A chapter by Ferguson (122) in "Advances in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation," Vol. 4 and one by Schilt and Jaselskis (338) in "Treatise on Analytical Chemistry" Part I, Vol. 5, covers the fundamentals."Interpretation of the Ultraviolet Spectra of Natural Products" by Scott (341) presents "available correlative data, model systems, and working rules" to aid the chemist in interpreting spectra.Single chromophores, conjugated chromophores, C-aromatic compounds, O-and S-heteroaromatic compounds, and Nheteroaromatic compounds are treated in this way.