Research Guides: Chemistry & Biochemistry: Find Books / Ebooks

Books- Where and How?

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Search the Library Catalog for Books (OneSearch)

Chemistry and Biochemistry Call Number

Call Number	Topic Area	Book Location	Journal Location
Q1-Q295	Science - General	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD	Chemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD1-65	General Including Alchemy	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD71-142	Analytical Chemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD146-197	Inorganic Chemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD241-441	Organic Chemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD414-436	Biochemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD450-801	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD625-655	Radiation Chemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD701-731	Photochemistry	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage
QD901-999	Crystallography	4th Floor	Online or ORCA storage

eBooks

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Ebook Central (from ProQuest) This link opens in a new window More than 80,000 academic e-books in 16 subject categories (Formerly called eBrary)
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EBSCO eBook Collection consists of recent full text, fully searchable electronic books. Also provides access to 3500 older "public domain" works.
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eBook Collection consists of recent full text, fully searchable electronic books. Also provides access to 3500 older "public domain" works. Books can only be read online. Mindful of copyright laws, texts may be printed out or copied in part using browser functions.
Coverage: Most books are less than 10 years old. "Public Domain" books may be several hundred years old. The CSU or individual libraries may add to the e-book collection periodically.

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