Research Guides: Chemistry 107: Getting Started with Research

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Finding a Newspaper Article (2m:53s)
A brief description of how to locate a newspaper article using the ProQuest News and Newspapers database.
Finding an Original (Primary) Research Article Using Scopus (4m:0s)
A brief description of how to locate a primary scientific article using Scopus from clues taken from a newspaper article.

Search for Primary Scientific Literature with Scopus

Scopus
Sciences and social sciences journal articles.
CogPrints
ArXiv.org
OAI
US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
European Patent Office
Japan Patent Office
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
UK Intellectual Property Office

SCOPUS offers coverage from 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from over 4,000 international publishers including 531 Open Access journals. in addition Scopus offers coverage of relevant scientific information on the Web, including author homepages, university sites, corporate information and other resources such as Preprint servers, CogPrints, ArXiv.org, OAI compliant resources, as well as the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office, the Japan Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the UK Intellectual Property Office.

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Newspaper article search across multiple newspapers simultaneously:

Use Proquest News and Newspapers to search across many newspapers simultaneously. Newspapers include the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

ProQuest News and Newspapers
Newspapers, broadcast transcripts, and wire service reports including NYT, Boston Globe, LA Times and Washington Post. 1850 to Current; varies with each title

Search Individual Newspapers:

Boston Globe (1980-1996)
Text only. Does not include page images. Coverage: 1980-1996
Boston Globe (1997-present)
Text only. Does not include page images. Coverage: 1987 to present
Los Angeles Times (1881-1997)
Scanned version of print edition, including all images and advertisements. Coverage: December 4, 1881- 1997
Los Angeles Times (1996 to current)
Coverage: December 4,1996 to current
New York Times (1980-current)
Searchable full text version of the Late Edition (East Coast). Does not include images or advertising. Coverage: 1980 to current
Wall Street Journal (1984-current)
Text only, no images. For stock quotes, data, graphs, or illustrations see microfilm 1975-1983.
Washington Post (1987 - current)
Text only, no images. Coverage: 1987 to present

Search a Specific Magazine:

Chemical and Engineering News (Online: 1942 - 2015)
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) is an award-winning go-to news source for members of the worldwide chemistry community in academia, industry, and beyond. Its coverage spans the latest research advances, the business and policy trends that are changing our discipline, crucial chemical safety data, job and career information, and more. (From the Publisher)
Scientific American (Online: 1845 - present)
Scientific American is the world's premier magazine of scientific discovery and technological innovation for the general public. Readers turn to it for a deep understanding of how science and technology can influence human affairs and illuminate the natural world. In every issue, leading scientists, inventors and engineers from diverse fields describe their ideas and achievements in clear and accessible prose; the work of select journalists rounds out the offerings. (From the Publisher)
Time Magazine (Online: 1920 - 2000)
National and international news, behavior, books, business, cinema, law, education, environment, modern living, music, nation, press, religion, theater, video and world.
Science News (Online: 1975 - 2018)
Science News offers readers a concise, current and comprehensive overview of the latest scientific research in all fields and applications of science and technology. Science News is edited for an educated readership of professionals, scientists and other science enthusiasts.

Trying to Search in a Journal Not Listed Above?

If Bates has access to a specific journal, you can search within it very easily!

From the Ladd Library home page, select the "CBBcat" button.
Select the "Journal Title" search button.
Enter the title of the journal you want to search within and click the magnifying glass.

Use the resulting search box to search within the specified journal.

Try Searching in An Article Index:

An article index is like Google Search if it only searched journal articles. Below you will find several article indexes that should help you find your primary scientific research article.

Scopus:

Scopus
The bulk of the content on Scopus is peer-reviewed journals which are selected according to our content coverage policy. Over 3,600 peer-reviewed titles are full open access titles (according to DOAJ and/or ROAD).

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You can restrict this general search engine to look only for journal articles!

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Try Searching in a Single Journal:

If Bates has access to a specific journal, you can search within it very easily!

From the Ladd Library home page, select the "CBBcat" button.
Select the "Journal Title" search button.
Enter the title of the journal you want to search within and click the magnifying glass.
Use the resulting search box to search within the specified journal.