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| Producer: | American Chemical Society | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Search or browse over 30 electronic journals published by the American Chemical Society, dating back to 1996. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Annual Review Of Biochemistry (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in Biochemistry in one annual volume. Search or browse. Full text access from 1996 to present. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms: Use double quotes " " to indicate phrase searching. For example, a search for "synaptic plasticity" finds articles in which the two words appear as a phrase. Likewise, a search for synaptic plasticity without the quotation marks finds articles that contain both words, apart or together. Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) can also be used to sharpen your search. Wildcards: Two wildcard characters are supported: the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). The '?' stands for any character within the search string and the '*' stands for zero or more characters at the end of a search word. For example, a search for b?nd finds bond, bend, band, bind, plus all their plurals and '-ing' forms. A search for adeno* finds adenovirus, adenocarcinoma, adenohypophysis, adenosine, etc. For more help using this resource, click here | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Annual Review Of Physical Chemistry (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in Physical Chemistry in one annual volume. Search or browse. Full text access from 1996 to present. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms: Use double quotes " " to indicate phrase searching. For example, a search for "synaptic plasticity" finds articles in which the two words appear as a phrase. Likewise, a search for synaptic plasticity without the quotation marks finds articles that contain both words, apart or together. Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) can also be used to sharpen your search. Wildcards: Two wildcard characters are supported: the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). The '?' stands for any character within the search string and the '*' stands for zero or more characters at the end of a search word. For example, a search for b?nd finds bond, bend, band, bind, plus all their plurals and '-ing' forms. A search for adeno* finds adenovirus, adenocarcinoma, adenohypophysis, adenosine, etc. For more help using this resource, click here | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | An especially valuable form of secondary literature. Articles in the Annual Review series are comprehensive, dependable, and offer sizeable bibliographies; if you can find an article on your topic, it will probably point you to most of the relevant primary literature which had appeared up to its publication date, and give you a firm basis for understanding the evolution of research traditions in that subfield. | |
| Usage Tips: | For a more specialized search, see the individual Annual Review titles listed under corresponding subject guides.
For help using this resource, click here. Not all topics are to be found. If you get nothing useful, try a more general search. Wildcards: Two "wildcard" characters are supported -- the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). The '?' stands for any character within the search string and the '*' stands for zero or more characters at the end of a search word. No word used in a query may start with a wildcard. Wildcards do not work inside quotation-mark-grouped phrases. Example: a search for "b?nd" finds bond, bend, band, bind plus all their plurals and "-ing" forms. Combining Terms: Any multi-word phrases that are to be treated as single search items must be entered in double quotation marks. For example "synaptic plasticity" finds articles in which the two words appear as a phrase. Words within parentheses are evaluated together before the whole search is evaluated. Thus, a search for "impaired driving" or "drunk driving" and opinion or attitude can be sharpened as ("impaired driving" or "drunk driving") and (opinion or attitude). | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Geology Physics and Engineering Psychology Islamic Studies | |
| Producer: | ChemIndustry.com | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Database of journal articles, books and other data pertaining to all fields in chemistry. Easy access to abstracts, papers, journals, books, conferences news, forums and The Alchemist newsletter. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
| Producer: | Ingenta | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | One of the most comprehensive collections of academic and professional research articles online - some 19 million articles from 29,500 publications, including 8,000 online. You can search all of these journals or browse specific topics. Provides access to the full text of online articles through online purchase of individual articles or through subscriptions to publications. You will have to use the Periodical Finder to get the full text of articles. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms: Use parentheses ( ) to group search terms. For example, shark and (white or blue) will bring back articles containing the word shark plus the word white, and/or shark plus blue. Use quotation marks to search for exact phrases. For example, "third wave" might give you results from various academic disciplines. Apply Boolean operators with two or more phrases to restrict the search e.g. "third wave" and "feminist theory". Wildcards: Use asterisks * to create wildcard searches. A search for psychol* will return results containing psychology, psychological, and psychologically. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | National Library of Medicine | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | The premiere index to the journal literature of medicine and related fields. It covers over 3,800 journals from the U.S. and 70 foreign countries and provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. The database is updated daily. Coverage extends back to 1966.
W&L users also have access to a commercial form of the MEDLINE database via ProQuest. | |
| Usage Tips: | Truncation Add an asterisk (*) to the end of a word to search for all forms of that word. Example: bacter*
Combining Terms To search for citations containing two or more particular words, type the word "AND" (in capital letters) between the words. Example: bacteria AND epidemiology Full Text This icon  indicates free full-text access. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Psychology Science - General Bioethics | |
| Producer: | Chemical Abstracts Service | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Online version of Chemical Abstracts, with many more options than the print version, now available on the web. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first time you use SciFinder Web, you will need to create a user account. You must be on campus to create a user account.
This page has several tutorials on searching. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Libraries | |
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| Description: | Comprehensive list of databases and online indexes for the sciences | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | Elsevier B.V. | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Online full text access to our subscriptions to journals published by Elsevier, with an archive starting in 1999. This includes the Trends in . . . journals, Tetrahedron Letters, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and many others. The database allows searching on over 1,700 journals from Elsevier Science including top titles such as The Lancet, Cell, and Tetrahedron and over three million articles and over 59 million abstracts from all fields of science. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help using this resource, click here. Wildcards: Use ! to find a root word plus all the words made by adding letters to the end of it. For http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=JournalListURL&_update=y&_auth=y&_acct=C000053098&md5=7173bf2f1fc8a62c05e6f3ea7a00be2e&subjColl=all&stype=title&type=subscribedexample, a search for behav! would find behave, behaviour, behavioural. Use an asterisk * to replace characters anywhere in a word, except the first character. Use one asterisk for each character you want to replace. For example, a search for wom*n would find woman and women. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | Elsevier | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Described as the largest citation-and-abstract database in the world, Scopus features broad coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature, as covered in about 14,000 peer-reviewed resources, as well as academic Web sites from the Scirus database. Scopus also functions as a citation-indexing tool. | |
| Usage Tips: | Entries dating from 1996 include complete reference (bibliography) listings, while earlier entries (back to 1966) include only citations and abstracts.
Combining Terms You can search for entries containing two or more terms by combining them with "AND" in the search statement. Example: college AND stress Phrases Search for a multi-word phrase by placing the terms within double quotation-marks. Example: "binge drinking" Wildcards/Truncation The search system will automatically search for singular and plural forms of a term that is entered. Example: cell will find cell and cells. A question-mark (?) will replace a single character in a search term. Example: analys?s will find analysis and analyses. An asterisk (*) can replace any number of characters in a search term. Example: behav* will find behavior, behaviour, behavioral, behaviors, behaviorism, etc. Citation Indexing Note that most entries include a "Cited By" option, which allows you to see publications which have cited the item you are viewing. Full Text Many entries in the database include "View at Publisher" links, intended to lead you to the complete text of articles, etc. on publisher Web site. In many cases, we actually will not have access to these materials. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General Sociology Economics | |
Scopus Citation Tracker (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Track how often articles have been cited by other authors. A comparable service to Web of Science's Cited Reference Searching, you can enter an author's name and generate a report of how a particular article has been cited by other authors by year. View the articles, print the Citation Overview, or export the Citation Overview into a CSV file, ready to be converted to an Excel spreadsheet. | |
| Usage Tips: | Start by doing an author search. Select the article you would like to track, then select the Citation Overview button.  A tutorial is available for Scopus Citation Tracker. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
100 Most Important Chemical Compounds: A Reference Guide (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | 2007 volume contains 100 alphabetically-arranged entries, each one offering an extensive explanation of the composition, molecular formula, and chemical properties of the compound, as well as a review of the relevant chemistry, history, and uses of the compound, with discussions of the origin of the compound's name, the discovery or first synthesis of the compound, production statistics, and uses of the compound. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary (Info)
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| Producer: | Sam Houston State University | |
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| Description: | Easy to use glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms, compiled by the chemistry department at Sam Houston State University. Entries include links to other websites with more information | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Connect to: ChemIDplus Advanced
| Producer: | National Library of Medicine | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | A free search system that provides access to structure and nomenclature used for the identification of chemical substances cited in National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases, including the TOXNET® system. Also provides structure searching. For basic searching, use ChemIDplus Lite. | |
| Usage Tips: | The Search Page is divided into 6 areas of input: Truncation: To search for the beginning of a chemical name, use the "Starts With" option on the drop-down menu. Structure Searching: User can draw a structure or include a structure that has already been found in ChemIDplus. See the Structure Searching Help Page for more information. | |
| Tutorial: | http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/documentation/help/chemidfs2webAdvanced.jsp | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry | |
Documentation Styles For The Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Chemistry (American Chemical Society), Biology (Council of Science Editors), Psychology (American Psychological association). | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Psychology Science - General | |
EPA/OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets (Info)
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| Producer: | EPA | |
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| Description: | Information summaries on selected chemicals to describe how you might be exposed to these chemicals, how exposure to them might affect you and the environment, what happens to them in the environment, who regulates them, and whom to contact for additional information. | |
| Usage Tips: | Note: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Although the information provided here was accurate and current when first created, it is now outdated. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Encyclopedia Of Biological Chemistry (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier/ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | More than 500 different entries on all aspects of biochemistry and beyond, including molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics. This electronic encyclopedia is the equivalent of the 3000 page print version.
Made possible by the Telford Foundation. | |
| Usage Tips: | The search function defaults to search only the currently selected book. There is also a link to search just the Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry in the navigation box on the left side of the page. Use the subject index to pinpoint specific terms. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Journal Abbreviations In The Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Telford Science Library | |
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| Description: | A collection of resources for deciphering journal title abbreviations, which are very prevalent in the scientific scholarly literature. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | American Chemical Society | |
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| Description: | Interactive periodic table appears courtesy of W. H. Freeman Inc., publisher of Chemistry in the Community, and CADRE design. | |
| Usage Tips: | You must download the ShockWave plug-in to use this resource. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Polymer Blends Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | SpringerLink | |
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| Description: | This is the electronic equivalent to the two volume print version, but may be searched by keyword, author, title, etc. The Handbook covers all aspects of polymer blends, compiled by an international group of experts. Areas covered include science, engineering, technology and application. | |
| Usage Tips: | To search this ebook, use the "Find" box on the right side of the screen. The "More Options" link is not recommended, since you cannot specifically search the Polymer Blends Handbook.
After clicking on a chapter, use the sidebar to the right to download the article in PDF form or read in HTML.
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| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Science Reference Sources (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Libraries | |
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| Description: | A list of science specific dictionaries and encyclopedias. Updated as new resources are acquired. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | CambridgeSoft Corporation | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | ChemFinder.com is a portal of free and subscription scientific databases. Search for chemical structures, physical properties, reactions, and even purchasing information. | |
| Usage Tips: | You will need to register for free to use this site. A free web browser plugin is available if you have a free registration. If you need help using this resource, click here. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
| Producer: | American Chemical Society | |
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| Description: | Official website of the American Chemical Society. News and information for students and professionals of the ACS. Includes a site for job seekers, students applying for grad school, and ACS members. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry | |
Course Guides For The Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | W&L | |
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| Description: | The gateway page to course guides in biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, mathematics, physics and engineering, and psychology. Go to specific discipline guides, or use some of the general interest items listed. This is a great replacement for the old Science Library homepage. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology | |
Department Of Energy Information Bridge (Info)
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| Producer: | OSTI | |
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| Description: | Provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of Department of Energy (DOE) research report literature. Documents are primarily from 1994 forward and were produced by DOE, the DOE contractor community, and/or DOE grantees. Legacy documents are added as they become available in electronic format. The Information Bridge contains documents and citations in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics of interest related to DOE's mission. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help using this resource, click here. Phrases/Adjacent Terms: Phrases (adjacent terms) can be searched for by using double quotes. For example, a search for "BIG EXPLOSION" will return results that contain the term BIG immediately followed by the term EXPLOSION. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
Connect to: Medical Letter Online
| Producer: | Medical Letter, Inc. | |
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| Description: | Newsletters pertaining to drugs and prescribing information. Campus access to Medical Letter is restricted to the six workstations in the Chemistry Department's computing lab. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry | |
NIST Chemistry Web Book (Info)
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| Producer: | National Institutes for Standards and Technology | |
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| Description: | Thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program. | |
| Usage Tips: | To cite data from this source, see http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?Contrib=. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry Physics and Engineering | |
National Science Foundation Award Abstracts Database (Info)
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| Producer: | National Science Foundation | |
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| Description: | Find out who's doing what research and what they said about it to get funding. You can search by keyword, by name, by institution. The records aren't research reports, but you can learn a lot about what's current and how science is presented to funding agencies. Includes advice on how to prepare a grant proposal and a search for funding your own research. | |
| Usage Tips: | A-Z Index of Funding Opportunities Guide to Funding Opportunities Grant Proposal Guide Award Search | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
| Producer: | Nature Publishing Group | |
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| Description: | Online version of the popular magazine Nature. Full text access to archived content from 1997 to present. Search the journal by keyword, or browse by subject or issue. Print version also available in Science Library Periodicals | |
| Usage Tips: | To search, click here | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Science - General | |
| Producer: | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
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| Description: | Online version of the popular magazine Science. Full text access to most content in issues archived to 1995. Search by keyword, browse by volume or subject. Print version also available in the Science Library Periodicals | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
| Producer: | Elsevier | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Specialized search engine which focuses on over 450 million science-related Web pages. Also searches for publicly-accessible science journal article citations and PDF documents that Google misses, including documents from institutional repositories. Focuses only on Web pages containing scientific content. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help using this resource, click here.
A Firefox toolbar is available. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | Telford Science Library | |
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| Description: | Collection of resources to help you search for patents. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
Connect to: Mineralogy Database
| Producer: | WebMineral.com | |
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| Description: | Mineralogy Database is a comprehensive collection of information on over 4,442 mineral species. Categories include crystallography, structure, chemical composition, Dana and Strunz classifications as well as references, photos, and news. There are several Java-enabled applications, such as the "jPOWD Applet for Crystal Structures" which allows the user to manipulate structures by turning atoms and bonds on/off, spinning the structure, zooming, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | This is a very comprehensives site, which is great for browsing. If you are looking for specific data or information, the search function is recommended. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry Geology | |