Guide to Chemistry
Websites:
Comprehensive Web Sites | Specialized Web Sites | MSDS | Periodic Table | Tutorials
Books:
Suggested Subjects Headings | Recommended Reference Books
Current Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers Subscribed to by the El Centro Library
Databases
- Today's Science
- Includes encyclopedia articles, general articles and images.
- WilsonWeb
- Check the "box" at the top to search Applied Science and Technology and General Science
- Student Research Center
- Includes articles, news reports, images, and facts from the almanac, along with the basics of chemistry from books and encyclopedias. TIP: Click the SCIENCE link.
- eLibrary
- Includes articles, images, and animated videos. TIP: Click REFERENCE tab for the basics of chemistry from encyclopedias and books. The TOPIC tab also contains information relevant to chemistry.
- Academic Search Complete
- You might want to NARROW down the search to one of these science/environmental publications: E Magazine, Conservationist, Earth, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Earthwatch Institute Journal, Environment, Garbage, Geodate, International Wildlife, Mother Earth News, National Geographic, Mother Jones, National Parks, National Wildlife, Natural History, Nature Alert, Science News, Science, Sierra, Smithsonian, Soil and Water Conservation News, Weatherwise, Whole Earth, Wilderness, and World Watch.
- For more articles, click the link for CHOOSE DATABASES. Add GreenFile and Science & Technology Collection. Wow! Searching over 4,000 publications at one time!
- You might want to NARROW down the search to one of these science/environmental publications: E Magazine, Conservationist, Earth, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Earthwatch Institute Journal, Environment, Garbage, Geodate, International Wildlife, Mother Earth News, National Geographic, Mother Jones, National Parks, National Wildlife, Natural History, Nature Alert, Science News, Science, Sierra, Smithsonian, Soil and Water Conservation News, Weatherwise, Whole Earth, Wilderness, and World Watch.
Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need.
Request journals at the Circulation Counter.
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Comprehensive Web Sites
Search Engine:
- General Chemistry Online
- Search engine and directory to materials geared to first year chemistry students. Includes a chemical glossary, FAQ, notes, toolbox, calculators, tutorials...
Subject Directories:
- BUBLINK: Chemistry
- Chemdex
- ChemFinder & ChemWeb
- Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
- ChemInfo
- Chemical Industry (National Environmental Information Service)
- Chemistry Links
- Chemistry Resource Locator
- Creative Chemistry
- Powerpoint presentations, puzzles, games, chemistry calculators...
- Martindale's Chemistry Links
- Virtual Laboratory
- Links to molecule data, virtual experiments, virtual environments, online textbook, tutorials...
- Virtual Library: Chemistry
- Links to: chemical companies, chemical dictionaries and encyclopedias, conferences, discussion groups, organizations, specialized topic websites, librares...
Specialized Web Sites
- Chemical Acronym Search
- Chemistry Terminology
- Chemistry WebBook (NIST)
- College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
- Learning by Visualization: Visual Aids for Organic Chemistry
- Chemistry Tutorial Movies/Videos
- Videos on Capillary Electrophoresis, Spectroscopy, Chromatography, and Chemiluminescence.
- Laboratory Survival Manual
- Online manual of safe laboratory practices: protective equipment, safety gear, first aid, hazardous materials, labeling, MSDSs, chemical waste handling, and glossary.
- Organic Chemistry Helper
MSDS
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (ToxNet - National Library of Medicine)
- Metasearch of information on the toxicity of a chemical substance or mixtures of substances. Includes information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling, environmental issues, and regulatory requirements.
- Tox Town
- Graphics, sounds, and animation used to connect chemistry, the environment, and health. Includes information on everyday locations and uses of toxic materials. Includes chemical information.
- ATSDR - ToxFAQs: Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
Periodic Table
- Animated Periodic Table
- Chemical Elements
- Chemical Comics
- Visual Interpretation fo the Table of Elements
- WebElements
Tutorials
- Chemistry Tutorial Movies
- Animated video tutorials for chemiluminescence, electrophoresis, gas chromatography, spectroscopy, and more.
- ChemGuide
- Links to information and tutorials for chemistry students: atom structure, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, instruments, and chemistry calculations.
- ChemTutor
- MyChemstry Tutor Tutorials
- Interactive Chemical Tutorials
Magazines & Newspapers
The Library subscribes to the following publications. The most recent issue is on display and back issues are available at the Circulation Counter. Bound issues are shelved in the upper level of the Library. Check the Periodicals Guide for information on the previous years shelved or bound.
| Science News Discover Science |
Scientific American Clinical Laboratory Science New England Journal of Medicine |
Suggested Subject Headings
Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.
| chemists chemical chemical elements acids bases |
biochemistry electrochemistry microchemistry spectrum analysis |
Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry
REF QD 4 M33
Lange's Handbook of Chemistry
REF QD 65 L36
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
REF Q 121 M3
Concise Encyclopedia of Chemistry
REF QD 4 A2313
Concise Encyclopedia of Biochemistry
REF QD 415 B713
Chemical Formulary
REF TP 151 B35
CRC Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification
REF QD 291 R28
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
REF QD 65 H3
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.
Reference/Information Desk: 214-860-2174 Circulation:
214-860-2175
Comments or suggestions are welcome.
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Dallas, TX
Last Updated:
October 9, 2008