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Library resources for the field of Chemical Engineering

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Physical Sciences & Engineering Library Databases
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SciFinder Scholar [Web Version - Registration Required]
SciFinder Scholar is the most comprehensive bibliographic database for scholarly research in the field of chemistry. It contains over 29 million citations and indexes over 10,000 journals, covering all aspects of chemistry, including chemical aspects of: biology and life sciences, engineering and materials science, food science, geology, medicine, physics, and polymer science. SciFinder Scholar also allows searching of chemical substances, chemical reactions, and includes some property data and spectra. It is the online version of Chemical Abstracts. Coverage: 1907 - present.
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SciFinder Scholar can only be used by UC students, faculty and staff. Registration is required to use the web version, a "ucdavis.edu" email account is required to register.
  1. Register for the SciFinder Scholar web version (http://software.chem.ucla.edu/scifind/).
  2. Once you have registered: Search SciFinder Web (https://scifinder.cas.org).
  3. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (http://www.cas.org/misc/downloads/jreplugin.html) Version 6.2 or higher is required to use the structure drawing editor. The plug-in is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Compendex
Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research literature, containing references to over 5000 engineering journals and conferences. About half the citations (from 2600 journals and conferences) include abstracts and indexing in the records. Coverage: 1884 - present.
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design
PSE Reference TP9.E661
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering
PSE Reference TP1087 E46 1985
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary
PSE Reference QD5.C5 1997
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
also in print at PSE Reference TP9.E685 1991
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
also in print at PSE Reference TP9.U57 1985
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Handbooks & Tables

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
PSE Reference QD65 C4 1999/2000
Gardner's Chemical Synonyms & Trade Names
PSE Reference TP9.G287 1999
Handbook of Chemical Engineering Calculations
PSE Reference TP149 H285 1994
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
PSE Reference QD65 L36 1999
McGraw Hill's Access Engineering (http://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com)
250 engineering handbooks and a dictionary, searchable and online
NIST-JANAF Thermochemical Tables
PSE Reference QD511 N57 1998
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
PSE Reference TP151 P45 1997
Thermodynamic Data and Property Calculation Sites on the Web
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