Industrial and academic spectroscopists offer a guide to industrial problem solvers, process and control engineers, and quality control technicians who have been using Raman spectroscopy as a tool since the late 1980s. They investigate whether the technology can be of use, and if so what type of instrumentation will allow users to obtain the most useful data. The wide range of applications they describe include crystals, glass, gemology, semiconductor nanostructures, pharmaceuticals, biomolecular dynamics, ion-ion interactions in aqueous and nonaqueous electrolyte solutions, forensic science, organic fibers and films, and medieval pigments. Introductory chapters look at theory and at instruments and processes in general.