LibGuides: Chemistry Courses & Research: Find Articles

ScienceDirect
Full-text journal articles and book chapters on topics including the physical and health sciences, math, computer science, and some social sciences. NOTE: to download full text articles from ScienceDirect, first create an account using your Wartburg email address.

How to request an article through ScienceDirect:

To download full text articles from Science Direct:

Create an account by clicking on the "Register" link at the top of the page. (Sign up with your wartburg.edu email, but DO NOT use the "Sign in via your organization" option.)
Once registered, you can download the full text of an article in one of two ways:
1. For free full text articles, simply click the "View PDF" blue button.
2. For other articles, click the "Order PDF" blue button.
  Read through the access details and then fill out the Order form.
  We will respond within 2 business days.

If you encounter any issues during your search or within the requesting process, please contact the library front desk (319-352-8500; asklibrarian@wartburg.edu).

Journal Databases

PubMed Central
Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
ProQuest One Academic
Extensive collection of journals, ebooks, dissertations, news, video and primary sources from 1970 to the present. Includes ProQuest Central, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Academic Complete, and Academic Video Online.
Google Scholar
Search across disciplines and sources to locate articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites.
SciFinder Scholar
Access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative sources in chemistry and related sciences. Includes Chemical Abstracts, as well as CASREACT, CAS REGISTRY, CHEMCATS, and CHEMLIST databases.

NOTE: First time access via the web requires the creation of an individual user account.
From a computer at Wartburg, go to: CREATE NEW ACCOUNT

Create an account using your Wartburg email address.
Once your account is created, you can access the database using the SciFinder link above and your new account credentials.
Questions? Contact Vogel Library.
PubChem
PubChem mostly contains small molecules, but also larger molecules such as nucleotides, carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, and chemically-modified macromolecules. We collect information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity data, and many others.
JSTOR
Multidisciplinary full-text academic journals, books, and primary sources (usually excludes the past 2-5 years).
WorldCat
Search libraries around the world! Request items for free using the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) link.

Save Your Articles

Vogel Library has obtained a subscription to RefWorks, a powerful citation management tool!

All faculty, students and staff can set up a free RefWorks account:

Go to the RefWorks login page
Click "Create Account"
Sign up using your Wartburg email account

Questions? Contact the library!

Journal Abbreviations

Chem Journal Titles and Abbreviations
from Rutgers University.
CAS Source Index (CASSI)
Use this complimentary tool to quickly identify or confirm journal titles and abbreviations for publications indexed by CAS since 1907, including serial and non-serial scientific and technical publications.