Chemistry Research Guide: Find Books and Media

There are two ways to find books in APU's online library catalog: you can browse books by subject categories (subject headings), or you can do keyword searches for books that use specific words or phrases.

Below, I've given you some suggested subject headings to start with (if you're interested in browsing), as well as some tips for keyword searching. Once you've found books on your topic, you can proceed to the next step: finding articles on your topic.

Use the following links to browse the APU Library Catalog by subject.

Bibliographies are reference tools that refer the researcher to reference works, monographs, and other resources on a particular topic, and can be found at the end of encyclopedia articles, in syllabi, in books, and can actually be entire books themselves. This section includes the last type – that is, entire books that are bibliographies. Most subject bibliographies will include brief annotations, and may also provide other information relevant to the subject.