Chemistry 100: Cultural Chemistry

Below are listed library resources and research strategies pertaining to the study of general science topics and those specific topics that you are likely to encounter in Chemistry 100.

Reference resources in Hewes Library

Reference materials such as handbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries provide excellent starting points for art research, whether you are interested in theory, movements or specific artists. You will find the resources below, among others, in the Reference Collection on the Main Level.

• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology (20 vol.) REF Q 121. M3 2002
• Encyclopedia of modern technology REF T 47. G18 1987
• The Wiley encyclopedia of energy and the environment (2 vol.)REF TJ 163.235 W55 1997
• Macmillan encyclopedia of energy (3 vol.)REF TJ 163.28 M33 2001
• Renewable energy: sources for fuels and electricity REF TJ 808. R43 1993
• Alternative energy handbook REF TJ 808.3 R67 1993

Online resources

• Academic Search Premier
  EBSCOhost's academic-specific database indexes 8,000+ periodicals in all disciplines. 4,600 titles are full-text or full-image, and 3,500 are peer-reviewed. Coverage: generally since 1980, but back to 1965 for some titles. Title list.
• AccessScience
  Online version of McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (20 print volumes; find it in the Reference Collection at REF Q 121. M3 2002), plus several other reference and web resources.
• LexisNexis Academic
  Indexes, abstracts and provides some full-text access to 5,600+ news sources both national and international.
• WilsonSelect Plus
  Indexes and provides full-text articles from 800+ periodicals. Coverage: since 1994. Updated weekly. Title list.
• WorldCat
  Provides bibliographic information and holdings for over 40 million library items held in 40,000+ libraries worldwide.

Human resources: your local librarians

Hopefully, the ideas and resources above will help you to get started in your research. If you have any questions, comments or difficulties, please contact a librarian at the Reference Desk: (309) 457-2301.