These are books and websites that will help you gain some background information on your topic, and they can be vital to your understanding of the subject and for topic development.
Macmillan encyclopedia of chemistry
Dictionary of organic compounds
Concise encyclopedia biochemistry and molecular biology
Glossary of biochemistry and molecular biology
Documentation Styles for the Sciences
Journal Abbreviations in the Sciences
Use online databases as you would a print periodical index. Items retrieved from these databases have been evaluated for content and indexed by subject librarians, unlike items retrieved from a search engine.
These websites have been evaluated by the librarians at W&L for relevancy, content, and objectivity. They include tools to help with your research as well as useful supplemental materials.
Chemistry Resources at W&L (W&L University Libraries)
Biology Resources at W&L (W&L University Libraries)
Searching Patents (W&L University Libraries)
Chemistry Department Homepage (W&L University)