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Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement.

Select areas:
QD: Chemistry
RS: Pharmacy and Materia Medica
TP: Chemical Technology

Basic Reference Sources

Location

Aldrich Handbook of Fine Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment REF: TP202 .A43 2003-2004
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics REF: QD65 .H3
Dictionary of Organic Compounds REF: QD246 .D5 1982
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology REF: TP9 .E685 1991 plus 1998 supplement
Facts on File Dictionary of Chemistry REF: QD5 .F33
Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Tradenames REF: TP9. G286 1994
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry REF: TP151 .H25 1999
Merck Index REF: RS51 .M4 2001
Van Nostrand Reinhold Encyclopedia of Chemistry REF: QD5. V37
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
Knovel Critical Tables

Find Articles and Other Materials

Select PC Indexes and Databases

STN easy
A proprietary service available to students through their chemistry professor at Providence College. Provides access to more than 200 scientific and technical databases, including chemical abstracts (CABA, CAOLD, CAPLUS)
BasicBIOSIS Contains a wide range of chemical and bioscience topics

Academic Search PremierIndexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly journals covering computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry and more.

Key Journals

RSC Journals Archive (Royal Society of Chemistry)
Journal of the American Chemical Society 1879+ Current 3 years are also available on PC shelves
Analytical Chemistry 1947+ Current 3 years are also available on PC shelves
Biochemistry 1962+ Current 3 years are also available on PC shelves
Chemical Reviews 1924+ Current 3 years are also available on PC shelves
Inorganic Chemistry 1962+ Current 3 years are also available on PC shelves
Journal of Organic Chemistry 1936+ Current 3 years are also available on PC shelves

Select Websites

American Chemical Societyhttp://www.acs.org/
Royal Society of Chemistryhttp://www.rsc.org

Other Sites

American Chemical Society Journal Archives http://0-pubs.acs.org.helin.uri.edu/archives
American Chemical Society Web Editions http://0-pubs.acs.org.helin.uri.edu/journals/query/subscriberSearch.jsp
Elsevier Science Web Editionshttp://0-www.sciencedirect.com.helin.uri.edu/science

Writing Guides

Location

ACS Style Guide sample references American Chemical Society. Entire book is availble at QD8.5 .A25 1997
APA Online A portion of the Publication Manual (APA)
Citing Sources Guides in print and on the Internet
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association REF BF76.7 .P83 2001 and Circulation Desk Reserves
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Edgar Bailey, Chemistry Liaison
Last revision to this page : 30 August 2006