LibGuides: Chemistry and Biochemistry: Other Important Free Tools

Free Tools

CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool
The CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool is an online resource intended to support researchers and librarians who need accurate bibliographic information. Use this complimentary tool to quickly identify or confirm journal titles and abbreviations for publications indexed by CAS since 1907, including serial and non-serial scientific and technical publications.
What Every Chemist Should Know About Patents
Resources from the American Chemical Society, Committee on Patents and Related Matters.
The ECS (Electrochemical Society) Electrochemistry Knowledge Base
This resource was created and is manually curated by Dr. Zoltan Nagy.
The NEW PubMed Training Videos
Provided by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM).
The ACS Guidelines for Bachelor’s Degree Programs
The requirements for program approval and student certification from the American Chemical Society (ACS).
IQmol Molecular Viewer
IQmol is a free open-source molecular editor and visualization package. It offers a range of features including a molecular editor, surface generation (orbitals and densities) and animations (vibrational modes and reaction pathways).
Avogadro molecular editor
Avogadro is an advanced molecule editor and visualizer designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas. It offers flexible high quality rendering and a powerful plugin architecture.