Finding Information - Polymer Engineering - Research Methods

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SciFinder-N This link opens in a new window
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Chemical information primarily from Chemical Abstracts, CAS registry, and Medline. Excellent search tool for finding chemical information from journals, patents, conference proceedings, and technical reports. Training for SciFinder-n is available from the vendor
Polymer Library This link opens in a new window
Database of scholarly, patent, and trade information about polymers (formerly Rapra Abstracts). Use to search for legal, business, and trade polymer information or to supplement a scholarly polymer search. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A rich collection of citation indexes representing the citation connections between scholarly research articles found in the most globally significant journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences and art & humanities. Web of Science Tutorial

ACS Polymer Preprints
Link to the ACS Polymer Division Conference Proceedings through 2012.

These are references specifically on polymers, plastics, composites and related subjects.

Polymer Handbook
Contains a broad array of information on polymers and their properties. An important polymer reference.
Polymer Science: A Comprehensive Reference
Exhaustive, well-referenced resource on all topics in polymer sciences. Chapters are downloadable PDFs.
Polymer Data Handbook
Useful guide, now online. Has Tg, Tm, molar mass, some NMR and IR shifts, crystallographic data, and more. Organized by polymer class.
Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science and Technology
The 4th edition of this reference is electronic and regularly updated. Contains topical coverage of polymers, plastics, elastomers, fibers and polymerization processes. Chapters are downloadable PDFs.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics This link opens in a new window
Section 13 is on polymer properties. The online version of the latest edition with more information than the print edition. Useful for looking of physical constants, mathematical tables, thermodynamic properties, and much more.

Soft Matter Characterization
Reference on experimental techniques used for investigating soft matter.

Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, 8th Edition (Ebook)
Physical and chemical data, unit conversion, topic reviews, and equations for chemical engineers.
ChemSpider
A free chemical structure database from the Royal Society of Chemists.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center (OhioLINK) This link opens in a new window
Masters and doctoral theses and dissertations from participating OhioLINK member institutions.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
This database is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Contains references to many electronic theses and dissertations worldwide, but not all are available freely.
EThOS
Contains many freely available dissertations from the United Kingdom. Provided by the British Library.
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
Contains many open access theses and dissertations from European Countries.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations
Indexes many open access theses and dissertations worldwide.
UA Libraries Catalog
Search for materials owned by UA Libraries.
InterLibrary Loan
Use when you need a reference and you can't access it through UA Libraries, OhioLINK, or SearchOhio.