CHY 105: Majoring in Chemistry

To search for information, there are two important things to do before you start:

1. determine what academic disciplines are likely to cover the information you need
2. determine possible keywords you can use for your search

Here's an example:

• Topic - Desalinization
• Academic Disciplines - Engineering, Chemistry
• Possible Keywords - potable water, membranes, water treatment, reverse osmosis, ion extractors

Choose tools that cover the academic areas you have identified, to search for journal articles. (Tip: Ask a librarian if you are not sure which databases to use!)

Tools to help you get past Paywalls and to the full text of an article.