Chemistry 335: Introduction

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In this course, you will be finding information to support your presentations and independent projects.  Use this guide as a starting point for key resources, search strategies, evaluating sources, and how to cite your sources.  Please email me to schedule research appointments as needed.

1. Keyword search in the library catalog for ELEMENTS and limit to books in Schow:  results will be for ebooks or print resources with the word in the title and/or the table of contents
2. Schow Ref:  Kirk-Othmer's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
3. Books on Reserve
4. On the web:  https://www.webelements.com/
5. Search the library catalog for your SPECIFIC transition metal
6. Schow Ref:  Nature's Building Blocks, An A-Z Guide to the Elements