PSA: Library Tools for Postdoctoral Scholars

"e-EROS gives detailed information on more than 5,250 reagents and catalysts, and every year up to 200 new or updated articles are added in order to keep the Database up-to-date. All material published in e-EROS has been carefully selected, commissioned and edited by the e-EROS Editorial Board. ... [Features include] browse through the A-Z list of Reagents and Catalysts ... alphanumeric searches ... [search by] names of contributors", and more.

Online encyclopedia focused on chemical engineering, excellent resource for topics involving manufactured items, materials, or processes used in manufacturing.

Topics covered include: Analytical Techniques; Biochemistry & Biotechnology; Chemical Reactions; Dyes and Pigments; Energy; Environmental Protection and Industrial Safety; Fat, Oil, Food and Feed, Cosmetics; Inorganic Chemicals; Materials; Metals and Alloys; Organic Chemicals; Pharmaceuticals; Polymers and Plastics; Processes & Process Engineering; and Renewable Resources.

Provides excellent overviews on materials used in manufacturing (ionic liquids, amino acids, silylating agents), or processes used in manufacturing (e.g., fermentation, chromatography, dyeing) as well as manufactured items.

Major sections cover: Agrochemicals; Analytical Techniques; Biochemistry & Biotechnology; Chemical Reactions; Dyes and Pigments; Energy; Environmental Protection, Industrial Safety; Fat, Oil, Food and Feed, Cosmetics; Inorganic Chemicals; Materials; Metals and Alloys; Organic Chemicals; Pharmaceuticals; Polymers and Plastics; Processes & Process Engineering; and Renewable Resources.

2021 (3rd ed.). Joseph Jez, ed. This 6-volume set “is the most up-to-date and complete resource on biochemistry and molecular biology, provided through contributions by leading experts in the field.”

2013 (2nd ed.) Stanley R. Maloy, et al, eds.
“Featuring relatively short entries on genetics topics written by experts in that topic, Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, Second Edition, Seven Volume Set provides an effective way to quickly learn about any aspect of genetics, from Abortive Transduction to Zygotes. Adding to its utility, the work provides short entries that briefly define key terms, and a guide to additional reading and relevant websites for further study. Many of the entries include figures to explain difficult concepts. Key terms in related areas such as biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology are also included, and there are entries that describe historical figures in genetics, providing insights into their careers and discoveries.”

2012. Edward H. Egelman, ed. “This work provides definitive introductions to a broad array of topics, uniting different areas of biophysics research - from the physical techniques for studying macromolecular structure to protein folding, muscle and molecular motors, cell biophysics, and bioenergetics.”

2020 (continuously updated). Robert D. Wells, et al, eds. “Focuses on understanding biological phenomena at the level of molecules and their interactions that govern life processes Each volume will contain a series of sections focused in specific areas of the discipline, making each entry accessible to people with diverse backgrounds in biology, chemistry, math and computer science or physics who work in any of the sub-disciplines of the subject and also to those in related areas.”