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Chemistry

Getting Started

Start by getting familiar with basic information about your topic.

  • Review background and general information
  • Identify important people, places, events, and time frame

How to find this type of information?

  • Use the following general encyclopedias
  • Use Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) to find subject specific encyclopedias and other reference books.
  • Use the Research and Information Literacy Guide to learn how you can learn and process information more effectively.
  • Use the Library Search Tool to find subject specific encyclopedias

Please note that information found in general encyclopedias, such as Encyclopaedia Britannica or Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, usually cannot be cited or used as a source for research projects.

Chemistry News

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Source: Image Collection in Discovery Search

chemical bonds