HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

Below are a zillion handbooks and manuals covering topics that you may be researching.

 
American Heritage Book of English Usage
 

 
 
 

 
Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English.
 


 

Art and Architecture Thesaurus On Line
 

 
 
 

 
Contains 15,000 structured vocabulary terms and other information about objects, concepts, artists, and places. Terms may be used to describe art, architecture, decorative arts, material culture, and archival materials. Coverage ranges from Antiquity to the present, and the scope is global.
 
ChemFinder
 

 
 
 

 
A database of chemical compounds including their chemical structures, physical properties and links to other websites for further information.
 


 

ChemIDplus
 

 
 
 

 
A database of chemical compounds including chemical name, formula and properties. Results include basic information pertaining to the compound, 2D and 3D structures, as well as links to relevant journal articles. Another feature of the database is the SuperList, which provides information on whether the chemical substances is on federal and state regulatory agency lists.
 

Classic 164 Currency Converter
 

 
 
 

 
Converts any of 164 currencies into any other. Historical calculator does the same for any day back to 1990.
 
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
 

 
 
 

 
The Ethnologue is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Ethnologue Name Index lists over 39,000 language names, dialect names, and alternate names. The Ethnologue Language Family Index organizes languages according to language families.
 
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
 

 
 
 

 
Includes data on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. Data covers human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, properties,laboratory methods, and more. All data are referenced and derived from books, government documents, technical reports and selected primary journal literature. [Also available at HSDB via MICRODEX. Note that access is limited to UC faculty, staff and students. Click on ChemKnowledge Free Text Search. Enter search terms and scroll down to select HSDB. Users must LOG OFF when you are done.]
 
Organic Syntheses
 

 
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Presents detailed experimental methods in a standard format for the synthesis of organic compounds.
 
U.S. Government Manual
 

 
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The official handbook of the federal government. Provides information on agencies on the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations. Includes reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
 
WebElements Periodic Table
 

 
 
 

 
Provides history, description, properties and uses of all the elements in the periodic table.