Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh/Subject Searches
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SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry
Chemical Abstracts General Subject Searching
[edit | edit source]- STN User Documentation (Complete List)
- Chemical Abstracts Genderal Subject Index Headings (CA Index Guide Appendix I)
- CAS Standard Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Frequently Used CA Index Headings for Classes of Compounds
- CAS Roles (STN Quick Reference Card)
- CAS Roles
- How to use the new features: SciFinder
Other Chemical Subject Searches
[edit | edit source]- Chemical Acronyms and Abbreviations Database at Indiana University
- ARGH: Biomedical Acronym Resolver
- Medical-Chemistry Glossary
Thesauri and Other Word Lists
[edit | edit source]Thesauri can be used to increase the precision of your search.
- NLM's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
- NLM's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
- MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
- NASA Thesaurus
- PACS - Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme
- Index to Organism Names (ION) (Thomson)
- IUPAC Gold Book provides both alphabetical and thematic (i.e. chemistry, math-physics, general) indexes, as well as an extensive listing of IUPAC source publications