Research Guides: Chemistry: Suggested Databases

Suggested Databases

OC Libraries subscribe to dozens of databases. Those listed below are the ones that we recommend to search for health-related scientific journal articles. Please see the following "Tips" tabs for specific examples of how to craft your search.

Academic Search Complete
Popular, trade, and academic content in nearly every field of study.
CINAHL Complete
Academic and industry articles in nursing and allied health disciplines.
ProQuest Research Library
Popular, trade, and academic content in almost all areas of study, e.g. Business, Science, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Some overlap with EbscoHost databases, but also offers unique content.
ScienceDirect
Extensive collection of journals, academic books, and academic encyclopedias in health/life sciences, physical sciences, and social/behavioral sciences.

PubChem and PubMed

PubChem
PubChem is an open chemistry database from the National Institutes of Heath. PubChem mostly contains small molecules, but also larger molecules such as nucleotides, carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, and chemically-modified macromolecules. They collect information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity data, and much more.

PubMed
Index of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books from the National Library of Medicine. Use this link to activate a "Full Text from Olympic College Libraries" option in the upper right of the page.