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Access Science - (online) - electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  Includes science news and related websites concerning life and physical sciences, as well as information on engineering, mathematics, and technology.

Oxford Reference Online - provides searchable access to 100 dictionary and reference titles published by Oxford University Press including A Dictionary of Chemistry.

Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online  Provides full-text of engineering reference books and also contains books on civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering, as well as metallury, biology, and food science.

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Gale Encyclopedia of Science K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. Detroit: Gale, 2004. REF Q 121 .G35 2004 This six-volume set covers all scientific disciplines including many aspects of chemistry.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. REF QD5 .M36 2003. Contains 8000 terms used in chemistry and related fields of science and technology.

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry. Joseph J. Langowski, ed. 4 volumes. New York: MacMillan Reference USA, 1997. REF QD 4 .M33 1997 Provides information on a broad range of chemistry topics including the branches of chemistry, biographical entries on important chemists, and information on common substances. An extensive list of common abbreviations, symbols, and journal abbreviations is included.

Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook. 4th. ed. Gershon J. Shugar. New York: McGraw- Hill, 1996. REF QD 61 .S58 1996 This illustrated handbook contains information vital to the chemical technician. It includes sections on laboratory safety, chemical waste disposal, handling chemicals and solutions, basic laboratory mathematics, laboratory statistics and much more.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.  84th editionBoca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2003-04. REF QD 65 .H3 2003-04 This one-volume handbook contains the physical properties of the elements, physical constants of organic and inorganic compounds, nomenclature and structure of compounds as well as practical laboratory data and safety information. It is an invaluable and highly regarded source of chemical information.

The Merck Index.  Maryadele O'Neil ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Company Co. Inc., 1989. REF RS 356 .M524 2001 This index provides an alphabetical listing of chemicals including structures, descriptions and precautions for use.

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. (all campuses )9 th ed. Douglas M. Considine, ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2002. REF Q 121 .V3 2002 This two volume illustrated encyclopedia covers a number of scientific disciplines including organic and inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry and photochemistry.

Chemistry Teaching Resources (http://people.morehead-st.edu/fs/h.hedgec/sciteach.html) - A comprehensive list of chemistry teaching resources on the Internet.

Sheffield ChemDex (http://www.chemdex.org/) - Sheffield's Chemdex has existed on the WWW since 1993 and exists to maintain an international directory of chemistry on the internet.

Chemistry Resources – Berkeley (http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/links/)