Chemistry
Literature and other sources of information for chemists
Main content
The library for mathematics and natural sciences offers many printed and electronic books, journals, encyclopedias, and databases in the field of chemistry. You will find all types of documents by searching in the blue box above.
Do you need help?
At the library, we are happy to make time for you if you would like help referring correctly to sources in your paper, finding literature for an assignment, or learning how to use a reference management program. Contact me at ingunn.rodland@uib.no. I am happy to meet you in the library, or we can meet digitally.
Books
Books and other materials from the University Library are found through Oria in the search box at the top of this page. Printed books are sorted on the shelves after the Dewey classification system (explanation). E-books are available as long as you are connected to the UiB network. Is the book you are looking for not in our holdings? Suggest a purchase.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
You can find encyclopedias by using the search field at the top of this page and narrowing down on dictionaries under Resoruce type. Alternatively, you can browse Databases under the search field. It may be useful to know these:
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
• Various chemistry encyclopedias from SpringerLink
• Oxford dictionary of chemistry
Scholarly articles
The purpose of a scientific article is to present new research or provide new insight into academic issues. It is important to be able to search for such articles to stay up-to-date on a research field. The Royal Society of Chemistry has produced a guide for how to proceed when reading scientific articles in chemistry.
Google Scholar is a freely available search engine that indexes academic literature across disciplines and is effective for retrieving scientific articles.
Later in your studies, you should also be able to search systematically for scientific articles within a given research field. You should be familiar with the most important literature bases covering chemistry and related subject areas:
SciFinder
SciFinder gives access to scientific work within chemistry, biomedicine, material technology, and more. SciFinder is only available for employees and students at UiB and requires you to register with a username and password. When registering, you must be physically on campus, and you must provide your UiB e-mail address. Contact the Science Library if you need help registering as a user.
Web of Science
A multidisciplinary database for scientific articles. Web of Science shows a complete reference list for all articles.
PubMed
Covering medicine, pharmacy, and biochemistry
Learning resources and tools
- The periodical system
- Blogpost about Organic Chemistry IUPAC Nomenclature
- Wolfram|Alpha- Balancing chemical reactions and calculating stoichiometric ratios
- Search & Write
- ChemDraw
- EndNote
Library Services
The library offers a range of support services for students and staff:
- EndNote
- How to cite and refer to various sources correctly in a paper
- How to find and use e-books
- Intellectual property rights issues relating to the publication and use of another's intellectual work
- Publication Fund
- Critical reflection measurement methods and their use in evaluation purposes
- The national system for registration, evaluation, and reporting of research and research documentation (Cristin)
- Documentation of search
- Exhaustive and precise search
- Overview of current platforms and databases (with strengths and weaknesses)
- Use of Thesaurus/bases' controlled vocabularies in search
- Analyzing the literature by bibliometric methods
Patents
A patent provides insight into concrete solutions to a technical problem. A patent is an intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention.
Norwegian Industrial Property Office is a Norwegian state administrative body and national center of expertise in industrial rights. Their main task is to process applications for the protection of inventions, trademarks, and designs. They also offer inventors feedback on ideas and monitoring of technical fields and competitors. Their search service is a good place to start if you are looking for a Norwegian patent.
Google Patents is a search engine from Google that indexes patents and patent applications from patent offices from around the world.
PatentPak is a workflow solution for patent searching available in SciFinder. This service requires you to be affiliated with UiB and to have created a user account at SciFinder.
The digital library
General information about the Science Library
Group rooms and reading areasThe library has individual study spaces and spaces for group work. Group rooms, pods, and reading seats in "zone 3" must be booked. The rest, both individual places, group tables, and armchairs, do not require booking.
These restrictions apply when booking:
2 active bookingsMax. 4 hours for one bookingMax. 10 days in advance
SyllabusWe have curriculum literature in the library, either printed or digital. We have a syllabus collection for use in the library only, but also loan copies for most titles.
Kunnskapseplet (Popular Science Talks)
General study support services
Search&Write is a guide to information searching and academic writing, designed for students
PhD on Track is a resource that deals with academic writing, publishing, and open science
Referencing software allows you to collect, cite, organize references
Research support, including data management and publishing services
