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Chemistry 2281G Library Information Session

Finding Background Sources

Omni is an academic search tool for finding books, ebooks, journals, articles, videos, and more from Western Libraries and the Affiliated University College Libraries. 

Encyclopedias include background information on your topic. Entries summarize what is known about the topic and point you to additional sources.

Handbooks include chemical and physical property information (such as melting point, boiling point, vapour pressure, density, etc.). You may need this type of information to conduct your laboratory experiments or to confirm your laboratory results.

Plus, recommended resources for: