LibGuides: Subject Guide for Chemical Sciences: Other Relevant Databases

Other Relevant Databases

MEDLINE via OVID
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
Access via OVID here to use their specific filters and options. OVID is the recommended search engine for MEDLINE - OVID Tools & Resources Portal
MEDLINE via EBSCO
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
Access via EBSCOhost here to use their specific research filters and options.

ChemRxiv
ChemRxiv (pronounced 'chem-archive') is a free submission, distribution and archive service for unpublished preprints in chemistry and related areas. It gives researchers across a broad range of chemistry fields the opportunity to share early results with colleagues and respond to comments and recommendations for improvement, ahead of formal peer review and publication.

**Please note that preprints are preliminary reports of work that has not been certified by peer review**

ChemSpider
A free chemical structure database which can be searched using text or chemical structures, providing fast access to over 120 million structures, along with properties and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from hundreds of high quality data sources, ChemSpider enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search.

ChemSpider builds on the collected data by adding additional properties, related information and links back to original data sources. ChemSpider offers text and structure searching to find compounds of interest and provides a range of services to improve this data by curation and annotation, and to integrate it with users’ applications.

Annual Reviews
Authoritative, analytic reviews in 34 disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences. Annual Reviews saves you time by synthesising the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in your field. Annual Reviews publications are among the highest cited publications by impact factor according to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).
Coverage: 1996 - present.

Compendex
Compendex is a major interdisciplinary engineering database offering abstracts from 5,000 engineering journals, conference papers and technical reports. Covers 175 disciplines and major specialities within these broad engineering areas: mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, materials science, chemical, optics, solid state physics, control, and engineering management. Available through EI Engineering Village.
Coverage: 1969 to date | Video Tutorial (4:05)
EI Engineering Village
EI Engineering Village is the interface for Compendex and Inspec databases. You can also carry out a combined search of the two databases and remove duplicate records.

CSD (Cambridge Structural Database)
Provided by the CCDC - the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) is a highly curated and comprehensive resource. Established in 1965, the CSD is the world’s repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures. Containing over 1.25M entries from x-ray and neutron diffraction analyses, this unique database of accurate 3D structures has become an essential resource to scientists around the world.
You may search the database by clicking on the link above, but if you wish to download the software to your own PC/laptop please contact Emma Stapleton (emma.stapleton@dcu.ie) for details of how to do this.

Access this comprehensive geoscience resource.

Sage Research Methods Core Collection
SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles and videos by world leading academics from across the social sciences. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research.