Looking for a Dictionary? Trying to figure out a concept or term?

Try these! The following dictionaries are available electronically:

• Credo Reference contains many dictionaries, including McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

• Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary

• Merriam-Webster Online

• Oxford English Dictionary

For print dictionaries, try a search for "Chemistry, Technical - Dictionaries" in our catalog, CAMEO. Most of these dictionaries will be found in the Engineering & Science Library's Reference Books area.

Looking for an Encyclopedia? Want an overview of a topic & links to additional info?

Try these! The following encyclopedias are available electronically:

• AccessScience

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

• Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing

• Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology

• Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry

For print encyclopedias, check our catalog, CAMEO or try browsing the "TP" section in the Engineering & Science Library's Reference Books area.

Looking for a Handbook? Want to locate property information, data, or formulas?

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

• efunda: engineering fundamentals --formulas, etc.

• FACT: Facility for the Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics

• Favorite Mathematical Constants

• Knovel including International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry, and Technology

• NIST Chemistry WebBook

• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

• WebElements

Donna Beck, Engineering Librarian, donnab@andrew.cmu.edu