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Selected Electronic Scientific Books

Book Collections

• Classic Bookshelf - not scientific, but classic and free.
• Google Book Search
• Knovel Basic - scientific and engineering reference books, including many polymer titles.
• National Academies Press - reports issued by the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council; publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health.
• NetLibrary - variety of subjects. Register while on-campus, or with the Virtual Private Network from off-campus.
• OhioLINK Electronic Book Center - includes books published by ABC-CLIO, Oxford University Press, and Springer.
• OhioLINK Electronic Book Collections
• OhioLINK Electronic Reference
• OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
• Online Books Page - University of Pennsylvania listing of over 30,000 free books on the Web.
• Oxford Reference Online - mostly dictionaries published by Oxford University Press.
• Oxford Scholarship Online - books published by Oxford University Press on various topics, including biology, mathematics, and physics.
• Project Gutenberg - free books on a variety of subjects.
• Safari Tech Books Online - electronic books in computer science, information technology, and related fields from O'Reilly and Associates and Pearson Technology Associates.
• Springer Books - high-quality scientific, technological and medical books. Also included in the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center.
• University of Akron Electronic Reference
• University of Akron Electronic Dissertations from 1997 to the present. Some pre-1997 dissertations are also included. See my Theses and Dissertations page for additional availability.
• University of Akron Electronic Theses and Dissertations from Fall 2005 to the present. See my Theses and Dissertations page for additional availability.
• University of Virginia Library's Etext Center - including classic British and American fiction, major authors, children's literature, American history, Shakespeare, African-American documents, the Bible, and much more.

Book Titles and Book Series

• A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
• AccessScience - McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
• Acoustical Imaging Volume 24, 2002-
• Advanced Organic Chemistry by Francis Carey and Richard Sundberg, 4th (2002) and 5th (2007) Editions
• Advanced Texts in Physics
• Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology Volume 1, 1975-
• Advances in Complex Analysis and its Applications Volume 3, 2004-
• Advances in Global Change Research Volume 1, 2003-
• Advances in Materials Research Volume 8, 2007-
• Advances in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics 2006-
• Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics Volume 5, 2004-
• Advances in Physics of Particles and Nuclei Volume 22, 2002-
• Advances in Polymer Science Volume 1, 1958-
• Advances in Solid State PhysicsVolume 37, 1998-
• ANTEC Annual Technical Conference Proceedings 1996-
• Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics Volume 25, 2005-

• Basic Concepts in Biochemistry - A Student's Survival Guide (2nd Edition)
• Basic Reactions in Organic Synthesis 2006-
• Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering 2004-
• Biological Magnetic Resonance Volume 14, 2002-
• Biology Data Book, Volumes 1-3 (2nd Edition)
• Books in Print
• Boronic Acids - Preparation and Applications in Organic Synthesis and Medicine

• Carbon Fiber Composites
• Catalysis by Metal Complexes Volume 21, 2002-
• Cell Engineering Volume 1, 1999-
• Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics Volume 1, 2006-
• Chemical Properties Handbook
• Chemical Tradename Dictionary
• Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials
• Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edition)
• CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences Volume 490, 2007-
• Civil Engineer's Reference Book (4th Edition)
• Classical Theoretical Physics 2004-
• Classics in Science Education Volume 1, 2006-
• Colloid Science - Principles, Methods and Applications
• Comprehensive Organic Synthesis - Selectivity, Strategy and Efficiency in Modern Organic Chemistry, Volumes 1-9
• Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2005-
• Computational Methods in Applied Sciences Volume 2, 2005-
• Concise Medical Dictionary
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
• CRM Series in Mathematical Physics

• Dean's Analytical Chemistry Handbook (2nd Edition)
• Dean's Handbook of Organic Chemistry (2nd Edition)
• Decision Engineering 2004-
• Developments in Fullerene Science Volume 2, 2002-
• Dictionary of Astronomy
• Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Dictionary of Biology
• Dictionary of Chemistry
• Dictionary of Computing
• Dictionary of Physics
• Dictionary of Scientists
• Dictionary of Space Exploration
• Dictionary of Statistics
• Dictionary of the Internet
• Dictionary of Weather
• Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
• Directory of Graduate Research (American Chemical Society)

• Electrochemical Data
• Electronic Materials: Science and Technology Volume 7, 2002-
• Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology - Fermentation, Biocatalysis, and Bioseparation, Volumes 1-5
• Encyclopedia of Cell Technology, Volumes 1-2
• Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry, Volumes 1-3
• Encyclopedia of Global Change
• Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, Volume 1-4
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers
• Engineering Materials and Processes 2004-
• Environmental Engineering 2006-
• Environmental Pollution Volume 9, 2006-
• Environmental Science 2005-
• Environmental Science and Engineering 2006-
• Environmental Science and Technology Library Volume 21, 2005-
• Environmental Science Research Volume 59, 2005-
• Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment Volume 24, 2005-
• Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2005-

• Fermentation and Biochemical Engineering Handbook - Principles, Process Design, and Equipment (2nd Edition)
• Fluid Mechanics and its Applications Volume 63, 2004-
• Focus on Biotechnology Volume 2, 2002-
• Focus on Structural Biology Volume 2, 2002-
• Foundations of Engineering Mechanics 2005-
• Frontiers Collection 2005-
• Fundamental and Applied Catalysis 2002-
• Fundamental Materials Research 2002-
• Fundamental Theories of Physics Volume 57, 2002-

• Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering Volume 2, 2006-
• Global Change - The IGBP Series 2005-
• Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics 2002-

• Handbook of Biomaterial Properties
• Handbook of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Calculations
• Handbook of Chemical Engineering Calculations (3rd Edition)
• Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations
• Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 1999-
• Handbook of Environmental Engineering Volume 2, 2005-
• Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals
• Handbook of Powder Science and Technology (2nd Edition)
• Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry (26th Edition)
• Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary (14th Edition)
• Heat and Mass Transfer 2005-
• Heat Shock Proteins Volume 1, 2007-
• Heterocyclic Chemistry (4th Edition)
• Hot Topics in Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Volume 1, 2004-

• Innovations in Science Education and Technology 2002-
• Institute for Nonlinear Science 2006-
• Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics 2005-
• International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology
• International Tables for Crystallography Volumes A-G, 2001-
• IUTAM Bookseries Volume 1, 2007-

• Kirk-Othmer Encylopedia of Chemical Technology
• Knovel Critical Tables

• Landolt-Börnstein - Group I Elementary Particles, Nuclei and Atoms 2004-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group II Molecules and Radicals 1999-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group III Condensed Matter 1997-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group IV Physical Chemistry 1997-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group V Geophysics 2005-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group VI Astronomy and Astrophysics 1999-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group VII Biophysics 2003-
• Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies 2002-
• Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 15th Edition and 16th Edition
• Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics Volume 20, 2005-
• Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering Volume 40, 2005-
• Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 1, 1973-
• Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences Volume 1, 1978-
• Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences Volume 1, 1985-
• Lecture Notes in Mathematics Volume 1, 1964-
• Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology Volume 1, 2008-
• Lecture Notes in Physics Volume 476, 1997-
• Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs Volume 51, 2002-
• Lecture Notes in Statistics Volume 88, 2006-
• Les Houches Volume 69, 1999-

• Materials Science Volume 21, 2005-
• Mathematical and Analytical Techniques with Applications to Engineering 2007-
• Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering Volume 48, 2004-
• Mathematical Physics Studies Volume 25, 2005-
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (AccessScience)
• MEMS Reference Shelf 2008-
• Methods of Surface Characterization Volume 4, 2002-
• Microdevices 2003-
• Microsystems 2005-
• Microtechnology and MEMS 2005-
• Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology 2005-
• Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry Volume 31, 2002-
• Molecular Sieves - Science and Technology Volume 1, 1998-
• Multifunctional Thin Film Series 2005-

• Nano Science and Technology 2005-
• Nanostructure Science and Technology 2004-
• NATO Science Series (1568-2609) Volume 135, 2005-
• NATO Science Series (1568-1238) Volume 35, 2004-
• NATO Science Series B (0258-1221) Volume 366, 2002-
• NATO Security through Science Series Volume 1, 2006-
• NATO Security through Science Series (1871-4641) 2007-

• Operational Physics 2006-
• Optical and Fiber Communications Reports Volume 1, 2005-
• Optical Networks 2005-
• Organic Syntheses
• Organic Syntheses Based on Name Reactions (2nd Edition)
• Oxford Companion to Medicine
• Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
• Oxford English Dictionary

• Partially Ordered Systems 2001-
• Particle Acceleration and Detection 2005-
• Particle Technology Series Volume 13, 2002-
• Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series 2003-
• Periodic Table of the Elements
• Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook (7th Edition)
• Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Volume 9, 2002-
• Physics and Chemistry of Materials with Low-Dimensional Structures Volume 24, 2002-
• Physics of Atoms and Molecules 2002-
• Physics of Earth and Space Environments 2005-
• Physics of Solids and Liquids 2004-
• Polymer Biomaterials in Solution, as Interfaces and as Solids
• Polymer Handbook (4th Edition)
• Polymer Spectroscopy
• Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science Volume 56, 1975-
• Progress in Drug Research Volume 62, 2005-
• Progress in Mathematical Physics Volume 37, 2005-
• Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology Volume 35, 2004-
• Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics Volume 1, 2002-
• Properties of Gases and Liquids (5th Edition)
• Protein Reviews Volume 1, 2005-
• Proteins and Cell Regulation Volume 1, 2004-
• Purification of Laboratory Chemicals (5th Edition)

• Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing Volume 4, 2002-
• Reviews in Fluorescence 2005-
• Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 177, 2003-
• Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Volume 130, 1997-

• Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics 2005-
• Science & Technology Education Library Volume 6, 2002-
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Scientific Computation 2005-
• Selected Topics in Superconductivity 2002-
• Separation Processes in the Food and Biotechnology Industries
• Separation and Purification Techniques in Biotechnology
• Serials Directory
• Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena 2003-
• Silicon-Containing Polymers - The Science and Technology of their Synthesis and Applications
• Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition)
• Solid Mechanics and its Applications Volume 60, 2002- (missing volumes)
• Solid-State Science and Technology Library Volume 1, 2002-
• Solid-State Sciences Volume 147, 2005-
• Space Sciences Series of ISSI Volume 19, 2005-
• Space Technology Library Volume 14, 2004-
• Space Technology Proceedings Volume 5, 2004-
• Springer Handbook of Acoustics
• Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
• Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data
• Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials
• Springer Handbook of Engineering Statistics
• Springer Handbook of Enzymes Volume 22, 2005-
• Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics
• Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics
• Springer Handbook of Materials Measurement Methods
• Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, 2nd Revised and Extended Edition
• Springer Lab Manuals 2006-
• Springer Laboratory 2006-
• Springer Praxis Books 2003-
• Springer Proceedings in Physics Volume 94, 2005-
• Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing 2006-
• Springer Series in Biophysics Volume 8, 2005-
• Springer Series in Chemical Physics Volume 78, 2005-
• Springer Series in Computational Mathematics 2005-
• Springer Series in Optical Sciences Volume 90, 2004-
• Springer Series in Photonics 2006-
• Springer Series in Surface Sciences Volume 44, 2005-
• Springer Series in Wood Science 2006-
• Springer Series on Biofilms Volume 1, 2007-
• Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors Volume 4, 2006-
• Springer Series on Environmental Management 2001-
• Springer Series on Fluorescence Volume 3, 2005-
• Springer Tracts in Modern Physics 1997-
• Structure & Bonding Volume 8, 1970-
• Structure Determination of Organic Compounds - Tables of Spectral Data (3rd Edition)
• Subcellular Biochemistry Volume 34, 2002-
• Sustainability and Innovation 2005-

• Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Volume 1, 2005-
• Texts in Applied Mathematics Volume 29, 1998-
• Texts in Computational Science and Engineering Volume 3, 2006-
• Texts in the Mathematical Sciences Volume 28, 2004-
• Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 2005-
• Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media Volume 18, 2005-
• Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships Volume 2, 2002-
• Topics in Applied Chemistry 2002-
• Topics in Applied Physics Volume 73, 1997-
• Topics in Current Chemistry Volume 1, 1949-
• Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy Volume 1, 2002-
• Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry Volume 1, 2006-
• Topics in Medicinal Chemistry Volume 1, 2007-
• Topics in Molecular Organization and Engineering Volume 14, 2002-
• Topics in Organometallic Chemistry Volume 1, 1998-
• Transplantation and Clinical Immunology Volume 29, 1998-
• Tungsten - Properties, Chemistry, Technology of the Element, Alloys, and Chemical Compounds

• Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
• Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics 2002-
• Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics 1999-
• Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science 2007-
• Understanding Chemical Reactivity Volume 17, 2002-
• Understanding Complex Systems 2005-

• Water Encyclopedia, Volumes 1-5
• Water Resources Development and Management 2005-
• Water Science and Technology Library Volume 41, 2002-
• Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine, Volumes 1-5
• Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities (2nd Edition)

• Yaws' Handbook of Antoine Coefficients for Vapor Pressure
• Yaws' Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds
• Yeast Handbook 2006-