Background information can help you prepare for further research by explaining concepts related to your topic, especially if you are researching an unfamiliar topic or discipline. Entries in reference resources tend to be short and can help you get started with research on a new topic, identify trends in a subject area, and define unfamiliar terms or people from your readings. Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and handbooks.
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QD5 .C5 2007
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QD4 .M33 1997
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QD65 .H3 2013/14
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The Elements
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QD466 .E48 1998