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Selected Resources in Chemistry

Books in the McCain Collection

Guides to the Literature

General Reference Resources

Reviews

Citation Style

Physical Property Data

Spectral Data

Subject Areas

Analytical Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Chemical Safety and Toxicology

E-Journals and Electronic Databases

E-Journals

Electronic Databases

Selected Websites

Books in the McCain Collection

To browse for books in the General Collection (Stack 3) or in Reference (1st Floor), use these Library of Congress call numbers as a guide:

: QD 1-65 - General Chemistry; QD 71-142 - Analytical Chemistry; QD 146-197 - Inorganic Chemistry; QD 241-441 - Organic Chemistry; QD 415-436 - Biochemistry; QD 450-801 - Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; QD 901-999 - Crystallography

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Guides to the Literature
These guides can be helpful in determining the standard sources for various types of chemical information.

: Bottle, R.T. and J.F.B. Rowland (Eds.) Information Sources in Chemistry. London; New York: Bowker-Saur, 1993.
QD8.5 .I47 1993; Maizell, Robert Edward. How to find chemical information: a guide for practicing chemists, educators, and students. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 1998.
QD8.5.M34 1998; Wiggins, Gary. Chemical Information Sources. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.
QD8.5.W54 1991

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General Reference Resources

: Clark, George L. and Gessner G. Hawley. The Encyclopedia of chemistry. New York: Reinhold Pub. Corp., 1957.
Ref. QD5 .E58 1957; Hawley, Gessner G.The Condensed chemical dictionary. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981.
Ref. QD5 .C5 1981; Lagowski, Joseph J. Macmillan encyclopedia of chemistry. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 1997.
Ref. QD4 .M33 1997 v.1 - 4; McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Ref. Q121 .M3 1997 v.1 - 20
Also available on CD-ROM at the Reserve Desk (Disc 22); Patterson, Austin M. A French-English dictionary for chemists. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1921.
Ref. QD5 .P25; Patterson, Austin M. A German-English dictionary for chemists. New York, J. Wiley & sons, Inc., 1935.
Ref. QD5 .P3 1935

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Reviews
Helpful for finding overviews on various topics.

: Analytical chemistry. Washington: American Chemical Society, 1947 - .
Periodicals 1947 -
Available online via American Chemical Society Web Editions (1998 - ): http://pubs.acs.org/journals/ancham/index.html; Annual review of biochemistry. Palo Alto, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1932 - .
QP501 .A7 1932 -
Available online via Annual Reviews (1997 - ): http://biochem.annualreviews.org/; Annual review of physical chemistry. Palo Alto, Calif. Annual Reviews, 1950 - .
QD1 .A732 1950 -
Available online via Annual Reviews (1996 - ): http://physchem.annualreviews.org/; Chemical Reviews. Easton, PA: American Chemical Society, 1924 - .
Periodicals 1924-1939,1941 -
Available online via American Chemical Society Web Editions (1998 - ): http://pubs.acs.org/journals/chreay/index.html; Progress in inorganic chemistry. New York: Wiley, 1959 - .
QD151 .P76 vol. 1 -

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Citation Style

: Dodd, Janet S. The ACS style guide: a manual for authors and editors. Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, 1997.
Ref. QD8.5 .A25 1997

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Physical Property Data

: Budavari, Susan (Ed. ) The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck, 1996.
Ref. RS51 .M4 1996; CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Cleveland, Ohio: CRC Press, c1977-
Ref. QD65 .H3 1994-95; Dean, John Aurie. Lange's handbook of chemistry. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Ref. QD65 .L362 1992
Earlier edition at Ref. QD65 .L36 1973; Landolt, H. Landolt-Börnstein Physikalischchemische Tabellen. Berlin: J. Springer, 1923.
QC61 .L3 1923 v.1 - 2.; National Research Council. International critical tables of numerical data, physics, chemistry and technology. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1926 - 30.
Ref. Q199 .N32 v.1 - 7, Index vols. 1 - 7; Shugar, Gershon J. The chemist's ready reference handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.
Ref. QD65 .S537 1990

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Spectral Data

: Grasselli, Jeanette G. CRC atlas of spectral data and physical constants for organic compounds. Cleveland, CRC Press, 1973.
Ref. QD291 .C18; Pouchert, Charles J. The Aldrich library of FT-IR spectra. Milwaukee, WI: Aldrich Chemical Co., 1985.
Folio QD96.I5 P66 1985 v.1 - 2; Pouchert, Charles J. The Aldrich library of infrared spectra. Milwaukee, WI: Aldrich Chemical Co., 1981.
Folio QD96.I5 P67 1981; Pouchert, Charles J. and John R. Campbell. The Aldrich library of NMR spectra. Milwaukee, WI: Aldrich Chemical Co., 1974.
Folio QC762 .P69 vols. 1 - 11.; Simons, W. W. and M. Zanger. The Sadtler guide to NMR spectra. Philadelphia, Sadtler Research Laboratories, 1972.
QC490 .S55

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Analytical Chemistry

: Chemical Analysis. New York: Wiley, 1941 -.
QD71 .A35 multiple volumes; Kolthoff, I. M. and Philip J. Elving (Eds.) Treatise on analytical chemistry. New York: Wiley, 1978 - .
QD75.2 .K64
QD75.2 .K6 1972 ed.; Meites, Louis. Handbook of analytical chemistry. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1963.
QD71 .M37; Scott, Wilfred W. Standard methods of chemical analysis; a manual of analytical methods and general reference for the analytical chemist and for the advanced student. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1939.
QD131 .S4 1939; Wilson, Cecil L. and David W. Wilson (Eds.) Comprehensive analytical chemistry. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 1959- .
QD75 .W75 vol. 1 -

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Inorganic Chemistry

: Abel, Edward W. et al. (Eds.) Comprehensive organometallic chemistry II: a review of the literature 1982-1994. Oxford ; New York : Pergamon, 1995.
QD411 .C652 1995 v. 1 - 14; Advances in inorganic chemistry. Orlando: Academic Press, 1987 - .
QD151 .A45 multiple volumes; Bailar, J. C. Jr., et al. (Eds.) Comprehensive inorganic chemistry. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1973.
Ref. QD151.2 .C64 v. 1 - 5.; Inorganic syntheses. New York: Wiley 1939- .
QD156 .I56 v. 1 -; Jacobson, C. A. Encyclopedia of chemical reactions. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1946 - 1959.
QD155 .J3 v. 1 - 8; Mellor, Joseph William. A comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry. London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1922-37.
Ref. QD31 .M52 v. 1 - 16.; Progress in inorganic chemistry. New York: Wiley, 1959- .
QD151 .P76; Sneed, M. Cannon. Comprehensive inorganic chemistry. New York: Van Nostrand, 1953- .
QD151 .S69 v. 1 - 8; Wilkinson, Geoffrey. Comprehensive organometallic chemistry: the synthesis, reactions, and structures of organometallic compounds. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press, 1982.
QD411 .C65 1982 v. 1; Zuckerman, J.J. Inorganic reactions and methods. Deerfield Beach, FL: VCH Publishers, 1986 - 1995.
QD501 .I623 1986 v. 1 - 18

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Organic Chemistry

: Barton, Derek et al (Eds.) Comprehensive organic chemistry. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press, 1979.
QD245 .C65 v. 1 - 6.; Beilsteins Handbuch der organischen Chemie. Berlin: J. Springer; Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, 1942-1944.
QD251 .B4 v.1 v. 1 - 31 (Noncirculating) up to 1910
QD251 .B4 Supplementary Series 1 v. 1 - 29 (Noncirculating) 1910 - 1919
QD251 .B4 Supplementary Series 2 v. 1 - 29 (Noncirculating) 1920 - 1929

This online Beilstein Dictionary is useful for translating German words in the Handbook to English
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/swain/beilstein/bedict1.html; Compendium of organic synthetic methods. New York: J. Wiley 1971-
QD262 .C53 v. 1 - 6; Dictionary of organic compounds. London; New York: Chapman & Hall, 1996.
Ref. QD246 .D5 1996 v. 1 - 9.; Fieser, Louis F. Reagents for organic synthesis. New York: Wiley, 1967- .
QD262 .F5 v. 1 - 14; Huntress, Ernest Hamlin. A brief introduction to the use of Beilstein's Handbuch der organischen chemie. New York, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1957.
QD251 .B43 1957 (Noncirculating); Mundy, Bradford P. Name reactions and reagents in organic synthesis. New York: Wiley, 1988.
QD291 .M86 1988; Organic reactions. New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1942-
QD251 .O7 v. 1 - .; Organic syntheses. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
QD262 .O7 misc. vols.; Organic syntheses. Collective volume. New York : Wiley.
QD262 .O722 vols. 1 - 9.; Rappoport, Zvi. Handbook of tables for organic compound identification. Cleveland, Chemical Rubber Co., 1967.
QD291 .R28 1967; Rhodes, P. H. The organic chemist's desk reference: a companion volume to the Dictionary of organic compounds, sixth edition. London; New York: Chapman & Hall, 1995.
Ref. QD246 .D5 1996 Suppl.; Richter, Victor von. Organic chemistry, Amsterdam: Elsevier; New York: Nordemann Publishing Co. Inc., 1934- .
QD251 .R54 1944 v. 1 - 4; Rodd, E. H. Chemistry of carbon compounds; a modern comprehensive treatise. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier Pub. Co., 1951-
QD251 .R6 v. 1 - 5; Weissbach, Oskar. The Beilstein guide: a manual for the use of Beilsteins Handbuch der organischen Chemie. Berlin; New York Springer-Verlag, 1976.
QD251.B43 W4413 (Noncirculating)

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Physical Chemistry

: Moore, John H. and Nicholas D. Spencer. Encyclopedia of chemical physics and physical chemistry. Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub., 2001
Ref. QD451 .E539 2001 v.1 - 3; Partington, J. R. An advanced treatise on physical chemistry. London; New York, Longmans; Green, 1949- .
Ref. QD453 .P28 v.1 - 5

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Chemical Safety and Toxicology

: Bretherick, L. Handbook of reactive chemical hazards: an indexed guide to published data. London; Boston: Butterworth, 1979.
T55.3.H3 B73 1979; Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P. Handbook of industrial toxicology and hazardous materials. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999.
Available online via netLibrary: RA1229 .C472 1999eb; Calow, Peter. (Ed.) Handbook of ecotoxicology. Oxford; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Scientific, 1998.
Available online via netlibrary: QH545 .A1 H36 1993eb; Spero, Jennifer. Regulatory chemicals handbook. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000.
Available online via netLibrary: TD176.4 .S65 2000eb; Steere, Norman V. CRC handbook of laboratory safety. Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 1971.
QD51 .S88 1971

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E-Journals and Electronic Databases

Chemistry E-Journals (Check for title in Journal/Article Locator):
http://library.agnesscott.edu/research/article.htm

Electronic Databases

: American Chemical Society Publications
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/query/subscriberSearch.jsp
Includes full-text of all ACS journals. Cannot be accessed from off-site due to licensing restrictions.; Current Contents at ISI
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmcc
Provides article citations and some abstracts to over 7000 journals in various disciplines, including chemistry. Coverage also includes some books and proceedings. From 1997. For coverage back to 1992, use Current Contents from GALILEO.; MEDLINE at EBSCOHost
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbme
Includes citations, abstracts and some full-text from journals in medicine and related fields, including pharmaceutical research and the life sciences. Coverage is from 1966, with full-text from 1990.; Dissertation Abstracts
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zudi
Includes citations from dissertations and some master's theses, from 1861. Includes some dissertations completed internationally. Abstracts are included from mid-1980.
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Selected Websites

: Chemistry Resources on the Internet
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/98-winter/interne1.html
Gateway site to chemistry resources on the Internet.; Links for Chemists (WWW Virtual Library)
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
Gateway site to chemistry resources on the Internet.; National Library of Medicine's TOXNET
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
System of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas. All databases can be searched at once. Note the ChemIDplus Locator, which links to various files and Internet sites, including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the EPA Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator, and NIOSH International Chemical Safety Cards.; Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
http://www.ilpi.com/msds/
Includes numerous links to MSDS sites on the Web. Also includes a FAQ about MSDS. One of the better MSDS sites listed is the SIRI MSDS Index.; Organic Compounds Database
http://www.colby.edu/chemistry/cmp/cmp.html
Database of nearly 2500 organic compounds. Search on various properties (e.g. melting point, molecular weight, formula, compound name, etc.).; NIST Chemistry WebBook
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
Searchable database containing property data (including spectra) on over 15,000 compounds.; NIST Physical Reference Data
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/contents.html
"Database holding information on fundamental physical constants, atomic spectra, molecular spectroscopic data, ionization data, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray data, radiation dosimetry data, nuclear physics data, and condensed matter physics data."

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Guide created by Mary Beth Faccioli, Reference and Instructional Services Librarian, McCain Library. Updated 2/9/2006.