Books & More

• Chemistry books in the library have the Library of Congress classification QD.

• Click here to search the SUBJECT Chemistry in the library catalog.

• Click here to search the KEYWORD chemistry in the library catalog.

• Library of Congress Classification: Chemistry
  A link to a description of the Library of Congress Classification for Chemistry in the Wikipedia.

• Western Libraries Web Site
  The Western Libraries Website consists of:
  
  • The Library Catalog. Find books, journals, videos and other resources in the Western Library collections. This also allows you to connect to the Summit Catalog. It also provides connections to the interlibrary loan system ILLiad.
  • Access to databases which WWU has licensed to use on their campus. Choose subject for a list of key resources in your area.
  • Research Assistance. This provides links to library instruction, to Internet Search engines and to email reference. It also provides an extensive array of general and subject based bibliographies available online or in print.
  • About us. This provides you with information on other library services, library hours, etc.

• Summit
  Summit is a consortium of over 30 libraries in Oregon and Washington (Orbis-Cascade Alliance) that have agreed to lend you books, usually delivered in 2 days. Service is free to students, but registration is required. Use your Wnumber, last name, and PIN, to request materials. Search our catalog first, then use the option to 'repeat search in Summit'. You can request an item right from the screen.

• WorldCat
  WorldCat is the online catalog of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), a searchable database of records describing materials owned by libraries around the world. It contains full bibliographic descriptions and cataloging information for the following types of materials: books, serials, manuscripts, sound recordings, audiovisual materials, maps, music scores, and computer-readable files.

• Chemistry Journals at Western
  Subject access to journal titles at Western Washington University

• Scifinder Scholar
  SciFinder Scholar is a software package for searching the Chemical Abstracts Service. SciFinder Scholar is available only for Western students, faculty, and staff. Access to Chemical Abstracts is limited, please logoff when you are finshed searching. Sessions are ended automatically after 10 minutes of inactivity. To obtain SciFinder Scholar 2004, read the User Agreement. After accepting the conditions of the agreement, you may download the SciFinder Scholar client software.

• PubMed
  Accesses the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine, covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences. Contains citations and abstracts for articles in about 3,900 current biomedical journals published in the U. S. and 70 foreign countries.

• Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
  • Dates covered: 1990-current
  Available via the Web of Science. A multidisciplinary citation index to the literature of science, technology, biomedicine, and related disciplines. Features include citation indexing, related records, and shared references. Consortium (12 Libraries) Share 15 Simultaneous Users.

• MetaSearch
  MetaSearch allows you to search several databases at the same time to determine which database might be the best to use for a particular topic. Not all databases can be searched using Metasearch. Although you may use this without logging in, we recommend that you log in to take advantage of some of the sophistication of this search. By logging in you can:
  • Create and save your own list of favorite databases
  • Create search alerts, which send the results of a search to you at intervals of your choice
  • Create your own list of journals
  • Save electronic copies of articles or citations.

• Western Libraries search databases
  The library has a wide variety of databases to help you locate articles of interest to your research. Access this wide variety of databases by using the subject or alphabetic list.

• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology / Othmer, Donald F. (Donald Frederick)
  A regularly updated encyclopedia of chemical technology and related disciplines. Subjects covered include analytical techniques, biochemistry, biotechnology, energy, materials, metals, pharmaceuticals, and process engineering. Site License.

• AccessScience
  AccessScience is an online encyclopedia of science and technology encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, biographies, research updates, and science news. Site License.

• Britannica Online
  Online general encyclopedia. Site License.
  [Resource no longer available]

• Annual Reviews Online: Biochemistry
  • Dates covered: 1984-current
  Annual comprehensive literature reviews that identify the major contributions to primary research in Biochemistry. Site License.

• Annual Reviews Online: Physical Chemistry
  • Dates covered: 1984-current
  Annual comprehensive literature reviews that identify the major contributions to primary research in physical chemistry. Site License.

• The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
  This is an attempt to present a comprehensive list of analytical chemistry resources on the Internet.

• The Sheffield Chemdex
  The Sheffield Chemdex: the directory of chemistry on the WWW since 1993.

• Chemfinder
  Enter a Chemical Name, CAS Number, Molecular Formula or Weight.

• Links for Chemists
  Links for Chemists is an index of chemistry resources on the web.

• The Merck index : an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference RS51 .M4 2001
  • Check Catalog

• The Aldrich library of FT-IR spectra / Pouchert, Charles J.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference QC457 .P87 1997
  • Check Catalog

• The Aldrich library of NMR spectra / Pouchert, Charles J.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference QD96.N8 P68
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• The Aldrich library of ¹³C and ¹H FT NMR spectra / Pouchert, Charles J.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference QD96.F68 P67 1993
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• Lange's handbook of chemistry
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference QD65 .L36
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• Comprehensive coordination chemistry II : from biology to nanotechnology
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference QD474 .C65 2004
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• Handbook of basic tables for chemical analysis / Bruno, Thomas J.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference QD78 .B78 2004
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• Click here to search the Reference Collection for QD (Chemistry).

From the Main Collection

• Beilsteins Handbuch der organischen Chemie.

• General chemistry