Chemistry Subject Guide
Finding Books
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WMU's Classic online catalog (also known as WestCat), is used to identify books (including electronic books), government documents, journals, audio and video, slides, music scores, and other items in the University Libraries' collections. The catalog can be searched by title, author, subject heading, keyword, call number, and more.
Chemistry Call Numbers
Chemistry books are arranged by call numbers into the following main categories:
QD 1-65 General
QD 71-142 Analytical Chemistry
QD 146-196 Inorganic Chemistry
QD 241-441 Organic Chemistry
QD 415-431.7 Biological Chemistry
QD 450-731 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
QD 901-999 Crystallography
In addition:
RA1190-1270 Toxicology and Poisons
TD 172-199 Environmental Pollution
TP Chemical Technology
also contain Chemical information.
You can perform a virtual browse of the shelves by entering (or clicking on) a pertinent call number in WestCat and moving through the screens.
Comprehensive catalog of books and other materials in libraries around the world. Contains millions of records in hundreds of languages. Non-book materials include (among other publication formats) the titles of journals and magazines, manuscripts, maps, electronic resources, websites, computer programs, music scores, films, slides, sound recordings, conference proceedings, and videotapes. Items located through WorldCat must be requested through Interlibrary Loan unless they are also listed in the WMU Libraries catalog.
The library catalogs of many colleges, universities and local libraries can be searched online. They may be useful in finding materials our Libraries don't own. You may then decide to request these materials through interlibrary loan.
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Librarian's Comment: MSU is the closest library with a larger Chemistry collection than WMU for those willing to make the trip.