SCI122.01GeneralChemistryII

toc =Course: SCI 122-01 General Chemistry II=
 * Prof. Jalal Ghaemghami**
 * Instruction Librarian: Ted Intarabumrung**

This guide is designed to help you research topics. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * Please contact Ted Intarabumrung, tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu, if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes Boston Public Library)]

Electronic Books
Ebrary

New Books


__Write Like a Chemist: A Guide and Resource__: **QD9.15 .W75 2008**



__Chemistry: The Impure Science__, call number:**QD131.3 .B455 2008**

Reference Books

 * __Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary__, call number: **REF QD5 .C5 2007**
 * __Facts on File Dictionary of Organic Chemistry__, call number: **REF QD246 .F33 2004**
 * __Chemistry Foundations and Applications__, call number: **REF** **QD4 .C48 2004x** volume set
 * __Encyclopedia of Chemistry__, call number: **REF QD4 .R4 .R57 2005**

Reference Books Online
Credo Reference Selected reference materials: __McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology__ and __Illustratrated Dictionary of Science, Andromeda__.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about chemistry.
 * Journal of Chemical Education
 * National Geographic
 * Scientific American

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases.

Researching science topics has never been easier -- with Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study. Selected peer-reviewed journals: Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, [|Tutorial] From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. [|Tutorial] Contains access to 320 full text science journals covering all fields of science. Offers a broad range of science literature to students on the community college level. [|Tutorial]
 * ==Science Resource Center==
 * ==[|Academic Search Premier]==
 * ==[|Expanded Academic ASAP]==
 * ==[|Science Full Text Select]==


 * Academic Onefile

=Information Literacy= Types of Information Sources Video prepared by Baker Community College. media type="youtube" key="SjJBE9OWovI" height="385" width="480"

=Web sites= There are many good chemistry web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University] has a very good guide.

Search Engines

 * scholar.google.com

Web sites

 * Open Source Shakepeare

Open Access journals

 * Directory of Open Access Journals

=Citing Sources: Style Guides=

[|Duke Library Guide to Assembling a List of Works Cited] [|Laguardia Community College Library MLA and APA citation style] [|The Owl at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide] [|The Owl at Purdue: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide]

=Basic Research Help= Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

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Research guide prepared on 03-25-10 by Ted Intarabumrung: tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu