Research Guides: Chemistry: Article Databases

Register to use SciFinder

Follow the steps below:

You need to be on campus in order to Register

1. Click on the link below.

SciFinder Registration

2. Click on Next

3. Click on Accept

4. Fill out the form [use your school email]

5. Click on Register (remember your Username and Password)

6. You will receive and email message from Chemical Abstracts. You need to answer it within 48 hours or you will need to re-register.

Finding Articles, etc.

SciFinder-N This link opens in a new window
Online Chemical Abstracts, covers journal articles, patents, technical reports, books, etc. and the substructure module (SSM). First time users must register using your campus email at User Registration for SciFinder. https://origin-scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=1E65F1A7-86F3-5055-6C86-8E6D9955E25D

Start My Research
Search thousands of sources available through Auraria Library including databases, journals, articles, media, books, and more. Limit by material type, publication date, author, and more.This is the same as the search box on Auraria Library's homepage.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Massive collection of scholarly materials covers virtually all topic areas. Content, including articles, proceedings, and more, is pulled from various collections and is cross-searchable.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect, aka SciVerse ScienceDirect, contains journal articles and e-books in the life, physical, medical, technical, social sciences, fine arts and humanities from the publisher Elsevier. SciVerse Scopus is not available, please use Web of Science. Opposite click & save the link to the article or download the article to your computer, personal web space, or a flash drive. Do not email yourself a link. Note: ScienceDirect is occasionally inaccessible from off campus. We are working to correct this problem.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Virtually all topic areas are included in this large journal and book collection. Full-text is supplied for many titles. This database does not provide a "full text only" search therefore you will sometimes reach books and journals of which you cannot access the entire content. To find the full text, or a way to obtain the resource through the Auraria Library, please search for your book or journal in the Journal List or, for books, the Library catalog, Skyline.

KEGG Pathway
A collection of pathway maps representing our knowledge on the molecular interaction and reaction networks.

Finding Full Text

Some journal articles are not available online. Others may offer full text, but not through the database you are using. Use the 36-0 Link to Full Text icon to determine the availability of the article. A few journals are only available in the library. These are on the second floor Periodicals area. If Auraria Library, doesn't own an article online or in print. Request the article via Interlibrary Loan.

SciFinder has their own link for finding full text. Click on these links to search for full text.

Interlibrary Loan
Can't find an item anywhere? Request the item via Interlibrary Loan. You can request journal articles, books, and other material. You will first need to create an account and then enter the citation information of the item you need.