CHEMISTRY  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use this online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Expanded Academic ASAP

Also:

• Online Chemistry Journals-Yahoo Directory

 Definitions

    Print:

• McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry Reference QD 5 .M357 1997
  
  
• Cassell Dictionary of Chemistry Reference QD 5 .H347 1998

    On-line:

• The Combined Chemical Dictionary
  
  
• General Chemistry Online Glossary 

Background Information

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

    Print Sources

• Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry Reference QD 4 .A2313 1994

• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry Reference QD 4 .M33 1997
   
• Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry Reference QD 4 >V36 2005

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Ready Reference QD 65 .H3

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area QD to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

Associations and Organizations

• American Chemical Society 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW: Chemistry

Additional web sites:

• CHEMnetBase

• Chemistry Resources on the Internet
   
• General Chemistry for Students
  
  
• Information Retrieval in Chemistry WWW Server
   
• Periodic Table of the Elements
   
• Physical Science Information Gateway: Chemistry

Style Guides

    Online:

• American Chemical Society Style 

• Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources
  Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83

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