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Database Resources

Multi-Source Database

General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
This is Gale's large general-interest periodical resource that includes magazines and journals that are complemented by reference, newspaper, and audio content. Its searching mirrors Internet searches. It includes the Washington Post and the Economist.
Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Academic Journal Databases

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search full text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in multiple disciplines
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Designed for scholarly research, this database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study including STEM, social sciences and humanities. It includes resources from journals, periodicals, reports, books and more including peer-reviewed journal articles. (View list of titles)

Newspaper Database

Access World News (NewsBank), 1972-present This link opens in a new window
Reliable, credible information ranging from 1972 through the present, from a wide variety of local, national, and international newspapers plus other news sources.

Science
Log in with lucaslibrary@shschools.org as the username and Gators!898 for the password.
PubChem
PubChem is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature
Green Chemistry Institute
Use the search feature to locate research reports and articles on green chemistry
ChemSpider
Searchable database of chemical & physical data, structures and substructures, including a built-in structure search editor.
Environmental Protection Agency: Green Chemistry
Explores the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous substances.
What's that Stuff?
Exploring the chemistry of the materials that surround us.

U.S. National Library of Medicine PubChem
PubChem is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.
Consumer Product Information Database
This database is searchable by product, by ingredient, and by manufacturer.
Product information includes ingredients and health effects.
California Candidate Chemicals List
List which aims to flag up to stakeholders substances that may be identified as chemicals of concern, and put forward for alternatives assessment as part of a priority product-candidate chemical combination.

Chemistry of Cooking
An open-source textbook that covers the chemistry of specific cooking techniques and different ingredients.

Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance by Debasis Bagchi (Editor); Sreejayan Nair (Editor); Chandan K. Sen (Editor)
ISBN: 9780123964779
Publication Date: 2013-07-26
Discusses sports and nutrition, including the role of "food, minerals, vitamins, hormones, [and] trace elements" on muscle building and athletic performance.

Chemistry in Sports: Textile Chemistry Innovations in Performance Apparel and Sports Equipment
Chemistry in Sports - Readings
A list of readings for a course about chemistry in sports. If you are not able to access an article that you want, please email Ms. Li or Ms. Chatterjee.

Fast Fashion
A collection of articles and resources related to fast fashion from Gale's Environmental Studies database.
The chemistry of cosmetics
Chemistry of Cosmetics: 20 Chemicals in Personal Care Products
EWG Skin Deep Database
A database that contains chemical and health information about personal care products.

Off-Campus Database Access Information
This document contains login information for accessing library databases off-campus.

If you have questions while you are researching, please drop by the library or email Ms. Li (sli@shschools.org).