LibGuides: Chemistry Courses & Research: Find Articles

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Journal Databases

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
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.
SciFinder Scholar This link opens in a new window
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.
ChemIDplus This link opens in a new window
A dictionary of over 400,000 chemicals; includes links to NLM and other databases and resources.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary full-text academic journals, books, and primary sources (usually excludes the past 2-5 years).
ProQuest One Academic This link opens in a new window
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.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts in the fields medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Search libraries around the world! Order for free using the ILL link.

ScienceDirect (Requesting Articles)

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.
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 "Download PDF" link.
2. For other articles, click the "Get Access" link.
  Click on the green "Order Document" link above the article:
  
  Fill out the form and submit.
  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).

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 Abbreviation Tool

Use the CAS Source Index (CASSI) to locate the abbreviation of a journal name.

Journal Titles & Abbreviations from Rutgers U.