Science Databases for Chemistry

“I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.” -- Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)

If anyone out there is wondering which databases to subscribe to, here’s a tip … Take a look at the databases that top tier universities subscribe to.

Here, for example, is what I found on the Web for the Duke University Library.

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Web of Science (AKA Web of Knowledge)
Web of Science includes all the ISI citation indexes. Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary database with searchable author abstracts. It indexes 5,300 major journals, covering 2000 more journals than its SCI print and CD-ROM counterparts. Our backfile goes back to 1988 at this time. This is the best source of articles for the past ten years' worth of science writing, and has the added benefit of keeping track of articles which cite one another. VERY USEFUL!
Science of Synthesis
Expanded Academic Index
ProQuest Direct
Beilstein/Gmelin via Reaxys
Applied Science and Technology
Ei Compendex Web
Provides worldwide coverage of significant engineering and technical literature, including 175 disciplines and major specialties within these broad engineering areas: mechanical, civil, environmental, electrical, structural, process, materials science, solid state physics and superconductivity, bioengineering, energy, chemical, optics, air and water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste, road transportation, and transportation safety. Besides applied engineering, coverage also extends to manufacturing, quality control, and engineering management issues. Contains over three million English-language abstracts from over 2,600 international journals, conference papers and technical reports. Covers 1980 to the present. Updated quarterly.
Source: http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/chemistry/science-databases.html
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