{{italic title}} The '''''Polymer Library''''', formerly '''''Rapra Abstracts''''',<ref name=green>{{cite journal|last1=Green|first1=Christine|title=The Rapra Abstracts Rubber and Plastics Database|journal=Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling|date=1991|volume=31|issue=4|pages=476–481|doi=10.1021/ci00004a008}}</ref> is a searchable database of research on plastics, rubbers, polymeric composites, and adhesives. It includes abstracts from over 450 journals, as well as company literature, data sheets, and patents.<ref name=keyfacts>{{cite web|title=Key Facts about the Polymer Library|url=http://www.polymerlibrary.com/keyfacts.asp}}</ref> The index covers end-use applications and commercial and legal implications, as well as basic research for academic and corporate scientists. The Library is aggregated by EBSCO,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/polymer-library|title=Polymer Library|work=ebscohost.com}}</ref> ProQuest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csa.com/factsheets/rapra-set-c.php|title=ProQuest - Databases, EBooks and Technology for Research|work=csa.com}}</ref> and STN.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stn-international.de/database.html |title=STN Database |work=STN International |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804070439/http://www.stn-international.de/database.html |archivedate=2011-08-04 }}</ref>
Its literature coverage goes back to 1972. It was originally published by RAPRA, formerly the Rubber and Plastics Research Association, and was published by Smithers Information Ltd. until June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Key Facts about the Polymer Library|url=http://www.polymerlibrary.com/keyfacts.asp|publisher=Smithers Rapra|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=green /> As off August 2018 the publication is continued by WTI-Frankfurt-digital GmbH i.G..
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==External links== * [http://www.polymerlibrary.com/ Polymer Library]
Category:Bibliographic databases and indexes Category:Commercial digital libraries Category:German digital libraries
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