CBEMS 249 Julia Gelfand

Colloid Science & Engineering Science Library 228

Fall 2006 jgelfand@uci.edu

(949) 824-4971

There are many resources on Colloid Science and this handout introduces you to the resources available at UCI.

Finding Books - appropriate subject headings include:

Colloids

Surface chemistry

Access via:

ANTPAC - for UCI holdings

MELVYL - for UC holdings

WorldCat - for global library holdings

Amazon - commercially available titles in print

Knovel - large eBook collection

CRCNetBase - books published by CRC - results of general search across entire database for information on colloids

Subject Guides

1. Chemistry
2. Chemical Engineering
3. Materials Science

Recommended Databases that index the journal and conference proceedings literature:

1. SciFinder Scholar (Chemistry)
2. Ei Compendex (Engineering)
3. Web of Science
4. Engineered Materials Abstracts
5. Digital Dissertations

Selective Reference Works, Conferences, Journals

1. Knovel
2. International Conference on Surface and Colloid Science - published in Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science (available online from 1999)
3. European Colloid and Interface Society Conference - published in Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science (available online from 1999)
4. Handbook of Surface and Colloid Chemistry, 2^nd ed., 2003 - SL QD 508 H36 2003
5. Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, 2002 - SL TP 149 H283 2002
6. Colloids and Surfaces - available online from v. 70, 1993
7. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science - available online from v. 21, 1966
8. Colloid and Polymer Science - available online from v. 252, 1974

For additional information:

1. contact Liaison Librarian
2. use Ask a Librarian services
3. for materials not at UCI - use either MELVYL REQUEST or ANTPAC ILL