What's New in Information Resources for Chemical Engineering

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What's New inInformation Resources forChemical
Engineering
Michael Fosmire (Phys and MSE) Head, Physical
Sciences, Engineering Technology
Division fosmire_at_purdue.edu Jeremy Garritano
(Chem and ChE) Acting Head, Chemistry
Library Chemical Information Specialist jgarrita_at_p
urdue.edu
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Two of 13 subject-specialized libraries
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Engineering Library Web Site http//www.lib.purdu
e.edu/engr
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Chemistry Library Web Site http//www.lib.purdue.
edu/chem
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Easy to Use Search Box
Including e-Journal and specialized database
finders
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Chat Reference
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Engr Browser Toolbar

• Reach Databases from any Web Page!
• http//engrtechlibrary.mylibrarytoolbar.com/

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Key Resources Pages
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Chemical Business and Industry Page
http//www.lib.purdue.edu/chem/guides/busandind.ht
ml
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e-Books

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Process Engineering Design Resources
Process Engineering Equipment Handbook Ludwigs
Applied Process Design for Chemical
Petrochemical Plants Handbook of Chemical
Processing Equipment
Albrights Chemical Engineering Handbook Chemical
Process Engineering Design Economics Chemical
Reactor Design
Process Automation Handbook Springer Handbook of
Engineering Statistics Handbook of Petroleum
Processing
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Searching for Data

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry Physics and CRC
  ChemNetBase
• Knovel (includes Perrys)
• Cambridge Structural Database (crystallography)
• NIST / TRC Web Thermo Tables
• Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database
• CCOHS Occupational Health and Safety Databases
  MSDS and Chemical Safety

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Examples of Materials Information

CES/Edupack Materials Selector
Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams
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Technical Information
Patents
Standards
Technical Reports
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Want Us to Buy Something?

• Links on Chem and Engr Library web sites

Just Ask!
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Institutional Repository

Purdue Theses, Presentations, Technical Reports,
Articles
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Visualization Tools and SoftwareChemistry
Librarys Cyberchemistry Lab

• Also, personal installs or downloads via site
  licenses for
• Cambridge Structural Database
• ChemBioDraw
• MestRe Nova
• Origin
• and more

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Course-Integrated Drop-In Instruction
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