Article databases

Find out about accessing the Libraries' online resources remotely and requesting items not in the Library collection through Interlibrary Loan.

CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform: The latest offering from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, includes CAS SciFinder-n, CAS Analytical Methods and CAS Formulus. Start your research here.

• Register: You will need to register with your McGill email address and password.
• This quick start guide for performing a search (PDF) covers everything from substance to topic searches.
• CAS SciFinder-n training

ChemRxiv: The preprint server for chemistry

• Coudert, F. The rise of preprints in chemistry. Nat. Chem. 12, 499–502 (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0477-5.

Multidisciplinary databases

• Web of Science
• Scopus
• Google Scholar
  • Get the most out of Google Scholar
  • McGill Library links in Google Scholar

Science & Technology

• BIOSIS Previews: Biological sciences.
• CCINFOweb: Environmental and occupational health and safety, including Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Materials Science & Engineering Collection
• MEDLINE (via Ovid): Medical database - also searchable in SciFinder.
• TOXLINE: All areas of toxicology.

You can also search the full text of core journals:

• American Chemical Society: ACS Publications
• Annual Review of Biochemistry
• Annual Review of Physical Chemistry