Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Guide

The best place to start your research and find out about all the services offered by the Meriam Library like Technology Checkout and Interlibrary Loan. The OneSearch tab will allow you to search for articles, books, e-resources, and more, at both CSU Chico and throughout the CSU system.

Find journals on all topics by using the journal title or keywords to search what's available. Here is a short list of popular journal titles.

Interlibrary Services (or ILS) is a FREE service so that you can borrow books and request copies of articles from journals that Meriam Library doesn't own. Often the ILS link is provided directly in the database and is the easiest way to submit a request. Follow the "GET IT" link and click the link. Request your item through Interlibrary Loan Services. To use the system, you must first set up an account using your Chico State ID and password.

This guide provides quick and easy access to common examples of APA 7th ed. references for various formats.

With the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook, the focus is shifted to the principles of MLA style and how they can be flexibly applied to various formats in a changing publication environment. This brief synopsis of MLA citation formats will describe the core elements of citations according to MLA.

Scholarly or peer-reviewed articles are written by experts in academic or professional fields. They are excellent sources for finding out what has been studied or researched on a topic as well as to find bibliographies that point to other relevant sources of information. Scholarly articles are sometimes referred to as refereed or peer reviewed. Articles appearing in refereed or peer reviewed journals are read and evaluated by experts in the field before they are accepted for publication.

The department has the perfect mixture of diverse faculty expertise (with specialists in each chemical discipline), dependable staff support, state-of-the-art instruments and facilities, and the steadfast dedication to every student’s success. With instruction in all major branches of chemistry—organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, chemical education, materials, and biochemistry—students will get hands-on learning and experimentation experience in all the typical analyses that chemists perform and training on equipment used in modern, professional labs. Additionally, opportunities for individual research projects are available for upper-division students, granting them real-world research experience on a specialized subject that fits their interests.

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