Best Bets for Starting Your Research in...
::Chemistry
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Use databases to find articles
on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
- Proquest Science Journals
Features over 490 titles - with more than 380 available in full text in
subject areas that include Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology,
Earth Science, and Chemistry.
Date coverage: 1986-present.
- Web of Science
Citations and abstracts to articles from a variety of scientific
disciplines, including Chemistry.
Date coverage: 1994-present.
- General
Science Index
Citations and abstracts to journals in the areas of anthropology,
astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, and
others.
Date coverage: 1984-present.
- AccessScience
AccessScience features fully searchable content from the McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Yearbook of Science &
Technology, and the Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms.
Tips: When searching
databases, use AND, OR, and parentheses
to focus your search.
The asterisk * symbol will search for all variations of a word. For
example: intell* will search for intellect and intelligent and
intellectual. Using quotes
will search for a phrase.
Combine synonyms with OR and put them inside parentheses, like this:
("calcium salts" OR "calcium sulfate") AND
protein*
Here's another example:
ions AND imaging AND (particle beam OR
laser)
Already have the citation? Find an article with citation linker!
Did you know...
Databases are
basically just search engines for
articles on specific subjects.
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Find books using the library
catalog. Browse these subjects
to get general information on your topic.
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry Organic
- Chemistry Inorganic
Search the library catalog! Find books, media
materials, and more.
Other searches:
Browse | Advanced Search
Tips: When searching
the library catalog with keywords, use the dollar sign
($) to search for a word and all of its variations.
For example: Teach$
will search for teachers or teaching
Did you know...
- WorldCat is a catalog of thousands
of libraries around the world!
- If a book isn't in the Fairfield University
catalog, search WorldCat and request the book from
another library. Just click on the Interlibrary Loan button.
- You can search ReQuest to search just the libraries
in Connecticut.
- Contact John
Cayer, Interlibrary Services, with questions.
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Reference tools such as dictionaries
and encyclopedias are good places to
start your research because they provide an overview of
the topic as well as keywords,
dates, and facts.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Lange's handbook of chemistry
Ref. QD65 .L36 2005
- Van Nostrand's encyclopedia of
chemistry
Ref. QD4 .V36 2005
- The Facts on File dictionary of
organic chemistry
Ref. QD246 .F33 2004
- The Facts on File dictionary of
inorganic chemistry
Ref. QD5 .F34 2004
- CRC handbook of chemistry and
physics
QD65 .H3 85TH ED 2004-05 (on reserve)
- Knovel
Critical Tables
This e-book contains tables of physical, solvent, and thermodynamic
properties. The physical property tables alone include over 13,000
inorganic and organic compounds, and pure substances. The solvent
property tables have 385 solvents, and the thermodynamic property
tables have 500 compounds.
Ref. Electronic Resource
- International
Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry, & Tech
Originally published for the National Research Council, ICT offers data
on physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, and other key properties and is
a major reference source used by those involved in chemistry, physics,
and engineering.
Ref. Electronic Resource
Tips: Try looking at
the bibliography at the end
of the entry for a list of other sources
such as relevant journal articles and books.
When you have found books on your topic, look
at the books on the shelf nearby to see if they are
related to your topic.
Did you know...
Wikipedia
can be edited by anyone,
so make sure you use another source to
confirm the information you find there.
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These web sites have been evaluated
by librarians (that's a good thing) for your use in an
academic setting.
Did you know...
There are billions of web pages and Google
only finds a fraction of them (about 15%). The rest is
held in what's called the "Invisible Web", which is made up
of dynamically generated information, password protected sites, and
databases-driven sites!
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Use these short e-learning modules to get quick
answers!
Still have questions?
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Curtis Ferree , Reference and
Electronic Reources
Librarian
By phone at (203) 254-4000 ext. 2185
By AIM Instant Message: cferree1
By e-mail at cferree@mail.fairfield.edu
IM the Reference Desk at FairfieldULib
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