The CRC Handbook is the main one, but Murphy Library holds several others as well (Lange's, Dean's, etc.). See the Chemistry/Biochemistry subject guide for more.
Can be helpful in formulating effecting database search strategies by revealing terminology used by specialists.
A good, specialized, scholarly encyclopedia contains many relatively brief entries that can serve as a perfect introduction to a topic. Each article is written by a recognized, credentialed expert. Also, entries generally conclude with a current bibliography also compiled by that subject expert, recommending some of the most important publications ever produced on that particular topic. This can be a highly-effective and time-saving way to launch your own literature review.
On the shelves at the library:
Find books:
1. Look up the article titled “Recent advances on therapeutic potentials of gold and silver nanobiomaterials for human viral diseases”.
2. Look up the article, written in 1999 by Lazaro and others, on: labeling experiments with photocyanation of aromatic compounds. Click on the title of the article to see the full reference information about it.
3. How many articles by researchers associated with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse can you find that have something to do with antibiotics?
4. Save several of the articles you found into a "saved answer set". Now view your Saved Answer Set (link at far upper-right). What can you do with Saved Answer Sets?
Thanks to the UWL Chemistry department, as a UWL student/faculty/staff member you can install ChemDraw on your computer (PC or Mac), starting from the following link.