Basics of Library Organization
Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
The online catalog of the University of Hawaii. The UH Manoa Library shelves books and journals by Library of Congress Call Numbers.
Books in Chemistry will be shelved in QD:
QD1-999 Chemistry
QD1-65 General Including alchemy
QD71-142 Analytical chemistry
QD146-197 Inorganic chemistry
QD241-441 Organic chemistry
QD415-436 Biochemistry
QD450-801 Physical and theoretical chemistry
QD625-655 Radiation chemistry
QD701-731 Photochemistry
QD901-999 Crystallography
QDs are shelved in the stacks on the second floor of the Hamilton Library Addition.
There are also QDs in the Science & Technology Reference collection and in the Current Periodicals shelves. The Location field in the Hawaii Voyager record will tell you where the item is shelved.
Basics of Searching
Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog and the journal literature databases can all be searched using keywords that describe your topic, such as "stereochemistry AND organic."
Index Terms
Use index terms (or metadata) to refine your search. You can find terms to refine your search by clicking on a record and identifying relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings or descriptors attached to the record.
Combining Searches or Terms
Use Boolean logic (AND, OR, ANDNOT) to increase or decrease the number of records you will retrieve in a search. For more information about Boolean logic, go to the Boolean Operators LibGuide.
Truncation
Use truncation symbols to easily broaden a search on a particular term, such as ? in the Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog, or * in many of the databases. Some databases will automatically stem a search term so that truncation symbols are unnecessary.
Filters and Limits
Look for provided tools that will help you filter and limit your searches such as using Journal Title Begins With to search for a particular journal in Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog or using Title Begins With to search, a book title.
Example: Prospective motion correction for magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a Title Begins With search retrieves the record for a 2010 UH Manoa Ph.D thesis
In journal literature databases, common limits that can be used include publication year, language, and document type.
Phrases
Search by keyword phrases by enclosing the phrases in quotes, example: "analytical chemistry" keyword search
What if the book isn't in the library?
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Useful Links
- Science & Technology ReferenceLinks to subject guides, contact information, workshops, and more.
- Find Electronic Journals and BooksTo find electronic journals provided by the UH Manoa Libraries search the Electronic Resources gateway. Note: the best way to link to articles is from the index through the FIND IT link.
- Library Hours
- Call Number LocationsMost of the science collections (Library of Congress alpha Q-V) will be in the Addition floors 1-4. Exceptions include items marked Folio, which are held on the 2nd floor Main, items held in Sinclair Library, and Oceanography (Library of Congress alpha GC on the 2nd floor Main)
- ID Registration for UHM Libraries
- Interlibrary LoanGetting materials not available at UH Manoa Library.
SciTech Library Guides
- Grad StudentsSurvival Guide for Science & Technology Graduate Students (PDF of a 3-fold pamphlet)
- UndergradsSurvival Guide for Science & Technology Undergraduate Students (PDF of a 3-fold pamphlet)
- Chemistry LibGuide
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