SciFinder Scholar
Due to increasing popularity and new development of the Web version of SciFinder, the client version of SciFinder will be discontinued on December 30, 2011
The Web version offers:
- Powerful features not found in the client version
- Convenient access, anytime, anywhere
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Same CAS content you've come to expect
Additional information can be found on: http://www.cas.org/movetoweb/index.html
About the service:
SciFinder Scholar is a research and searching interface to the Chemical Abstracts and Registry data provided by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society.
The database may be searched by: Chemical Substance or Reaction, Research Topic, Author Name, Specific Reference (CA abstract number or patent number and other specific data elements. Chemical structures, formulas and CAS Registry numbers may also be searched.
Deakin University may have only four concurrent users of the SciFinder Scholar service. In the interests of all users, please ensure you log out at the end of a session, and keep connection time to a minimum.
Access to SciFinder Scholar
The search interface is flexible to use and not reliant on installing software on your computer.
To access SciFinder Scholar you will first need to set up a username and password. Click on the "Register" link below and follow the prompts to create a personal SciFinder Web account.
- Register online with Scifinder Scholar
- Create your Scifinder Scholar username and password
- Complete the online form
- Once the form has been completed you will receive an email asking you confirm your registration by clicking on the link provided in the email. The email link is valid for a short time so please ensure that you confirm your registration as soon as you receive the email.
- You are now ready to use SciFinder Scholar.
Access to the SciFinder Scholar data is available to all authorised staff and students of Deakin University. Data should only be used for private research and review, and must not be passed to a third party. Please abide by the terms of the SciFinder Scholar License.
Password information
Students and staff using SciFinder Scholar will need to register and create a username and password.
Restrictions: "All use of electronic resources subscribed to by Deakin University Library is to be for the purposes of educational, research or personal use. Any additional requirements are displayed on the catalogue record for the individual resource. Information must not be used for commercial purposes or re-sold in any way. Any copyright resides with the original author or publisher ".
