Reference Books—such as encyclopedias and directories - are useful for topic overviews, historical background, statistics, images, maps, and more. Here are some suggested Reference Book titles in Chemistry-related subject areas.
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Title |
Location |
| A Dictionary of Named Effects and Laws in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics | REF 503 B19d |
| CRC handbook of chemistry and physics | REF 540.202 C73 |
| The Aldrich library of infrared spectra | REF 547.308583 P68a |
| The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals | REF 615.1 M47 |
Three of the library’s databases allow you to do keyword searches across a large selection of high quality reference works online, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and directories. These works help you find topic overviews, statistics, images, maps, and more. Because they have full text online, you can access these materials any time using any computer.
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Over 70 reference works |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium | Over 190 reference works published by Oxford University Press, including Oxford Companions, dictionaries, and encyclopedias |
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