User Guide for ACS (American Chemical Society)

Who uses ACS?

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering majors use ACS.

What is the coverage of ACS?

ACS indexes 30 ACS periodicals from the last 5 years to the present.

Is ACS a full-text database?

Full-text is available for all articles.

Where do I access ACS?

Select ACS from the database page on the Galvin Library home page at http://www.gl.iit.edu/database/database.htm

How do I search ACS?

ACS allows you to search by author, title, abstract, or anywhere in the article, using Boolean operators.  You may search one or multiple journals at a time.