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Find information on popular reference styles through our "Citation Style Guide." Remember to use the style asked for by your professor, and to check your work.
Use Zotero to help import, manage and export bibliographic references in various styles.
Quick Access to E-Resources for Chemistry and Biochemistry
General
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Database
SciFinder Scholar (First time users: click here to Register)
Ebooks and Ejournals Collections
Subject Librarian
Alain Lamothe, BSc., MSc., MLIS
Associate Librarian
alamothe@laurentian.ca
Book a research consultation
705-675-1151 Ext. 3304
For Distance Education students :
Telephone : 1-800-661-1058, Ext. 2
Fax : 705-671-3803 (Attention: Off-Campus Library Services)
Email : bibdesmaraislib@laurentian.ca
Library Instruction
Basic online library instruction is available in either official language using Laurentian's Desire2Learn platform.
For special instruction in this subject during class time, ask your professor to arrange a class by contacting Mr. Lamothe, ext. 3304.
More Help
In the library: The Library User Assistance Desk to your immediate left as you enter the library is a good place to start.
By email: Email the librarian responsible for your faculty for a reply during regular working hours.
Research consultations: Book a research consultation with the librarian responsible for your faculty by Zoom or phone.
By chat: With our "Ask the Library" service. For more information, see About Ask a Librarian.
For Distance Education students: Telephone: 1-800-661-1058, ext. 2 or email: bibdesmaraislib@laurentian.ca
Getting Articles
Theses and Dissertations
For additional information on advanced research as well as theses and dissertations, please consult our Research Guide for Advanced Studies.
Searching for Books
Searching the Catalogue
The catalogue is your primary tool for finding books in the J.N. Desmarais Library. You can also use the catalogue to find other materials, including government publications and journals (including individual articles).
You can search the catalogue by:
- Title
- Author/Creator
- Subject
- Call Number
When you know the book you are searching for, pick Title or Author; when you are searching for a topic, start with Keyword unless you know the exact Subject heading describing your topic.
More on searching the Catalogue is available in Module 5 of the Research Skills Tutorial in D2L.
Additional Print Resources
- McGraw Hill Dictionary of Chemistry (2nd Floor: Ref. QD 5 M357 1997)
- Encyclopedia of Chemistry (3rd Floor: Ref. QD 5 E58 1973)
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (2nd Floor: Ref. QD 65 H3 / 3rd Floor: QD 65 H3)
Shelf Searching
Laurentian uses LC Classification. Some patrons may wish to browse for books in the stacks; Chemistry and Biochemistry are classified under science (Q) and more specifically, under QD:
WorldCat
Getting E-books
E-books
- Some may be located by using the library’s catalogue and selecting "Books & eBooks" as the "Material Type" and then further filtering your results by "Available online".
- E-books can also be located by searching in e-book collections. Searching in these collections is the same as searching in a database.