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Chemistry-Related Reference Resources

Here are important resources located in the libraries at Carnegie Mellon as well as electronic sources that can help you get started on your research. Check subject-specific encyclopedias to get an overview of your topic. Many encyclopedia articles have footnotes that will lead you to additional sources. Use dictionaries specific to engineering and chemical engineering to familiarize yourself with terms used in chemical and engineering literature. Handbooks are often useful for locating data and formulae.

• Dictionaries
• Encyclopedias
• Handbooks
• Miscellaneous Resources

Dictionaries

• Ashford's Dictionary of Industrial Chemicals: Properties, Production, Uses. London: Wavelength, 1994.
  ENGR&SCI REF 660.3 A82A
  
  

• Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names. 10th ed. Brookfield, VT: Gower, 1994.
  ENGR&SCI REF 660.3 G22C10
  MELLON REF TP9 .G2
  
  

• Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 13th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997.
  ENGR&SCI REF 540.3 C51A13
  MELLON REF QD5 .C5
  
  

• McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1989.
  ENGR&SCI REF 503 M147A4
  
  

• Merriam-Webster Online (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, and related products.
  
  

• Oxford English Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon users only)

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Encyclopedias: General

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Carnegie Mellon users only)

• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. (Carnegie Mellon users only) 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 1991- .
  ENGR&SCI REFERENCE 660.3 E56A4

• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Chemistry. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
  ENGR&SCI REF 540 M147A2

• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
  ENGR&SCI REF 503 M14 1992
  MELLON REF Q121.M14

• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 6th edition. (Carnegie Mellon users only)

Encyclopedias: Specialized

• Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry. 7 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1987.
  MELLON REF QD474.C74

• Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II. 11 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1996.
  MELLON REF QD400.C6

• Comprehensive Organic Chemistry. 6 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1979.
  MELLON REF QD251 .C73

• Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations. 7 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1995.
  MELLON REF QD262 .C53

• Comprehensive Organic Synthesis. 9 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1991.
  MELLON REF QD262.C737

• Comprehensive Polymer Science. 7 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1989.
  MELLON REF QD381.C737

• Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry. 11 vols. New York: Pergamon, 1996.
  MELLON REF QD411 .C66

• Encyclopedia of Polymer Science & Engineering. 17 vols. New York: Wiley, 1985.
  ENGR&SCI REF 660.3 E564A2

• Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. 8 vols. New York: Wiley, 1995
  MELLON REF QD77 .E53 1995

• Salamone, Joseph C., ed. Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia [CD-ROM]. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1996.
  ENGR&SCI REFERENCE Computer #3
  Comprehensive encyclopedia on the synthesis, properties, and applications of polymeric materials. Includes 1,150 articles, 2,455 tables, 2,008 structures, 4,992 equations and schemes, and thousands of bibliographical references.

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Handbooks: General

• Aldrich Catalog of Fine Chemicals. New York: Aldrich Chemical Company, 1999.
  MELLON REF TP202.A36

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics [Online]. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

  CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1977- (updated annually).
  ENGR&SCI REFERENCE 540.2 H19
  HUNT REF-1 540.2 H19
  MELLON REFERENCE QD65 .C4
  Most recent editions are found at the Engineering and Science Library reference desk, in the reference area, or in the Mellon Institute Library.

• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry. 15th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
  MELLON REF QD65.L36X

• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook. [computer file] [New York]: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
  ENGR&SCI REFERENCE Computer #3
  Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
  ENGR&SCI REFERENCE 660 P465A7
  MELLON REFERENCE TP151 .P46
  If handbook not found in Reference at the Engineering and Science Library, ask at the Circulation Desk for the reserve copy.

Handbooks: Specialized

• Aldrich Library of NMR Spectra. New York: Aldrich, 1983.
  MELLON REF QD96.N8P3

• Aldrich Library of IR Spectra. New York: Aldrich, 1981.
  MELLON REF QD96.I5P87

• CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994.
  MELLON REF QD257.7.H23

• CRC Handbook Organic Photochemistry & Photography. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995.
  MELLON REF QD719.C73

• Desk Reference of Functional Polymers. Washington DC: ACS, 1997.
  MELLON REF QD281.P6D47

• Handbook of Organic Chemistry. New York: Prentice Hall, 1996.
  MELLON REF QD251.2B4813

• Handbook of Polymer Synthesis. New York: Dekker, 1992.
  MELLON REF TP1130.H23

• Mark, James E., ed. Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook [CD-ROM]. Woodbury, N.Y.: AIP Press, 1996.
  ENGR&SCI REFERENCE Computer #3
  Concise information on the properties of polymeric materials, particularly those most relevant to the areas of physical chemistry and chemical physics.

• Polymer Handbook 4th. ed. New York: Wiley, 1998.
  MELLON REF QD388.B81

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Miscellaneous Resources

• ACS Directory of Graduate Research. Washington, DC: ACS, 1997.
  MELLON REF-OFFICE AD41.A51

• Advanced Organic Chemistry 4th ed. New York: Wiley 1992.
  MELLON STACKS-3 QD251.2 M19

• ChemExpo: A Virtual Trade Show for the Chemical Industry
• ChemFinder (Cambridge Soft Corporation)
  Search for chemical compounds on the web.

• Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI). Columbus, Ohio: Chemical Abstracts Service, 1907-1994, supplements.
  ENGR&SCI REF-DESK 540.5 C511
  MELLON REF-OFFICE Z5523 .A52C51
  Lists publications indexed by Chemical Abstracts and their abbreviations.

• Chemical Research Faculties. Washington, DC: ACS, 1996.
  MELLON REF-OFFICE QD40.C4317

• Chemicals: Data Compilation. New York: Hemisphere Pub. Corp., 1989 - (updated annually).
  ENGR&SCI REF 661.00212 D23P

• Comprehensive Organic Transformations 2nd ed. New York: VCH, 1999.
  MELLON STACKS-3 QD262.L32

• Directory of Published Proceedings. Series SEMT: Science/Engineering/Medicine/Technology. Harrison, N.Y.: InterDok, 1965- (updated monthly).
  ENGR&SCI REF 016.5 D59

• The Elements. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
  MELLON REF QD466.E55 1991

• Engineering Formulas. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
  ENGR&SCI REF 620.002 G45E7
  Check out the CD ROM edition at the Circulation Desk for in-library use only.

• Favorite Mathematical Constants (MathSoft)

• Fieser & Fieser Reagents for Organic Synthesis. New York: Wiley, 1980-
  MELLON STACKS - 3 QD262.F41

• Inorganic Synthesis
  MELLON STACKS-3 QD151.I5

• NIST Chemistry WebBook

• Organic Reactions. New York: Wiley, 1942 - .
  E&S REF 547 O682
  MELLON STACKS - 3 QD251.06

• Organic Synthesis. 8 vols. New York: Wiley, 1921 - .
  E&S REF 547O68
  MELLON STACKS - QD262.O71

• OSHWEB (Institute of Occupational Safety Engineering)
  An index of occupational safety and health resources on the Internet.

• Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Chemicals: Data Compilation. New York: Hemisphere Pub. Corp., 1989- (updated annually).
  ENGR&SCI REF 661.00212 D23P

• Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry. 7 vols. New York: Georg Thieme Verlag, 1996-
  MELLON REF QD411 .S96 1996

• WebElements (University of Sheffield)
  A periodic table of the elements linking to physical properties and other information.

• Where To Find Materials Safety Data Sheets on the Internet (University of Kentucky)

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