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CBE 459: Senior Design Project - Course Guide

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Finding Books

• Franklin
  Online catalog for Penn Library's collections.
• WorldCat
  WorldCat lists books held in many different libraries. Use BorrowDirect+ or Interlibrary Loan to order books that Penn does not hold.
• Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online Reference Books
  Large collection of full text engineering handbooks, textbooks and reference sources.
  • Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Materials from Knovel
  • Biology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology Materials from Knovel
• Google Book Search
  Permits searching of the text of selected books. You must create a free account for access to some of the books. Here's the link to create an account.
• Try call numbers in the TP range (works in all campus libraries)
• Look in the regular stacks, as well as the Reference collection

Finding Journal Articles

• Scifinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts
  Chemical information: bibliographic, compound and reaction information.
• Beilstein
  Beilstein contains information on approximately 9.6 million organic substances.
• Gmelin
  Gmelin contains information on approximately 2.2 million inorganic and organometallic substances.
• COMPENDEX
  The broad subject areas of engineering and applied science are comprehensively represented.
• ISI Web of Science
  Multidisciplinary database. Premiere source for citation searching.
• Scopus
  Scopus is a comprehensive abstracting and indexing database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science research literature back to the mid-1800s, including 15,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers

Research Guides

• Alerts: Staying Current With Research In Your Field

• Beilstein Crossfire Tutorial

• Finding Information on Chemical Reactions and Reagents

• Finding Physical Properties of Chemical Substances

• Helpful Tips for Using Beilstein and Gmelin

Important Standards

• ANSI Standards Search
• ASTM Standards Search
• Websites for Standards

Encyclopedias

• AccessScience
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry, Volumes 1 - 3
• Chemical Process Equipment - Selection and Design
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, Engineering Reference TP9.E66
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Engineering Reference TP9.E685, Chemistry Reading Room TP9.E685
• Encyclopedia of Environmental Control Technology, Engineering Reference TD191.5.E5 1989
• Wiley Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup, Engineering Reference TD173.M48 1999

Handbooks

• Chemical Properties Handbook
  Physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, safety, and health related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals
• Chemfinder.com
• Merck Index, 14th Edition
  


• Handbook of Chemical Engineering Calculations
  
• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
  
• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
  
• Chemical Processing Handbook, Engineering Reference TP151.C573 1993
• Conversion Tables of Units in Science and Engineering, Engineering Reference Q199.H67 1986 or Chemistry Reference Q199.H67 1986
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Chemistry Circulation QD65.M315
• CRC Atlas of Spectral Data and Physical Constants for Organic Compounds, Chemistry Reading Room QD291.C18

RefWorks & Citation Style Guides

• Citation Guides and Style Manuals

Refworks

• Refworks
  Refworks is a citation and bibliography management tool. It is free to register for all Penn Students.
• Refworks Tutorial
• Guide to Using Refworks with Library Databases

Zotero

• Zotero
  Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources
• Zotero Quick Start Guide
• Zotero Microsoft Word Plug-in
• Zotero Server Access

EndNote

• EndNote
  EndNote is an independent software that manages citations. While Penn does not provide this software, it does provide support to it's users. A web version of EndNote is available for use in ISI.
• EndNote User Guide: How to Import References in EndNote
• EndNote Tutorial with Videos
• Accessing Full-Text Journals within an EndNote Library
• Guide to Manipulating Citations in EndNote
• Troubleshooting EndNote Problems
• Using EndNote for NIH PMCID Citations

If you need any further help, would like more assistance in getting started, or can't find what you are looking for, you can

Douglas McGee		Judith Currano
Head, Engineering Library		Chemistry Librarian
217 Towne		Chemistry Library
Email: dmcgee@seas.upenn.edu		Email: currano@pobox.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-8170		Phone: 215-898-2177
AIM/MSN/Yahoo:PennEngSciDir		AIM/MSN/Yahoo: Judith1998

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