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Chemistry Certification Information

January 2007

 

Book resources

Call Numbers
Carmichael Library uses the Library of Congress system to organize its materials.  Chemistry materials, and other related subjects, can be found in these call number ranges:

Q	Science (General
QD	Chemistry
QD71 - QD142	Analytical Chemistry
QD146 - QD197	Inorganic Chemistry
QD241 - QD441	Organic Chemistry
QD415 - QD436	Biochemistry
QD450 - QD801	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
QP501 - QP801	Physiology. Animal Biochemistry
RM1 - RM950	Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS1 - RS441	Pharmacy and Materia medica
TP	Chemical Technology
TP200 - TP248	Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.

 

3,016 number of books in Chemistry and related fields as of January 16, 2007

170,040 number of books in the Library as of January 16, 2007

 

Budgets

Books              

Year	Budget for books	Budget for Multi-Media	Total budget
2002-2003	$1,783.00	$198.00	$1981.00
2003-2004	$1824.00	$203.00	$2027.00
2004-2005	$1885.14	$209.46	$2066.49
2005-2006-	$1859.84	$206.65	$2066.49
2006-2007	$1716.00	$190.67	$1906.67

The Library acquires additional chemistry resources from other budget lines - library general, and reference.

 

Databases Below is a list of Chemistry or chemistry related databases:

ACS Publications and database (Library subscription)

35 plus peer-reviewed journals published by the American Chemical Society    

Number of searches:

2006    4368  (through November, Dec. stats are not yet available)

2005    2036

2004      618

2003      219

 

STN/Chemical Abstracts - See Dr. Houston Byrd  (Library subscription) The Library pays for the searches for the Chemistry faculty and students.  

Covers the primary literature of all areas of chemistry, including journals, dissertations, technical reports, patents, and conference proceedings since 1967.

 

Directory of Open Access Journals (free)

The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content.

 

MathSciNet (Library subscription)

MathSciNet is an electronic publication offering access to a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.

 

PubChem (US NIH database - free)

PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative.

 

General Science Full Text (Library subscription)

Full text articles, with page images, abstracts, indexing & more! Subjects Covered Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Environment, Food, Genetics, Health, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nutrition, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology, Zoology.

 

Academic OneFile (AVL*)

Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

 

Academic Search Elite (AVL*)

Academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Elite provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

 

Expanded Academic ASAP (AVL*)

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

 

*AVL: Alabama Virtual Library provides students, teachers, and citizens of the state with online access to library information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources are available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.

    

Journals

(Use this tool to find journal titles from UM Library subscriptions, AVL fulltext journals, or Open Access Journals.)

            Unbound – List

Search:  General Keyword Title Alphabetical Title Keyword Journal Title Alphabetical Journal Title Keyword Author Alphabetical Author Keyword Subject Alphabetical Subject Keyword Series Alphabetical Series Keyword ISBN ISSN Notes Place of Publication Publisher Internet Access Library of Congress Call Numbers       Refine Search   > You're searching: Carmichael Library

 

Search Results  111 titles matched: chemistry

            Links to titles that are Unbound, Bound, and/or Online

• Analytical Chemistry (26)
• Biochemistry (55)
• Chemistry - General (69)
• Crystallography (5)
• Inorganic Chemistry (14)
• Organic Chemistry (38)
• Photochemistry (1)
• Physical & Theoretical Chemistry (24)

 

Library Services and Borrowing

• Interlibrary Loan 

This service is used to obtain materials unavailable at this library.  When a student or faculty member identifies needed materials, checks the online catalog for availability, and determines the materials are unavailable, then he/she may complete an Interlibrary Loan Form. Using the information on the form, the library staff will identify another library that has the material, send an electronic request to borrow the material, and the lending library will send the requested material.  This process takes several days or weeks.

• Library Reference Assistance and/or Mentors

At the ASK HERE Desk, the Library provides reference assistance to individuals doing research. Library Mentors may be assigned and/or provided for two outstanding and ongoing programs:

•     McNair Scholars Program

•     Undergraduate Research Program

• BACHE

The Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education (BACHE) is a partnership among the five, four-year colleges and universities in the greater Birmingham area. Created by the presidents in 1996 to advance academic excellence through collaborative activities and shared resources, BACHE enhances educational opportunities for students and provides services and support to faculty, staff and the community.

• Research guides and bibliographic instruction

Bibliographic Instruction is available upon request.

Research guides are research tools created by librarians to help the user find information in the library about a specific subject. Two that should prove helpful are:

•     Chemistry

•     Biology

 

 

Updated January 18, 2007

Pauline C. Williams