National Learned and Professional Societies
The Royal Society of Chemistry http://www.rsc.org/
The American Chemical Society http://www.acs.org/
The Optical Society of America http://www.osa.org/
The Society for Applied Spectroscopy http://s-a-s.org/
Many national learned societies and professional bodies exist including the prestige academies such as The Royal Society which supports science generally at the highest level. The Royal Society of Chemistry web pages provide information on products, services and activities including links to University Departments providing courses and research in chemistry, physics and other science in the UK. The American Chemical Society, the Optical Society of America and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy are also active in terms of meetings, specialist sub-groups and the publication of books and journals associated with spectroscopy. Many journals are published both as normal text copy and also in on-line electronic form requiring institutional paid subscription. The ACS supports the Chemical Abstract Service with some 14 million abstracts and covers some 18 million substances. The Society for Applied Spectroscopy supports the journal Applied Spectroscopy which can also be purchased on-line in electronic form