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Selected Sources for CHEM 112.01 General Chemistry II |
Research & Computing Help
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Angi Faiks, Associate Library Director, Collection Management Team
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Reference Resources
| When starting a research project, it is often a good idea to check the Reference Collection to find background information on your topic area. Resources typically found in the Reference Collection include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and statistical materials. The Reference Collection is located on the First Level of the DeWitt Wallace Library near the Reference Desk. Books are shelved under LC Call Numbers based on their subject matter. Find Reference materials by browsing the shelves or by using the CLICnet catalog. We also have a collection of Online Reference Resources. The materials listed below represent a sample of Reference resources that relate to your class. Because this course is multi-disciplinary, we have included just some general resources, but additional sources would be found in the Philosopy, Political Science, and Literature sections. Check the Reference Collection for additional resources that may relate more directly to your specific project. |
| Encyclopedia of chemical technology / executive
editor, Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz ; editor, Mary Howe-Grant. Pub info New York : Wiley, c1991- TP9 .E685 1991 Location MAC Reference A multi-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage on topics in applied chemistry and chemical engineering. Its emphasis is the application to industrially important concepts, processes and uses. Also provides references for additional reading on topics. |
| CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Pub info Cleveland, Ohio : CRC Press, c1977- QD291 .H3 Location MAC Reference This is a core reference tool for the field. It provides information on physical constants, units and conversion factors, and structure and data of organic and inorganic compounds (i.e., melting point, boiling point, and vapor pressure). It includes many useful tables. |
| Beilsteins Handbuch der organischen Chemie, vierte
Auflage. Drittes Erganzungswerk, die Literatur von 1930-1949 umfassend
/ herausgegeben vom Beilstein-Institut fur Literatur der Organischen
Chemie ; bearbeitet von Friedrich Richter. Pub info Berlin : Springer, 1958- QD251 .B4 1918 Location MAC Reference Important reference work in organic chemistry. Provides thorough summaries of published data on organic compounds. |
| Van Nostrand Reinhold encyclopedia of chemistry
/ Douglas M. Considine, editor-in-chief ; Glenn D. Considine, managing
editor. Pub info New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1984. QD5 .V37 1984 Location MAC Reference Brief definitions and articles that may include tabular data and references. |
Finding Books : Catalogs
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Use online catalogs to locate books in local libraries. Here at Macalester, our online catalog is called CLICnet. It is often helpful to start with a "Superkeyword" search in the CLICnet catalog where you combine topics that relate to your research project. For example:
Be sure to check the Subject headings listed in the records you retrieve so that you will find other useful and more specific terms and phrases to search. CLICnet uses the Subject Headings found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books kept near the Reference Desk in the Library.
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Books at Macalester
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In the DeWitt Wallace Library, as in other libraries, books are grouped together on the shelves by subject area. The Library uses the Library of Congress (or LC) Classification System to assign call numbers, using both letters and numbers, to books based on their subject matter. Use the CLICnet Library Catalog to find books in DeWitt Wallace Library. Keep in mind, it is often useful to browse the books on the shelf in a particular subject area to find additional materials that might relate to your research. Listed below are the collection locations for books here in the Library. Finding Books at Macalester:
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Finding Articles : Indexes
| Indexes allow you to access information about articles on your topic which have appeared in periodicals such as journals or magazines. Some indexes also provide information about books, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, government documents and a variety of other publication types. Subject-specific indexes focus on specific disciplines; interdisciplinary indexes survey many disciplines. Many of our indexes are available in electronic form, however print indexes are still the norm for certain disciplines. For More Information:
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| ACS Publications (American Chemical Society Publications) |
| Coverage: Date Varies 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society. |
Annual
Reviews |
| Indexes 29 Annual Review publications in a variety of disciplines.
Full-text available for 18 titles the Library currently subscribes
to from the start of publication of the title to the current publication
year. Back volume full-text available for remaining titles, allowing
full-text access from the start of publication of the title up to,
but excluding, the current 5 years. Both searching and browsing are
available within this service. |
| JSTOR (Dates
vary, usually includes date of first publication which is 1700's for
some journals; only includes backfiles, not current issues) |
| Large collection of core scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Fulltext back to their date of first publication to within the current 2-5 years. |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI Expanded) (Web of Knowledge/Science) |
Multidisciplinary database with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. A feature of this index is the inclusion of all cited references. |
Journals at Macalester
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Finding Journals at Macalester:
Journal Formats
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Interlibrary Loan
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Interlibrary Loan (or ILL) is a DeWitt Wallace Library service that allows current Macalester students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to submit requests for books, journal articles, and other materials that are not available here in the Library. You may submit up to 5 interlibrary loan requests per day (not including requests you make for books within CLICnet). For More Information:
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Web Research
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The Web is a extremely vast resource of information. While it is important to use critical thinking skills when looking at any information source, the Web can provide particular challenges. Always be aware of things like the authority, scope, source, currency, intended audience, etc. when visiting a Web site; especially when relying on a site as a source for a paper. Searching the Web can be a daunting experience. Search engines change on a regular basis. Google is the most effective search engine. However, it is important to note that no single search engine can claim to even come close to searching the entire Web. For best results, you should try searches in multiple engines. Remember, as per class session, Worldcat provides a means to access subject specific websites. For More Information:
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Citing Your Sources
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RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to download, organize, annotate, and search citations (references) for your papers and to create bibliographies. When you create bibliographies, choose from a variety of style formats (MLA, APA, Turabian, etc.). With an additional plug-in program, you can use Refworks to create references and bibliographies automatically while writing papers in Microsoft Word. (Please note: the Write-N-Cite plug-in is currently not available for Macintosh computers.) For More Information:
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