Research Hub: CHEM 360: Chemical Information: Find Articles

Core Chemistry Library Databases

Use these databases to find the best articles from Chemistry journals.

Some databases provide article citations, but not full text. The Find It! button will link to full text across databases. If full text is not available, request it via Interlibrary Loan.

SciFinder This link opens in a new window
Register here. You must register to use. Provides students and faculty with unlimited access to the world’s largest and most reliable collection of chemistry and related science information. When you are looking at a record, use “Link to Other Sources” to get to the “Find it! at WSU” system, which won't work if your pop-up blocker blocks it.
American Chemical Society This link opens in a new window
Full text journals from the American Chemical Society, including titles from the 19th century.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles, mostly in the sciences, though some social sciences. Citations from 1980. Some full text starting in 1993, more full text from 1997.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
Search all Springer publications, with citations and abstracts. Full text is rarely available. Get articles and books using Krueger Library's ILL/Resource Sharing page.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Search all Wiley publications, with citations and abstracts. Full text is rarely available. Click "Krueger Library" to view the content in OneSearch.

WSU licensed databases

Materials Research Database with METADEX This link opens in a new window
Materials science and engineering. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, etc. Strong in metallurgy and composite engineering.
WorldCat FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
Combined catalog of over 72,000 libraries, including the Library of Congress. WSU access. Use WorldCat FirstSearch to search for items and submit Resource Sharing requests.

Free worldwide databases

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A robust full text searching tool to find scholarly articles, but sometimes the results are not actually full text without paying a fee. Click on "FindIt@WinonaState" listed on the right hand side to get access to full text articles that are available through Krueger Library.
If you click on >> in your search results and click "GetIt@WinonaState," you'll be taken to OneSearch where you can sign in to request the item through ILL/Resource Sharing.
PubChem This link opens in a new window
Chemical compounds linked to toxicology data and PubMed citations.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
The strongest database in medicine. Also strong in biology, chemistry, and neuroscience.