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Look for books and other items in libraries near and far. Most items you find may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

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Searches library catalogs in the US and around the world.

It is produced by the OCLC Online Computer Library Center and includes catalog records for books, manuscripts, computer data files maps, computer programs, musical scores, films and slides, newspapers, journals, sound recordings, magazines, videotapes. WorldCat does not include book chapters or individual articles, or articles in journals, magazines, or newspapers.

Catalogs of other Libraries
Links to the catalogs of other local, state, US and International libraries.

Google Books

Google Books is a great resource for finding books and gives a preview of what the book is about and often short sections to view.

There is a link to see if your local library library owns the book and you can see if any of the local libraries have the book!

Chemistry: Books

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Reference Books in the Library

The 100 Most Important Chemical Compounds: A Reference Guide
Call Number: RAYNOR REFERENCE TP9 .M94 2007

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Organic Chemistry
Call Number: RAYNOR REFERENCE QD246 .F33 2004

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Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry, 5th ed.
Call Number: RAYNOR REFERENCE QD5 .V37 2005

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Encyclopedia of the Elements: Technical Data, History, Processing, Applications
Call Number: RAYNOR REFERENCE QD466 .E56 2004

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Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
Call Number: RAYNOR REFERENCE QD451 .E53 2001 (v. 1-3)

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Evaluating Books

The quality and relevance of information in books needs to be evaluated. What to look for:

Authority of the authors, editors - Determine the expertise of the authors, does it match the subject content of their writing?

Scope of Content - Does the content cover your topic to the degree you need? Is it in-depth or does it simply provide an overview with little facts, details, analysis?

Timeliness - Is the content timely for your topic. This is determined somewhat by the time period of your topic.

For help finding book reviews see this research guide:
Book Reviews