student Portal, Department, Faculty of Science or University web pages, click on any of the links below.

 

CONFERENCES LINKS

 

SCIENCES RESEARCH LINKS (RANKING, IMPACT FACTOR, ETC.)

          - ScienceWatch RSS NEWS Feeds 

          - Sci-Bytes: What's New in Research

          - Fast Breaking Papers

          - New Hot Papers in Science (from Essential Science Indicators, Thomson Reuters)

          - Emerging Research Fronts

          - Fast Moving Fronts (Research Fronts that are growing most rapidly)

          - Research Front Maps (Clusters of highly cited papers and research front maps)

          - Country Profiles

          - What's Hot in... (Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics)

 

                        

 

          - About SciTopics

          - Author Index

          - HELP!  

          - Read MORE!

 

  • Academia.edu (Academia is a tree of academics around the world, displayed according to university/department affiliation)(About; Read MORE!)

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