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Databases
- American Chemical Society Publications This link opens in a new windowACS publications from 1879-present. Click on "All Subjects" to browse, or navigate to a journal and/or paper of interest via the search.
- Google ScholarScholarly and peer-reviewed articles; includes other web content.
- SciFinder This link opens in a new windowResearch from many scientific disciplines, searchable by keywords, substances, chemical compounds, and more. You must create an account before you can use the database. Available only to Elon students, faculty, and staff.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowIndexes tens of thousands of scholarly journals across all disciplines, as well as conference proceedings, monographs, and more. Pulls data from several different databases, but is traditionally strong in the sciences. Coverage (in Science Citation Index Expanded) starts in 1900 and continues to present day. Previously known as Web of Knowledge.
AI/ML Tools for Research
- ChatGPTLLM-powered chatbot.
- ElicitUses machine learning to try to locate relevant works, generate summaries of long papers, and generally assist with the research process. Initial account creation is free.
- KeeniousAI-powered document similarity search. You do not have to create an account.
- PerplexityLLM-powered search.
- Research RabbitA literature mapping tool, it uses a mixture of citation networks and machine learning to locate relevant works, find authors on similar topics, and generally assist with the research process. You do need an account to use Research Rabbit, but account creation is free.