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Top Chemistry Websites: A Comprehensive Guide for Science Librarians

Explore the essential chemistry websites for science librarians, compiled by Ben Wagner from University at Buffalo. Discover key resources and top-ranked sites for chemistry information. Find handouts on web resources for the 2004 SLA Annual Meeting. Stay updated with a list of classics and newly discovered resources in the field of chemistry. Access valuable databases, journals, and teaching materials for chemistry education and research. Enhance your knowledge and boost your library's collection with this curated list of top chemistry websites.

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Top Chemistry Websites: A Comprehensive Guide for Science Librarians

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  1. Winners Circle of Web Sites: Chemistry SLA Annual Meeting June 9, 2004 A. Ben Wagner, Sciences Librarian University at Buffalo abwagner@buffalo.edu

  2. All you need to know • Handout, also at: • http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/webpresentsla-2004.html

  3. Google Ranking: 1-4 • 1. WebElements Periodic Table (Mark Winter, U. of Sheffield) [>12 - 2003] • 2. WWW Chemistry Resources (Max Kopelevich, UCLA) [2 – 2003] • 3. NIST Chemistry WebBook (U.S. Nat. Inst. of Standards & Tech.) [4 – 2003] • 4. American Chemical Society (Chemistry.org) [1 – 2003]

  4. Google Ranking: 5-8 • 5. Rader's CHEM4KIDS.COM (Andrew Rader Studios)[7 - 2003] • 6. Yahoo! Directory Science > Chemistry [>12 – 2003] • 7. General Chemistry Online (Fred Senese, Frostburg State U.[>12 – 2003] • 8. About.com: Chemistry (About, Inc.)[9 – 2003]

  5. Google Ranking: 9-12 • 9. J. of Biological Chemistry (Amer. Soc. for Biochem. & Mol. Biology) [3 - 2003] • 10. Royal Society of Chemistry home page [5 – 2003] • 11. WWW Virtual Library: Chemistry (U. of Liverpool Chem Dept.) [6 – 2003] • 12. Chemistry Teaching Resources (Umeå Univ. Anal. Chem. Dept.) [11 – 2003]

  6. Fell off 2004 Top 12 List • Chemdex.org – 10th in 2003, now 20th • Clinical Chemistry Journal – 8th in 2003, now >30 • Martindale’s ReferenceDesk: Chem – 12th in 2003, now >30

  7. CLASSICS - NAP • National Academies Press -http://www.nap.edu/info/browse.htm • Full-text of reports & books available at no charge from Nat. Academies of Science, of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, & Nat. Research Council.

  8. CLASSICS – NIST1 NIST Online Scientific Databases • Nothing higher quality than NIST • Over 70 databases – amazing range • Annotated list -http://www.nist.gov/srd/online.htm

  9. CLASSICS – NIST2 NIST Online Scientific Databases • Data Gateway (metasearch)http://srdata.nist.gov/gateway/ • Search by specific keywords, properties and substances. • Indexes articles from J. Chem. Reference Data – many free full-text.

  10. CLASSICS – NIST3 • NIST Online Kinetics Databases • Chemical Kinetics Database(Gas Phase) - 38,000 thermal reactions • Solution Kinetics Database - 23,675 reactions

  11. CLASSICS – NIST4 • IUPAC-NIST Solubility Databasehttp://srdata.nist.gov/solubility/ • Mutual solubility & liquid-liquid equilibrium • Up to 4 components • 4,400 systems - >40,000 measurements

  12. CLASSICS – Science.gov • http://www.science.gov/ • "FirstGov for Science" gateway. • Metasearches reliable info from 17 governmental agencies • Browsable directory

  13. CLASSICS - NLM TOXNET • Chemical Information “Center” • International Toxicology Estimates for Risk • Haz-Map • Household Products Database

  14. Newly Found - DSSTox • Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity Database Network • New EPA effort • Sets single standard for tox data • Helps migrate data to standard format • Provides open access, structure searching

  15. Newly Found - Chembank • Harvard Medical School/Natl. Cancer Inst. • Bioactive small molecules database • Property-effect on biology oriented • Data, resources, tools

  16. Newly Found – Chemical Collective • Carnegie Mellon Univ. effort • High school/early college educational resource • Simulations, Java applets • Interactive experiments • Will host teachers’ web sites

  17. Newly Found – Chemical Profiles • Pub. in Chemical Marketing Reporter • Concise market info • Manufacturers, capacity • Demand, growth, price, uses

  18. Newly Found – Brenda Brenda Enzyme Database • Enzyme functional data • Open access for academic, non-profit patrons • Searchable by name, structure, properties, organism, etc.

  19. Newly Found – BMRB BMRB: BioMagResBank • NMR open access depository • Peptides, proteins, & nucleic acids. • Software tools incl. data conversion

  20. Newly Found – COD Crystallography Open Database (No charge) • Crystal structure atomic coordinates • Keyword & data element searchable • Unpublished & published data • Any scholar can contribute to database

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