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Contains resources to support research in chemical engineering, chemistry, business and regulatory resources, and tools for managing information.
Finding research articles
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- SciFinder-n
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- Web of ScienceGeneral science
- CompendexAll engineering fields, including chemical engineering
Other places to look:
Finding chemical & materials properties: handbooks & databases
Tools and support: Citation Management, Off campus access, Scholarly Publishing
| Manage your Information - Contains links to research guides for managing citations, personal digital content, publications, copyright, and research data. | Zotero - A free, open-source program that works with Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. For many databases and websites, it can tell when a list of books or articles is displayed, so citation information can be saved with just a few clicks: |
| Mendeley - Manage citations and PDFs using a desktop client that syncs with web-based account that supports small group collaboration. Mendeley Institutional Edition gives MIT users additional storage and other features. |
- Connect from on and off-campusConnect to licensed resources from on and off campus.
- OverleafOverleaf is an online LaTeX and Rich Text collaborative writing and publishing tool. Access Overleaf Pro+ accounts through MIT Libraries.
- Scholarly PublishingResources to support questions about MIT's Open Access policy, copyright issues, publisher policies, and compliance with federal OA mandates.
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- Bioscience Protocols and MethodsLinks to collections of detailed experimental procedures.
ACS Style Guide
- ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication - Reference Style ChapterA good resource how to communicate scientific information. Also includes examples how to cite in ACS style.