Chemical Engineering
Library Specialist
Andrew Wohrley:
334-844-1768
Reference Tools
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Dictionary of Food Ingredients. Ref. TX 551 .I26 2001
Dictionary of Organic Compounds. 6th edition. Ref. QD246. D5 1996
Dictionary of Organometallic Compounds. Ref. QD 411 .D53.
Elsevier's Dictionary of Chemistry: Including terms for Biochemistry in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German. Ref QD5 . D67
Encyclopedia of Analytical Science. Ref. QD 71.5 E53 1995.
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design. (McKetta) Ref TP 9 .E66
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. (Kirk-Othmer) Ref TP 9 .E685 1991
Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemical Analysis. QD 131 .E5
Encyclopedia of Separation Technology. Ref TP 156 S45 E53 1997
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 12th edition. Ref QD5 .C5 1993.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Chemistry. Ref. QD5.M36 1993
The Merck Index. Ref TP 156 .E6 E62 1996
Organic Chemical Process Encyclopedia. TP 690 .S56
Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia. TP 1110 P65 1996
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Ref TP 9 .U57 2003
Handbooks and General Reference Books
Beilsteins Handbuch der Organischen Chemie. QD 251 .B4 1918
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Ref QD 65 .H3
Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals (aka Aldrich's) Desk Ref TP 202 .A54
The Chemical Industry. HD 9650.5.C522 1994
Chemical Technicians Ready Reference Handbook. Ref. QD 61 .S58 1996
Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. Ref. TP 200 .C66 1985
Food Chemicals Codex Ref TP 455 F66
Handbook of Applied Chemistry. TP 151 .H5813 1983
Industrial Inorganic Chemistry. TP200.I5313 1989
Langes Handbook of Chemistry. Desk Ref. TP 151 .H25
Names Synonyms and Structures of Organic Compounds. Ref QD 291 .N36
Organic Chemical Drugs and their Synonyms. Ref RS 154 .N428
OPD Chemical Buyers Directory. Ref TP 12 .O6.
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook. Desk Ref TP 151 .C52
Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Chemicals. Ref TP 200 D39 1989
Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry. Ref TP 145 .R54
Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers. Ref TP 151 R85 1998.
Shreve's Chemical Process Industries Ref TP 145 .S5
Survey of Industrial Chemistry. TP145.C441986
Subject Profile Call Numbers
| Call number range |
LC Subject Heading |
| HD 9650 - HD 9663 |
Chemicals and Chemical Industries |
| KF 3946 |
Engineering Law |
| QA 76- QA 76.8 |
Electronic Computers |
| QC 175.2 - QC 175.36 |
Transport Theory. Kinetic Theory of Liquids |
| QC 311.5 |
Statistical Thermodynamics |
| QC 319.8 QC 338.5 |
Heat Transfer |
| T 57.6 |
Operations Research. Systems Analysis |
| TA 357 |
Applied Fluid Mechanics |
| TA 455.P58 |
Polymers |
| TJ 810 |
Solar Energy |
| TK 9202 - TK9400 |
Nuclear Engineering and Reactors |
| TP |
Chemical Technology |
| TP 200 - TP 248 |
Chemicals: Manufacure, Use |
| TP 315 - TP 360 |
Fuel |
| TP 368 - TP 465 |
Food Processing and Manufacture |
| TP 500 - TP 569 |
Fermentation Industries |
| TP 751 - TP 762 |
Gas Industry |
| TP 785 - TP 869 |
Clay Industries, Ceramics, Glass |
| TP 890 - TP 933 |
Textile Bleaching, Dying, Printing, etc. |
| TP 1101 - TP 1185 |
Plastics and Plastics Manufacture |
| TS 1080 - TS 1176 |
Paper Manufacture. Woodpulp Industry |
Indexes and Databases
All databases are available on campus and remotely unless otherwise noted. To access a resource from home, you will need to type your Global ID and password, which should be the same as your Auburn email username and password.
Subject Databases
Beilstein Database http://www.lib.auburn.edu/BSTEIN
Beilstein links to a web page where on-campus users can download the software needed to search both Beilstein and the Gmelin databases.
Chemical Abstracts http://www.lib.auburn.edu/SCIFI
(Covers a broad spectrum of technical and scientific information including chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering. 1967 - Present. Only available on campus.)
Engineering Village http://www.lib.auburn.edu/EIVILLAGE
Indexes engineering and technology journals, reports, monographs and conference proceedings with some fulltext available through Science Direct. 1970 - Present
INSPEC http://www.lib.auburn.edu/INSPEC
Indexes journal, conference and report literature in physics, electronics and electrical engineering, and computer science and information technology. 1968 - Present
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts http://www.lib.auburn.edu/CSA
(Includes Aerospace & High Technology Database, METADEX, Materials Business File, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Aluminum Industry Abstracts, Corrosion Abstracts, Weldasearch and Ceramic Abstracts / World Ceramics Abstracts. 1985 - Present)
General Databases
Academic Search Premier http://www.lib.auburn.edu/ASP
Covers abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals and features full text articles for over 1,200 journals since 1990.
Academic Universe http://www.lib.auburn.edu/ACADU
Comprehensive fulltext coverage of news and business information
InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP http://www.lib.auburn.edu/searchbank
Indexes 1500 journal titles in a variety of subject areas. Articles in over 500 journals are full text. 1980 – Present
Dissertation Abstracts http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/
1861 – Present. The years 1998-1999 are available off campus, but earlier years are only available on campus.
GrayLit Network http://www.lib.auburn.edu/hum/humweb/reference/techreports.html
Technical reports from US Government agencies such as Defense, Energy, EPA and NASA.
SciTech Resources.gov Publications http://www.scitechresources.gov/Featured%20Lists/Scitech-list-databases.php
Comprehensive list of US government index to research publications.
Energy Citations Database http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/
Index to publications in physics and engineering from 1948-present.
Current Awareness Resources
Current Contents http://www.lib.auburn.edu/CCSE
Provides access to the tables of contents and bibliographic data from current issues of scholarly research journals and books in the sciences. 1996 – Present
Ingenta http://www.lib.auburn.edu/INGENTA
A database of article information taken from over 18,000 journals that allows faxing of articles not owned by AU Libraries. Available to AU faculty, graduate students and staff.
Citation Database
Web of Science (Science Citation Index) http://www.lib.auburn.edu/SCI
Provides access to current bibliographic information and cited references from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. 1984 - Present
Associations and Societies
American Ceramic Society
http://www.ceramics.org
The American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Institution of Chemical Engineers
Society of Plastics Engineers
Journals
To search for articles, use the Indexes and Databases section of this guide.Lists of journal titles:
Selected electronic Chemical Engineering journals at AU Libraries
[There is also a comprehensive list of E-journals at AU Libraries; this E-journals list includes ALL subject areas, not just Chemical Engineering.]Selected paper Chemical Engineering Journals at AU Libraries
[These are selected titles that we are currently subscribing to in paper format in the library; call numbers are included.]Please note: If you don't see the journal that you need on the above lists, always be sure to check AubieCat. By doing a "journal title" search in that database, you will get the call number for any paper subscription and/or a link to any electronic subscription.
Web Sites
Chemical Industry Home page
Information from and about industry, research, and academia in Chemistry.
Chemistry Webbook
The NIST Chemistry Webbook is searchable by Compound and formula and provides information about the CAS RN, phases, IR spectra, and mass spectra.
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
EMCI Query Form
Chemical information searchable by chemical name or Chemical Abstracts Registry Number.
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/emci_query.html
F.A.C.T. Web Sites in Inorganic Chemical Thermodynamics
An archive of Java applets, software, and full text useful for chemical thermodynamics.
http://www.crct.polymtl.ca/fact/websites.htm
NIOSH Chemical Safety
Chemical safety information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/chemical-safety/default.html
MatWeb
Online Materials Information Resource
Scirus
Database for evaluated Science and Technology websites.
Sigma-Aldrich Company
Contains information about the company's products along with Material Safety Data Sheets.
Vermont SIRI MSDS collection
Online collection of material safety data sheets.
http://hazard.com/msds/index.php
Auburn University Department and Course Pages
Chemical Engineering
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/programs/chen/
If you have any comments about this information page, please contact:
wohrlaj@auburn.edu
Updated 3/07
