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Reference Works

A Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry by Jan A. Pechenik; Holly B. Davis; Julian F. Tyson
Call Number: QD8.5 .D38 2010
ISBN: 9780205550609
Publication Date: 2009-12-15
Dazzle 'Em with Style by Robert Rene Henri Anholt
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9780080461045
Publication Date: 2010-07-26
Write like a chemist : a guide and resource by Marin S. Robinson
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9780199719457
Publication Date: 2010
The ACS Style Guide by Lorrin R. Garson (Editor); Anne M. Coghill (Editor)
Call Number: QD8.5 .A25 2006
ISBN: 9780841239999
Publication Date: 2006-07-20

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General Information

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Over 8,200 publications are available in this multi-discipline database, with full text for nearly 4,650 of those titles.
Proquest Central This link opens in a new window
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
Science Database This link opens in a new window
Applied and general science articles covering topics such as global warming, alternative energy sources, robotic engineering, genetically modified food, and more.

Chemistry Specific

Environmental Science & Medicine

PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary This link opens in a new window
Access to news of current climate events, science and politics and to the electronic archive of Tiempo, the quarterly bulletin on climate and development