The following selections are starting points for your research.
Reference Books (Selective):
Used to locate background information
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics [REF] QD65 .H3 2002/03
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary [REF] QD5 .C5 2001
History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements : A Reference Guide [REF] QD466 .K69 1998
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry [REF] TP151 .H25 1999
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry [REF] QD4 .M33 1997
Nature's Building Blocks : An A-Z Guide to the Elements [REF] QD466 .E52 2001
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards [REF] T55.3.H3 N56 2001
Circulating Books (Selective)
Chemistry : The Central Science QD31.2 .B78 2000
Chemistry The Easy Way QD41 .M38 1996
Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry QD5 .F33 1988
Guide To The Elements QD466 .S78 2002
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Organic Chemistry
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of College Chemistry
Schaum's Outlines: Theory and Problems of Beginning Chemistry
Search the Library Catalog
Search the Catalog using some of the suggested subjects listed below. Subject headings consist of words, groups of words, or acronyms that are used to describe the subject of a work and utilized in searching the catalog and other online databases to enhance retreival.
Subject Headings (Selective)
- Biochemistry
- Chemical elements
- Chemical warfare
- Chemicals
- Chemistry
- Chemistry, Inorganic
- Chemistry, Organic
- Chemists
- Environmental Chemistry
- Periodic law
- Water Chemistry
Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (set of red volumes by the Index tables) to find other related subject headings to search.
Most books on Chemistry are classified as QD in the Library of Congress Classification System. You may wish to browse the shelves in this area. Look in both the Reference Collection and the General Collection.
Search the Library Databases for Articles
To find periodical and newspaper articles, select one of the databases listed under "Databases." If the full text is not available for an article online, these databases will provide a brief citation to the article.
Please keep in mind that the Library does not own every journal listed in these sources. To find out if the library does own a specific title perform a Title search in the Catalog or look up the magazine or journal title in GateWay's Periodical list. For those periodicals that we do not carry, Interlibrary Loan is available for requesting such resources.
Suggested Databases:
Journals of Interest (Selective)
- New Scientist
- Science
- Science News
Websites of Interest (Selective)