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Chemical Information Sources/Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources
Chemical Information Sources/Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources
Chemical Information Sources/Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources
Chemical Information Sources/Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources Biographical Information Biographical Sources: A Guide to Dictionaries and Reference Works (1986) is a good place to start for sources of information on famous chemists and other scientists. It contains such things as birth and death dates, details of education, honors, positions held, and sometimes even family details. The most important English-language compilation for scientists of all ages is the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, which has about 5000 biographies for scientists who are no longer living. The 24-volume American National Biography appeared in 1999 and is also available online. It includes biographies of more than 19,000 men and women. The standard source for biographical information on living scientists in the U.S. and Canada is American Men and Women of Science. Frequently revised since the original edition was published in 1906, the current edition always lists only living scientists. Hence it is important for libraries to retain all editions of the work. Of assistance in finding entries in previous editions of AM & WS is American Men and Women of Science Editions 1-14 Cumulative Index. AM & WS is also available as a database. The Marquis Who's Who [10] series of publications has long been a standard source for brief biographical information. Among their more specialized publications is Who's Who in Science and Engineering. The Nobel Prize winners can be found on the Internet in the Chemistry Section of the Nobel Prize Internet site [11]. A printed work with similar information is Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901-1992. It includes biographies, photos, and references to the laureates' most significant publications, as well as their family backgrounds. Women in Chemistry and Physics: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook covers 75 historical and contemporary women scientists, ranging in birth from 370 AD (the first noted woman mathematician, Hypatia) to 1941 AD (astrophysicist Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley). Included are three women who served as presidents of the American Chemical Society: Helen Murray Free, Mary Lowe Good, and Anna Jane Harrison. American Chemists and Chemical Engineers first appeared in 1976, with a second volume published in 1994. Directories of Scientists and Scientific Organizations There is a Directory of Technical and Scientific Directories (1988), but directories on the Internet have made the task of establishing contact with an industrial chemist or scientific organization (company, professional society, academic or governmental institution) considerably easier than in the past. Although many Web sites provide access to a relevant organization or person, there is no single, all-encompassing world-wide directory or search engine that will allow us to find the needed address in all cases. Nevertheless, a search of Google [12], or one of the other popular search engines nowadays will often turn up a home page for a scientist or organization. In print, the ACS Directory of Graduate Research is a frequently-published, reliable source of information on research universities in the US, Canada, and Mexico. It is on the Web as DGRWeb [13]. The ACS Directory of Graduate Research is published every two years. The current online version (2011) includes access to the 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, and 1999 databases. A version of the 1993 and 1995 DGRs appeared on a CD-ROM entitled ACS Directories on Disk. The DGRWeb can be searched by faculty and institution. Search for faculty includes section (biochemistry, chemical engineering, cheminformatics, chemistry, environmental science, marine science, medicinal and/or pharmaceutical chemistry, polymers and materials science, toxicology), research area (analytical, bioorganic, NMR spectroscopy, organometallic, etc.), academic rank, and state. Search for institution includes state and programs offered, and provides contact information, a faculty list, and statistical data on staff, enrollment, and degrees. Published by AIChE/Wiley, The Chemical Engineering Faculty Directory contains contact information of chemical engineering faculty worldwide. The frequently updated online version [14] is arranged by institution and location. The International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)'s World Directory of Crystallographers [15] is an online directory of crystallographers and scientists employing crystallographic methods. The WDC can be searched by name, country and research interests. For organizations, the Directory of American Research and Technology was published between 1986 and 1998.
Chemical Information Sources/Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources Directories of Suppliers of Chemicals and Chemical Laboratory or Plant Equipment Most chemical suppliers, such as Thermo Scientific [16], Sigma-Aldrich [17], Acros Organics [18] and Alfa Aesar [19] have their catalogs on the Web. Also, the series of directories with the title Chem Sources [20] is an excellent printed source for U.S. and international suppliers. Chem Sources is a database, CSCHEM, on the STN system, and is available online. Accessible via SciFinder and STN, CHEMCATS [21] is a database of catalogs from worldwide suppliers for commercially available chemicals, enzymes, proteins, and other biochemical substances. Included are catalogs from both manufacturers and distributors of chemicals, including such firms as Sigma-Aldrich and Strem, plus Ishihara, Maybridge and many others. On SciFinder, there is a direct link from the chemical record to the suppliers's listing ("Get Commercial Sources"). On the STN System, in command mode, the command HELP SPP lists all of the suppliers included in CHEMCATS. The combination of a Registry File structure (or other search) plus an LC (locater field) for the presence of CHEMCATS will identify whether a chemical substance is available commercially. The PRICE display format facilitates comparison of the records from the various companies. Additionally, companies with access to the Accelrys Available Chemicals Directory worldwide suppliers for compounds.
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There are many other directories of chemical manufacturers or suppliers, some with information on custom chemical manufacturing services. Information about chemical manufacturers can be had from SRI's Directory of Chemical Producers [23] (DCP) and Chemical Information Services's Directory of World Chemical Producers [24] (DWCP). The Directory of Chemical Producers includes nine separate country or regional directories (US, Canada, China, East Asia, Europe, India, Mexico, Middle East & Africa, and South & Central America) and is also available online. The Directory of World Chemical Producers is available online, in print and CD-Rom. One can purchase the global version or regional versions (Africa/Middle East, Asia/Oceania, China, Europe, India, North America, and South America). For equipment, a revered source found in most libraries is the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. Covering approximately 150,000 companies, the Thomas Register is available online, on the Web (as ThomasNet [25] ). Searches can be conducted by company name, product, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, trade or brand name, geographical location, etc. Information on Chemical Industries and Businesses The Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemical Business NewsBase was sold in 2001 to Engineering Information, an Elsevier Science company. The CBNB was launched in 1985 to provide worldwide chemical business news and information. Chemical Abstracts Service has since 1974 produced CIN (Chemical Industry Notes). Chemical business news in the areas of production, pricing, sales, facilities, products and processes, corporate activities, government activities and the people who work in those areas can be found in CIN. Covering more than 80 journals, trade magazines, newspapers, newsletters, government publications, and special reports, CIN is updated weekly. On STN, the database includes CAS Registry Numbers and a thesaurus for geographic terms. Books on industrial chemistry include: The Chemical Industry (1993) Industrial Organic Chemistry (1993) Introduction to Industrial Chemistry (1991) Survey of Industrial Chemistry (1992) The Chemical Industry at the Millennium: Maturity, restructuring, and globalization (2003)
Shaping the Industrial Century: The remarkable story of the evolution of the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industries (2005) Ashford's Dictionary of Industrial Chemicals [26], ISBN: 978-0-9522674-3-0 (2011)
Chemical Information Sources/Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources The Kline Guide to the U.S. Chemical Industry is an expensive source that is available in print and CD-ROM. Published since 1971, the guide includes marketing, economic, and company information. The focus is more on the end-use markets for chemical categories that include many speciality applications and formulated products. SRI's Chemical Economics Handbook can be found in most business libraries with an interest in chemistry. SRI International is one of the world's leading chemical marketing research services. The source is worldwide in its coverage. It emphasizes commodities and goes into detail on the economics of producing a particular chemical commodity. The American Chemical Council [27] annually publishes the Guide to the Business of Chemistry. It contains a 10-year historical overview, with data such as shipments, inventories, volume of output, price indices, and financial performance measures, among others, for basic, specialty, life sciences, and consumer products chemicals. Chemical news magazines, such as Chemical Week and Chemical & Engineering News frequently have special issues devoted to analyses of the industry as a whole or certain subareas of the chemical industry, such as coatings, polymers, etc. Summary The Web has certainly made it easier to find a chemist, laboratory, academic chemistry department, or other organizations that are involved with chemistry. Nevertheless, there are important (and sometimes very expensive) printed and database materials that can help you zero in on information involving the chemical industry. There are directories that help in many areas, including finding a graduate school in chemistry or chemical engineering. Finally, historical information about important chemists or chemical organizations is relatively easy to find by using library OPACS (online public access catalogs) and Web materials. CIIM Link for further study SIRCh Link for Chemical History, Biography, Directories, and Industry Sources [28]
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