Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh/Subject Searches

SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry

Chemical Abstracts General Subject Searching

 * STN User Documentation (Complete List)
 * Chemical Abstracts Genderal Subject Index Headings (CA Index Guide Appendix I)
 * CAS Standard Abbreviations and Acronyms
 * Frequently Used CA Index Headings for Classes of Compounds
 * CAS Roles (STN Quick Reference Card)
 * CAS Roles
 * How to use the new features: SciFinder

Other Chemical Subject Searches

 * Chemical Acronyms and Abbreviations Database at Indiana University
 * ARGH: Biomedical Acronym Resolver
 * Medical-Chemistry Glossary

Thesauri and Other Word Lists
Thesauri can be used to increase the precision of your search.
 * NLM's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
 * NLM's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
 * MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
 * NASA Thesaurus
 * PACS - Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme
 * Index to Organism Names (ION) (Thomson)
 * IUPAC Gold Book provides both alphabetical and thematic (i.e. chemistry, math-physics, general) indexes, as well as an extensive listing of IUPAC source publications