Library textbooks

The Journal of Materials Education (JME) is a must for the departmental library. It is in fact a continuously changing textbook of teaching modules on new and emerging materials topics. Free reprint rights make the articles easily available. 

Reference Library Chemical textbooks, references, computer data programs, and similar materials carried by response personnel. 

Over the years many detailed texts covering this very important technological area have been produced, but most are now ont of print and only available in specialised libraries. For those readers requiring more in-depth information on any particular area, some of the relevant, more recent pnblications are listed as source references. The student seeking a broad overview of the area would be advised to consult the recent textbooks from Christie et al. °... 

The Culture of Chemistry materials (24) were designed to be context-rich as well as active, current, connected and easy to use. The materials are not meant to teach library skills , nor are they intended to replace a textbook. They are keyed to fundamental concepts, not adding new topics, but teaching the basics with fresh and modem examples. Each piece stands alone and focuses on a paper from the primary literature. The first set of 6 field-tested modules is ... 

Cline, Austin (Guide). 2006. Evolution and the Law Textbook Disclaimers. Should Students Be Told That Evolution Is Only a Theory About, Inc., a part of the New York Times Company. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http //atheism.about.com/library/ FAQs/evo/blevo law disclaimers.htm (accessed June 5, 2006). 

But first, some necessary details. In order to understand the molecular basis of life one has to have an idea of how proteins work. Those who want to know all the details—how proteins are made, how their structures allow them to work so effectively, and so on—are encouraged to borrow an introductory biochemistry textbook from the library. For those who want to know a few details—such as what amino acids look like, and what are the levels of protein structure—I have included an Appendix that discusses proteins and nucleic acids. 

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