Chemical Engineering

Databases: find journal articles, technical reports, standards, etc.

• Academic Search Premier. Provides full text for over 3,200 scholarly publications including Chemical Week, Industry Week, Advanced Materials & Processes.
• Business Source Premier. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• ChemFinder. Allows for searching by chemical structure and retrieval of physical property data and relevant web sites.
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Provides access to the full text of over 1100 free scholarly journals. Some journals are searchable at the article level. Also provides access by broad subject areas.
• DOE Information Bridge. FULL TEXT DATABASE. Full-text reports for 1995 to present contracted by the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Scientific and Technical Information Network. Access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to documents added from late December 1974 to present, many from 1998 to present in full text.
• Energy Citations Database. Coverage is 1948 - Present. Contains bibliographic records for scientific and technical reports and papers sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies. It provides coverage of traditional and alternative forms of energy production and conservation. 
• Engineering E-journal Search Engine. Full-text from over 150 trade e-journals. Do not confuse this site with Compendex (Engineering Index).
• Entrez Search and Retrieval System. National Library of Medicine sponsored databases including protein and nucleotide databases and PubMed.
• Google Scholar. Beta version, under construction. Indexes scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Google Scholar includes articles from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. They rank results based on their relevance criteria.
• IngentaConnect (Formerly UnCover). Coverage is 1988 - Present. Good source for purchasing articles.
• MasterFILE Premier. Provides full text for over 1,830 general reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is available for an additional 1,000 journals.
• MInd: The Meetings Index. Provides a free databases of future national and international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.  
• MSDS Search - National Repository. FULL TEXT DATABASE.  This site pulls together in one place a great many sites containing material safety data sheets. Large list of manufacturers is included.
• MSDS Solutions. FULL TEXT DATABASE.  Database providing access to over 1 million Material Safety Data Sheets. See also this listing of MSDS compilations.
• National Standards Systems Network (NSSN).
• Science Accelerator, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Search collections of DOE research results, project descriptions, and accomplishments. These collections enable you to find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search scientific e-prints, locate science conference papers and proceedings, patents, and more.
• Science.gov. New improved gateway to U.S. government publications and web sites. 12 major science agencies are collaborating on this project. They have recently added relevancy-ranked order to the results of a search. It includes 30 databases and over 1700 web sites.
• Scirus. produced by Elsevier. Use their advanced search which provides many options for full text searching across a variety of databases.  
• Searchable Physics Information Notices (SPIN). A bibliographic database published by the American Institute of Physics. It is updated every 2 weeks with coverage of all AIP journals and proceedings. Coverage also includes journals from other societies including the Electrochemical Society, Russian Academy of Sciences, etc.
• TechStreet: Technical Information Superstore. Most comprehensive index for engineering standards. Also indexes books, materials physical property data, software and free professional trade magazines.
• TOXNET. a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas including TOXLINE.
• U.S. Patent database. See also Maine's Patent and Trademark Depository Library.

Library Catalogs

• URSUS. University of Maine System catalog.  
• MaineCat. College, university, and major public libraries in Maine.  
• Library of Congress. Online catalog.
• British Library. Catalogue.
• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Catalog.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Access Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.
• Bartleby.com. Dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations, etc.
• Infoplease.com. Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary and thesaurus in one resource with good science and technology coverage. Nobel and science awards page. 
• IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology.
• Wikipedia. The free encyclopedia.
• World of Chemistry. by Eric Weisstein. Wolfram Research. Access to the articles is provided by an index or major subject areas.

Educational Resources

• Chem4Kids.com. Tutorials and activities about basic chemistry.
• Chemistry of How Things Work. Case studies on how drugs, food additives, food and fuels work in our world.
• Discover engineering.
• Discovery Channel. Discovery School.  Try the brain boosters.  
• Engineer Girl. For everyone with lot’s of links and information.
• Engineering your Future.
• Environmental Kids Club. U.S. EPA
• Frank Potter's Science Gems. Great links to great resources for students, parents, teachers, etc. Sorted by categories and grade levels.
• Future Scientists & Engineers of America (FSEA).
• How Stuff Works.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Math/Science Network. Expanding Your Horizons.         
• National Engineers Week.
• Try Science. Sponsored by the New York Hall of Science

Maine Resources

• Maine. Agriculture and Industry.
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
• Maine Economic Growth Council.
• Maine Economic Research Institute.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
• Maine Pulp and Paper Association.
• Maine Technology Institute.  
• Pulp and Paper Foundation. The University of Maine.
• State Economic Brochures. Pulp and Paper Industry.
• University of Maine. Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
• University of Maine. Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology.
• University of Maine. Office of the Vice President for Research.
• University of Maine. Pulp and Paper Process Development Center.

Professional Societies

• American Ceramic Society.
• American Chemical Society (ACS).
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers .
• ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials).
• Electrochemical Society.
• Institution of Chemical Engineers.(Great Britain).
• Materials Research Society.
• National Nanotechnology Initiative.
• National Society of Professional Engineers.
• Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain).
• Society of Plastics Engineers.
• Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI).
• SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering.
• TAPPI : Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry.
• Union of Concerned Scientists.

Codes of Ethics

• AIChE Code of Ethics.
• Codes of Ethics for Engineering.
• National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE).

Technical Data

• Advanced Fuels Properties Database. From the Dept. of Energy and includes data on various physical, chemical, operational, and environmental, safety, and health properties.
• Atomic Spectra Databases. From NIST.
• ChemAlliance. Regulatory information for the chemical industries.
• Chemfinder. Searchable database that contains 2D structures and 3D models, physical property information and appropriate Internet links. 
• Chemical Hazards Response Information System. Hazardous chemical data manual. U.S. Dept. of Transportation.
• ChemIndustry.com.
• Cole Parmer. Chemical Resistance Database. Chemical Compatibility.
• Engineering Fundamentals (EFUNDA). Materials, Formulas, Mathematics, Processes and Design, Etc.
• Engineers Edge. contains design and technical data, equations, current news, job announcements, links to free trade journals.
• Hazardous Substances Data Bank. Compiled by NLM.
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on the Internet.
• MatWeb. Your Source for Materials Information. Materials property data. See also the MatWeb for Composites.
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Contains physical and chemical properties and exposure hazard information for several hundred chemicals that are common in the work environment.
• NIST Chemistry WebBook. Contains spectral, thermochemical, thermophysical and energetics data.
• NIST Data Gateway. Covers a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines. U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Organic Compounds Database. Index to over 2400 compounds and their properties.
• Organic Syntheses Website and Database. Provides detailed instructions for the production of chemicals.
• Periodic Table. From the American Chemical Society. Contains property data, etc.
• PGM Database. Comprehensive collection of physical, chemical and mechanical properties for the platinum metals group (Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Irridium, Osmium, and Ruthenium). 
• Scorecard. Get answers to your questions about local pollution. Can put in zip code and locate local superfund sites and other environmental data. By the Environmental Defense Network.
• SubsTech. A free and open knowledge source on Materials Engineering. It contains a wide range of illustrated articles on metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and fluids including their properties, applications and technologies for their manufacture. Each article includes a list of useful links related to the article content. Users can create their own Expert page, edit the site content, add new articles and contribute to discussions.
• Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements. From the Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.)

Scientific Product Buyers Guides

• Aldrich Fine Chemicals Catalog.
• ChemACX Net Free Catalog Searching. Draw your desired structure or search by name, synonym, or formula. Provides access to over 20 major suppliers.
• ChemExpo.com. OPD Chemical Buyers Directory.
• ChemIndustry.com.
• eMolecule. Find Suppliers and Information for over 8 Million Unique Chemicals.
• Fisher Scientific. Laboratory products.
• SciQuest.com.
• ThomasNet. Register lists over 173,000 U.S. and Canadian manufacturers.
• Thomas Global Register Europe. European industrial buying guide. 

Internet Directories

• Sheffield Chemdex.
• CHEMINFO. chemical information sources. Produced by Indiana University.
• ChemSoc.org.
• INFOMINE. Scholarly internet resources. University of California, Riverside.
• International Directory of Chemical Engineering URL's.
• Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EEVL).
• PSIgate: Physical Sciences Information Ga teway.
• Zycon. Directory of industrial manufacturing companies and distributors. 

Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661

Updated: 05/28/2008
by Martin Wallace