SciFinder Scholar (www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/) allows you to search the complete CAplus, CASREACT and Registry databases from Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) from 1907 to the present, as well as the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine (www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html). Since December 2001, SciFinder Scholar offers more than 20 million records and the ability to browse the table of contents of over 1600 scientific journals (some full-text).

Be aware that Scifinder Scholar can only be accessed by one URI user at a time. You will be unable to access the database if someone is currently using it. For this reason, please exit SciFinder Scholar as soon as you are finished so another person will be able to log on. Note that URI does not subscribe to the SciFinder Substructure Module (SSM). All records in SciFinder Scholar are in English.

Once you open SciFinder Scholar, you will be informed of any new information the company has to offer. Click “OK” to proceed. On SciFinder Scholar’s main menu, you will have the option to explore by any one of the following six options (to learn more about any of the six options, click on the links below):

Chemical Substance or Reaction There are three ways to retrieve chemical substances: by chemical structure, by substance identifier (CAS registry number), or by molecular formula.

Research Topic To explore by Research Topic, select Research Topic from the Explore dialog box. Then enter the phrase as you would normally complete the sentence, “I am interested in...,” using prepositions (e.g. at, by, as, for, in, on, to), conjunctions (e.g. and, or, but, not, for), etc. Terms may be entered in uppercase or lowercase letters, or both. The search phrase may be any length. After you have entered your topic, click “OK.”

Your search results will appear as a list of citations:

To access an abstract of an article, click on the microscope icon next to the article. To access the full-text of an article (if available), click on the computer icon.

Author Name

Use Explore by Author name to obtain references written by authors of interest, regardless of whether or not you know the exact name under which the author published.

 

Document Identifier

Use Document Identifier to obtain references for specific accession numbers and patent numbers, including patent application and priority application numbers. Records are retrieved for all patent family members that have records in CAplus.

 

Company Name/Organization

Use Explore by Company Name/Organization to find references published by a company, university, or other organization of interest.

 

Browse Table of Contents

Allows you to scan a list of more than 1600 key scientific journals covered by the CAS databases. You can view the table of contents and link to full-text options for selected journals.

HELPFUL INFORMATION: To get you started, SciFinder Scholar offers a complete tutorial at: www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/resources.html

Source:

SciFinder Scholar 2001 User Guide for Windows and Macintosh. American Chemical Society, 2001.

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http://www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/.

If you have any questions on how to use SciFinder Scholar, please contact the SciFinder Scholar Help Desk at (800) 848-6533 or University Library Reference Desk at (401) 874-2653. SciFinder Scholar is available to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Rhode Island only.

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