Research and Course Guides: Chemical and Physical Sciences: Articles/Journals

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Indexes in Spiva Library

Chemical Abstracts, MICROFICHE, v.100 n.1 (Jan 2, 1984)-v.122 n.6 (Feb 6, 1995)
- First published in 1907, Chemical Abstracts (CA) is the most complete guide to the chemical literature. CA also covers other related scientific disciplines, such as biology, medicine, engineering, etc.

Online Databases that Support Chemical and Physical Sciences Students

Science Journals This link opens in a new window
-with coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1,145 titles—with more than 965 available in full text. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and technical literature.

Online Databases that Cover Multiple Subjects, Including Chemical and Physical Sciences

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of full-text journals covering information spanning a broad range of important areas of academic study including: anthropology, biology, chemistry, engineering, law, mathematics, multicultural studies, music, physics, psychology, women's studies and many other fields.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A growing digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering more than 50 disciplines primarily in the Arts & Sciences, Life Sciences and Business. Coverage begins at the first volume and issue of the journal ever published, and extends up to a publication date usually set in the past three to five years.
MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1922. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Complete also contains full text for more than 1,000 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Interlibrary Loan Request for Articles

If you need an article to which Spiva Library does not have full-text access, we can request a copy from another library using a service called InterLibrary Loan.

This service is available to all MSSU students, faculty, alumni, staff and community card holders.

InterLibrary Loan Policy

*a nominal service fee may
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Google Scholar

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Database Search Tips

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