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| Chemistry Library Collection Description |
| Sterling Chemistry Library and Kline Science Library Types of Materials Time Span Covered Subject Strengths Reference Collections Related Collections at Yale |
Sterling Chemistry Library and Kline Science Library Currently, the library materials of interest to chemists at Yale are primarily housed in the Sterling Chemistry Library, the Kline Science Library, and the Engineering and Applied Science Library. The Sterling Chemistry Library is a non-circulating collection of reference materials, older books, and some (but not all) of the chemistry journals held by the Yale libraries. The Kline Science Library has a large circulating collection of materials in chemistry as well as other areas of science. Many additional reference resources are available in the Kline Science Library as well as newer chemistry books, and many chemistry journals. Users can also access many chemistry resources and journals online from the Chemistry Library Resouces page. Types of Materials Monographs: There have been few monographs purchased for the Chemistry Library since the late 1970's. Newer monographs have been purchased by and housed at the Kline Science Library. At present there are approximately 1,800 books at the Sterling Chemistry Library and approximately 7,800 books on chemical subjects at the Kline Science Library. Serials: The Chemistry Library currently subscribes to approximately 100 journals and series. While the Kline Science Library does not break down their journal subscriptions by subject, the number of currently subscribed to chemistry titles certainly exceeds those at the Chemistry Library. Electronic Databases: The Sterling Chemistry Library provides access to numerous electronic databases and electronic journals. Please see the Chemistry Library Resources page for more information about electronic resources. Time Span Covered The journal collections in both the Sterling Chemistry and the Kline Science Libraries begin with some of the earliest scientific journals published by the relevant scholarly societies. Thus, Yale owns, among others, the journals of the Chemical Society (London) and the American Chemical Society from their first volumes. The monograph collection of the Chemistry Library mainly consists of titles from the current century; as mentioned before, the Kline Science Library houses the newest chemistry books as well as some older materials including works by Lavoisier from the mid-eighteenth century. Subject Strenghts The chemistry subjects collected at Yale include the traditional areas of general, inorganic, organic, biochemistry, and physical chemistry. In addition, the interdisciplinary areas of biological chemistry, geochemistry (housed in the Geology Library), crystallography and spectroscopy (materials divided among the Chemistry, Kline Science, Geology and Engineering Libraries), and medicinal chemistry (shared with the Medical Library) are also collected. Since the University does not have a course of study in the area of analytical chemistry, most materials in the subject area are restricted to analytical techniques applied to other chemistry disciplines. Reference Collections One strong area of reference materials is that of those tools used for spectroscopic identification of compounds. In addition, the libraries house a good collection of references that provide physical and chemical properties data. Related Collections at Yale Smaller pockets of chemistry items can be found in the Engineering & Applied Sciences Library where most of the chemical engineering materials are collected, the Geology Library where geochemistry materials are collected, and the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library which houses information on medicinal chemistry. Science Libraries Book and Journal Recommendation Form |
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