• INTRODUCTION
• FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
• SELECTED PRINT REFERENCE SOURCES
• FIND BOOKS IN LAVERY LIBRARY AND BEYOND
• FIND ARTICLES AND MORE
• FIND WEBSITES

INTRODUCTION

This subject guide covers comprehensive resources related to topics in Chemistry. Other related subject guides include: Biology, Physics.

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Reference Books are located on the Main Level of Lavery Library.

Reference books provide background information to help you understand your topic, narrow your topic, or prepare an outline of your topic. They also help define terms related to your topic, provide assistance in the selection of subject terms for your database searches, and contain factual information, such as, statistics, biographies, and maps.

SELECTED PRINT REFERENCES SOURCES:

Encyclopedias
QD4 .C48 2004 REF
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications

QD415 .A25 .E53 2004 REF
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry

TP9 .E685 1992 REF
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

QD148 .E53 1994 REF
Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry

Q123 .E497 2002 REF
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology

Q121 .V65 1999 REF
The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society

QD4 .M33 1997 REF
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry

Q121 .M3 2002 REF
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology

Dictionaries
QD251.2 .B4813 1996 REF
Beyer/Walter Handbook of Organic Chemistry

QD5 .D4985 1996 REF
A Dictionary of Chemistry

QP512 .F33 2003 REF
The Facts On File Dictionary of Biochemistry

QD5 .F33 1999 REF
The Facts On File Dictionary of Chemistry

QD5 .C5 2002 REF
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

Q123 .M15 2003 REF
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

QD415 .A25 .O94 2000 REF
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Handbooks and Guides
QD65 .H3 REF
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

QD466 .N464 1999 REF
Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton

QD78 .B78 2003 REF
Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis

QD257.7 .H374 1997 REF
Handbook of Physical Properties of Organic Chemicals

QD77 .H37 1999 REF
Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis

QD65 .L36 1999 REF
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry

QD388 .P65 1999 REF
Polymer Handbook

Online Resource Guides
QD9.3 .L44 1999 REF
Chemical Guide to the Internet

QD9.3 .B39 2003 REF
Chemistry Resources in the Electronic Age

Histories and Biographies
Q141 .D5 REF
Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Q125 .H6298 2002 REF
History of Modern Science and Mathematics

Q125 .B945 2004 REF
The History of Science and Technology

Q125 .R335 2000 REF
Reader's Guide to the History of Science

Periodicals
Q125 .C482 2002 REF
Chronology of Science

Directories
Q141 .A474 2003 REF
American Men & Women of Science

Writing and Style Manuals
Z253 .U69 2003 REF
The Chicago Manual of Style

LB2369 .L47 2005 REF
The Essential Guide: Research Writing Across the Disciplines

FIND BOOKS IN LAVERY LIBRARY AND BEYOND
The key to the library's extensive book collection is the Library Catalog. It may be searched by Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword. Subject headings are established by the Library of Congress. If you have any trouble selecting a Subject heading for your topic, try a Keyword search or check the listings in the Library of Congress Subject Headings red books (Z 695 .L69 2001 REF) in the Reference area near the main floor computers.

Subject Headings which may be useful to you for Chemistry are:

Biochemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry Inorganic
Chemistry Organic
Chemistry Physical Organic
Quantum Chemistry
[name of topic such as Acids, Polymers, or Spectroscopy]

If you would like to browse in the Chemistry section of the library, the main call numbers for Chemistry are:

QD's

Circulating books are all located on the Upper Level.

Link to the Library Catalog from the library's home page http://library.sjfc.edu

Find books in Other Libraries by selecting Library Catalog from the library's home page, then select Other Library Catalogs.

Search the world for books by selecting WorldCat from the databases listed under Research Databases. From the library's home page, select Research Tools, select Research Databases, then select WorldCat from the alphabetized list.

To order a book from another library use the online Interlibrary Loan form, accessible from the library's home page http://library.sjfc.edu.

FIND ARTICLES AND MORE
Lavery Library subscribes to an extensive collection of Research Databases that may be used to search for articles on your topic in periodicals, newspapers, and book chapters. Periodicals include both scholarly journals and popular magazines. When researching for courses in your major, it is usually recommended that you use scholarly articles, also referred to as peer reviewed or refereed articles. Databases will often allow you to limit your search to scholarly articles.

If the article cited on the database that you are using does not appear in full-text on the database, check Periodical Holdings to determine if the periodical is either full-text on another database or available in hard copy in the library's collection. From the library's home page, select Research Tools, then select Research Databases.

Research Databases are listed both alphabetically and by subject on the library's home page. When starting research in Chemistry, the following databases are recommended:

Access Science
Chemical Abstracts (through STN - obtain password at Chemistry Lab)
Expanded Academic Index
ProQuest Research Library
WilsonSelectPlus

Link to Subject Listing of databases available for Sciences & Mathematics

FIND WEBSITES
When using websites for research it is very important to evaluate their authority and content. Use the following checklist to evaluate sites before using them as references.

Evaluating Web Sites Checklist

Your liaison librarian has provided a list of quality websites for Chemistry. They are available on the library's home page under Selected Websites.

To search for additional websites, start with Google - http://www.google.com.

Prepared by Courtney Seymour, March 2005