Digital Collection
Providing our members with free access to a range of chemical resources from several different publishers
Find out how to become an RSC member and have access to this collection and the library catalogue.
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EBSCO eBooks
Access to over 100 titles on the chemical sciences, including many on the history of chemistry, and more than 3,000 general interest titles.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Features over 1,300 regularly updated articles on chemical substances: their properties, manufacturing, and uses.
Also includes information on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.
ScienceDirect eJournals
18 journal archives (c. 1995 to 2016). Titles include Analytica Chimica Acta, Journal of Chromatography A and Tetrahedron Letters.
ScienceDirect requires a separate account that you can request from the Library using the contact us form below. Please note accounts expire at the end of each year.
Springer eJournals and eBooks
Access to over 400 eBooks and the journal archives of over 100 titles, e.g. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine.
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Complete coverage of the science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry containing over 1,000 major articles by some 3,000 authors.
How to access the collection
- Click the 'Digital Collection sign-in' button below
- Enter your Membership ID and Password and click 'Log In'
- Scroll down the page a little and in the 'Insight and Information' section click 'Find out more' in the Digital Collection box
Problems logging in?
- Access via the sign-in button only
- Enter your username as your 6 digit RSC number. If you have forgotten your ID or password, you can reset them on the Members' area sign-in page
- Clear the cookies from your browsers’ cache
- Try using a different browser
- If you are trying to access ScienceDirect and don't have a separate account for this, please request one from the Library (accounts expire at the end of each year)
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Contact the library at Burlington House
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- access to, or information about, the collections
- the Historical Collection
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We aim to respond within two working days.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7440 3373
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