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QuickStart Guide: Chemistry

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  • Use Basic Search to locate items by title or author that you've already learned about

  • Use Advanced Search to discover potentially useful material, combining keywords or subject terms - learn how (PDF)

  • Browse the virtual shelves in Chemistry - click on subclass QD (Library of Congress PDF file)

Locating Books in the Library

If It's Not at the Library

  • Book checked out by someone else? Ask for a recall.
  • In a hurry? Get a BLC card and borrow the book from a nearby academic library - use WorldCat to find which libraries own it.
  • Have a little more time? Request the book from another library through InterLibrary Loan (ILL).

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Revised 8/1/2005

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