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SALINA RESOURCES
Online
Card Catalog
The library catalog contains records for books, videos, journals
and other items owned by the K-State at Salina Library.
(Available anytime, anywhere)
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to see if it may be available in full-text format in another database
or print it out and bring it to the Circulation Desk for Interlibrary
Loan.
You must have current password information
in order to use these resources from home. Passwords for K-State
Salina resources are NOT your eID and
are not all the same. Check at the Library's Circulation Desk for
more information.
Expanded
Academic ASAP (Citations, Abstracts & Full-Text)
Includes many American Chemical Society journal references with
abstracts. Keyword searching is recommended.
PerAbs
(Citations, Abstracts & Full-Text)
Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals.
ArticleFirst
(Citations, Abstracts & Full-Text)
Articles, news stories, letters, and other items described on the
table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science,
technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities,
and popular culture.
Health
Reference Center Academic (Citations, Abstracts & Full-Text)
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine,
Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety,
Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material
contained in this database is intended for informational purposes
only.
Business
and Company Resource Center (Citations, Abstracts & Full-Text)
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource
bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings,
investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Search this database to find detailed company and industry news
and information.
Health
and Wellness Resource Center (Citations, Abstracts & Full-Text)
Health and medical information for lay research from periodicals,
reference books, and pamphlet sources.
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HALE RESOURCES
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here for instructions on how to use these databases from home
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E-Journals
to see if it may be available in full-text format in another database
or print it out and bring it to the Circulation Desk for Interlibrary
Loan.
Applied
Science and Technology (Citations)
Offers information on technical and industrial aspects of chemistry
since 1983
(Use on campus or Log-In
for off campus use)
Knovel
(Full-Text)
Chemistry/biochemistry reference books
(Use on campus or Log-In
for off campus use)
Web
of Science (ISI) (Citations, Abstracts, & Full-Text)
Web of Science is composed of the three ISI Citation Databases,
which collectively index more than 8,400 high quality, peer-review
journals. The databases provide access to current bibliographic
information and cited references from the world's most influential
journals.
(Use on campus or Log-In
for off campus use)
E-Journals
These pages reflect titles with full text available. Titles may
be linked directly to the provider's database, to a website with
citation information, or to a journal homepage.
(Use on campus or Log-In
for off campus use)
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Evaluation
Checklist
| Credibility |
- Is an author listed? What are the author's credentials?
Does the author provide contact information?
- Has the author taken care to check for misspelling, poor
grammar, etc.?
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| Accuracy |
- Is the date of the site current?
- Is the information complete and not too vague?
- Does the author acknowledge all views?
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| Reasonableness |
- Is the author fair and objective?
- Is the author concerned with the truth?
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| Support |
- Does the author provide support for the information?
- Are the sources listed?
- Are there other resources with similar information?
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Robert Harris, http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm
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Web Resources
American
Chemical Society
The website of the American Chemical Society with ACS programs,
news and chemistry resources. It is designed for chemical professionals,
ACS members, educators and students, policy makers, and science
enthusiasts.
American
Chemical Society Library
Information services for ACS governance and limited services to
ACS members and the general public.
Center for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized
as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety
of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to
enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
ChemExper
Contains 60,000+ compounds with their physical properties such as
boiling point, melting point, IR spectrum (5000+), MSDS (12000+),
supplier information, 2D and 3D structures. Useful Chemistry Sites:
ChemFinder
Search for information, including physical property data, on chemical
compounds. Search by chemical name, CAS registry number, molecular
weight, etc. Includes links to more information about chemical compounds.
ChemIDplus
ChemIDplus is a free, web-based search system that provides access
to structure and nomenclature authority files used for the identification
of chemical substances cited in National Library of Medicine (NLM)
databases. The database contains over 368,000 chemical records,
of which over 206,000 include chemical structures, and is searchable
by Name, Synonym, CAS Registry Number, Molecular Formula, Classification
Code, Locator Code, and Structure.
Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect
human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working
for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people
FirstGov
FirstGov.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information,
is the catalyst for a growing electronic government. (Check out
Consumer Safety)
Food and Drug Administration
GPO (Government
Printing Office) Monthly Catalog
Indexes governmental agency publications, including EPA and CDC
reports. 1976 - present
HealthFinder
healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers,
developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together
with other Federal agencies.
Household Products
Database
Information in the Household Products Database is taken from a variety
of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) prepared by manufacturers.
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Searchable database providing easy access to chemical and physical
property data for chemical species. Search types include: formula,
name, CAS registry number, author, structure, ion energetics properties,
vibrational and electronic energies, and molecular weight. Also
includes a detailed User Guide.
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes
over 15 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's.
These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals.
PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles
and other related resources.
TOXLINE
Access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals
and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens
and teratogens.
ToxNet
Several databases sponsored by the National Library of Medicine
including toxicology and hazardous substances data, the Toxic Release
Inventory (TRI), and Toxline, a database of references to toxicological
effects of chemicals.
Tox Town
An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks
you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
WebElements
WebElements is a hypertext-linked collection of property data on
the first 112 elements including (where available): general, chemical,
physical, nuclear, electronic, biological, geological, crystallographic,
reduction potential, isotopic abundances, electronic configurations,
ionization enthalpy data and additional textual information, especially
on the history of the elements.
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Search Tips
- Begin by defining exactly what you are searching for.
- Select the keywords in your topic.
- Be specific when determining keywords and terms to search.
- Use the advanced interface of electronic databases and Internet
search engines to help narrow your search
- Limit results in electronic databases to full-text or peer reviewed
journals only
- Use Boolean Operators to connect search terms (Click for a brief
explanation of Boolean
Operators)
- Take notes during your research to keep track of where you have
been, keywords searched, what worked and what didn't, etc.
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