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Subject Guide for
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Guide to Reference Resources

Analytical Instrumentation Handbook. 1990

QD 79 I5 A49 1990

Guide to analytical methods and techniques and the instruments involved, including mass measurement, spectrochemical and electrochemical instrumentation, and chromatographic methods.

Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature. 1987

QD 75.3 C65 1987

The IUPAC Orange Book defining terminology of analytical chemistry.

CRC Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification. 3rd ed., 1967

QD 291 R28 1967

Over 8000 parent compounds, grouped in tables by chemical class. With a name index.

Handbook of Analytical Chemistry. 1963

QD 71 M37

Concise summaries of fundamental data and practical procedures, with a thorough index.

Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis. 1989

QD 78 B78 1989

Tables of data for instrumental techniques, including gas chromatography (GC), high-pressure layer chromatography (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), spectrophotometry, and spectroscopy.

Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemical Analysis. 1966-74

QD 131 E5 20 vols.

Vols. 1-3 are devoted to general techniques common to many industrial products; vols. 4-19 cover analysis of specific materials. Vol. 20 is the index to vols. 4-19.

Methodicum Chimicum. 1974 -

QD 75.2 M47, vol. 1 A-B

Vol. 1, parts A-B, of this series outlines chemical, physical, and biological analytical methods, including those for structure determination and quality control.

Official Methods of Analysis. 15th ed., 1990

S 587 O38 1990 2 vols.

Compilation of analytical methods approved and adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. With subject and method number indexes.

Vol. 1 = Agricultural chemicals, Contaminants, Drugs.

Vol. 2 = Food Composition.

Official, Standardized and Recommended Methods of Analysis. 2nd ed., 1973

QD 75.2 H36 1973

Accepted methods of determination in many industrial products, wastes, agricultural materials, and drugs; Part 2 is a bibliographic section citing other methods.

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. 17th ed., 1989

QD 142 A5 1985

One-volume compendium prepared by the ALPHA, AWWA, and WPCA, of methods for determining physical properties, metals, inorganic non-metallics, organics, radioactivity, toxicity, and biological constituents in the water.

Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis. 6th ed., 1962-66

QD 131 S68 1962 3 vols. in 5

Standard reference of analytical information. Vol. 11 contains methods of determination for the elements; vol. 2 covers industrial and natural products and non-instrumental methods; vol. 3 covers instrumental methods. Each volume has its own index. (Vol. 1: 5th ed. only)

Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds. 6th ed., 1980

QD 261 S5 1980

Basic introduction to techniques for characterization and identification of unknown organic compounds, detection of functional groups, separations, etc.

CRC Handbook Of Organic Analytical Reagents. 2nd ed., 1992

QD 77 C73 1992

Information on preparation, properties, and analytical applications of organic reagents.

Reagent Chemicals. 8th ed., 1993

QD 77 A54 1993

American Chemical Society standards on reagent purity and testing.

CRC Handbook of Chromatography. 1972 -

QD 117 C5 C7 1978 2 vols.

Vol. 1 contains over 549 tables of chromatographic data on more than 12,000 compounds, with literature citations, for gas, liquid-column, paper, and thin-layer chromatography. Vol. 2 outlines the theory and practices of these fields. Compound index in vol. 1.

NOTE: This ongoing series treats chromatographic analysis of various classes of substances in separately cataloged volumes. Search ONLINE CATALOG under the title CRC Handbook of Chromatography for a list of other individual volumes and their locations.

Dictionary of Chromatography. 2nd ed., 1982

QD 79 C4 D46 1982

Basic vocabulary.

Periodic Table for Chromatographers. 1992

QD 467 L43 1992

Collection of equilibrium constants for heterogeneous and homogeneous systems over the entire periodic table, for comparing interactions under different conditions.

Chemical Abstracts. 1907 -

Shelved in Reference Stacks; newest issues on Index Table.

The premier indexing source for chemical, biochemical, and chemical engineering literature, covering over 12,000 journals and confernces, as well as technical reports, dissertations, books, and patents. There are two basic parts: the weekly abstracts issues, arranged by topics (each issue contains its own indexes), and cumulative semiannual indexes, offering access by chemical substances name, formula, general subject, and author. There are also Collective Indexes covering 10 - or 5 - year periods. Use the printed flyers available in the Library to learn the basics of searching the printed indexes.

Sections 79 and 80 of the weekly issues over topics in Analytical Chemistry.

Other parts of CA to know about:

Index Guide.

Annual thesaurus providing subject headings and controlled vocabulary, cross-refernces and indexing notes for use with CA's Chemical Substance and General Subject indexes. Located on the Index Table.

Registry Handbook -- Common Names.

Annual microfiche listing of chemical names and synonyms that gives registry number and formula for nearly 700,00 compounds as indexed in CA. The Name Section lists substance names selected from the Registry nomenclature file. The Number Section lists, by registry number, the corresponding CA Index Name for use in the printed indexes, along with synonyms. Next to the online Registry file, this is the best place to find registry numbers for searching in CAS Online, or Index Names for searching in the printed CA indexes.

Registry Handbook -- Number Section. 1965 -

Printed cumulation of all registry numbers assigned by CAS since 1965, showing CA Index Names and formula for searching in the indexes. Check the annual update for cumulative changes. Shelved near the end of the CA index area.

Ring System Handbook. 1988 4 vols. plus supplement

Compound-locating index arranged by the number of rings in a structure, then by the size of the component rings in ascending order (e.g., 5,6,7). Elemental components are arranged in Hill order. Entries give CAS registry number, Ring File number, index name, molecular formula, WLN, and structure diagram. Shelved on the CA Index Table.

CASSI. 1994

Retrospective listing of journal titles, conference titles, and other printed sources abstracted by CA, listed by their established CA abbreviations. Appears every 5 years, with quarterly updates. Very comprehensive. Located on the circulation desk.

Chemical Abstracts is available online after 1967. Available through Dialog/STN or by full-service searches.

Use ONLINE CATALOG to locate books and journals held by the LSU Libraries on this topic. To search by subject, use established Library of Congress Subject Headings from the red volumes near the terminals. Use the subject search feild. Relevant general headings include:

Chemistry, analytical

Chemistry, analytic -- Qualitative

Chemistry, analytic -- Quantitative

Chromatographic analysis

Gas Chromatography

Liquid Chromatography

Note also that the subheading: -- Analysis occurs under names for substances or classes of compounds,

for example: Organosilicon compounds -- Analysis.

The keyword search is also useful as an alternative search method, to find items lacking in-depth subject headings:

boron analysis

You can also browse the shelves in the book stacks between QD 71 and QD 142 for books on analytical methods and concepts.

Similar searches in the periodical index of the ONLINE CATALOG will help locate journal articles on these topics.

-- See also the reference guide to Spectra and Spectral Data: Guide to Reference Sources for information on spectrographic analysis --

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