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Chemistry - Selected Resources

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

  • Chemistry : foundations and applications
    SCIENCE LIB Reference QD4 .C48 2004
    Covering chemistry, its laws, processes, applications and subdisciplines, this 4-vol. set also reviews the history of the field, up to modern research and practical applications. Along with biographies of scientists past and present, Chemistry's topics examine and explain the role chemistry plays in the various aspects of everyday life. Includes information about chemistry's many branches, including inorganic, industrial, atmospheric and computational chemistry, and biotechnology.
  • Dictionary of organic compounds
    SCIENCE LIB Reference QD251 .D49 1982
  • Encyclopedia of inorganic chemistry
    SCIENCE LIB Reference QD148 .E53 1994
  • Encyclopedia of reagents for organic synthesis
    SCIENCE LIB Reference QD77 .E53 1995
    This essential reference contains an authoritative and systematic description of the use of all reagents in organic chemistry. It includes approximately 3500 alphabetically arranged articles, a comparison of reagents with others capable of similar chemistry, a pro and con assessment for each reagent, extensive cross-referencing and substantial subject and molecular formula indexes.
  • Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary
    SCIENCE LIB Reference QD5 .C5 2002
    "...provides descriptions of chemicals, raw materials, processes and equipment...chemical entities, phenomena and terminology; descriptions of trademarked chemical-industry products; and chemical abbreviations." (Professional Safety, February 2002)
    "Identifies chemical substances by name, physical properties, source of occurrence, CAS Registry Number, chemical formula, potential hazards, derivations, synonyms, and applications." (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, June 5, 2002)
  • McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology
    SCIENCE LIB Reference Q121 .M3 2007
    Illustrated encyclopedia of all the sciences.

Handbooks & Guides

Biographies

  • Dictionary of scientific biography
    SCIENCE LIB Reference Q141 .D5 1981
    Eighteen-volume encyclopedia containing detailed biographical essays on scientists and mathematicians. Articles are signed and generally include extensive bibliographies.
  • The biographical dictionary of women in science
    SCIENCE LIB Reference Q141 .B5285 2000
    Two-volume biographical dictionary. Articles are brief, but often include lists of sources.

Image Resources

  • NIH Image Bank
    The NIH Image Bank contains images from the collections of the 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health. Contents include general biomedical and science-related images, clinicians, computers, patient care-related images, microscopy images, and various exterior images.