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Free/Low Cost Chemical Information Sources

  • Databases Overview
    • Vendor websites
      • STN International
        Database categories for STN Easy
        Can give a good overview of types of chemically related databases which are available
      • DIALOG Corp.
        DIALOG WEB - lists databases by categories
        Can search across databases indexes FREE! (you will see the number of hits in a particular database but cannot see the records themselves) Note: categories do NOT include Chemical Abstracts!
  • Online searching
    • PubMed
      Free searching of Medline
    • Practice files on STN, DIALOG
      Low cost files
      Contain a sample of the full database
    • ingenta
      Searching of 9,000 science journals
  • Journal access
    • ingenta
      Browsing of table of contents of 9,000 science journals
    • Browse free electronic journals
      Trial offers present an opportunity
      Look for sample issues at a journal site
      Aldrichimica Acta is free in print and online
  • Chemical Substance Information
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