American Chemical Society Publications
Introduction
A great place to search for sources on a topic in chemistry is the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications database. Note that this database is designed for professionals and contains advanced scientific research. If you're looking for more basic information on a topic in science, try the Gale in Context: Science database. For a link to this database, and information about using it, see the Gale in Context: Science page in this Guide.
Videos about Using the Database
You can find videos that explain how to use the ACS Publications database on the Website Demonstrations & Tutorials page of the ACS website.
Other Databases to Search
Once you've searched for your topic in the ACS Publications database, try searching Gale in Context: Science, ScienceDirect, Science Magazine, Nature, Academic Search Complete, and ProQuest Research Library. For links to these databases and information about how to use them, see the respective page for each database on the Specific Databases & Platforms page in this Guide.