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Vendor:

Chemical Abstracts Services

Brief Description:

Produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS), SciFinder Scholar is a desktop research tool to locate and process information on a wide range of chemical and chemistry-related topics.

Full Description:

This interface retrieves English-language information from databases produced by Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society and from the MEDLINE database, produced by the National Library of Medicine. SciFinder records include more than 21.5 million documents from journals, patents, books, reviews, meeting abstracts, dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports, chemical catalogs and libraries from 1907 to present. SciFinder covers all chemistry disciplines, including chemical substances, reactions, chemical source and regulatory information. It also covers biotechnology, toxicology, environmental science, medicine, food science, packaging, petroleum products, and many other areas related to chemistry. An online user guide is available after login.

Update Frequency:

Daily

Coverage:

1907 to present

Number & Type of Contents:

SciFinder records include more than 21.5 million documents from journals, patents, books, reviews, meeting abstracts, dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports, chemical catalogs and libraries

Simultaneous Users:

The IU Libraries' license allows six simultaneous users. Available to IPFW users only from library workstations and other computers with the required application software installed. Choose the Library Resources icon. IPFW faculty, staff, and students may install the software on personal computers in accordance with the license agreement.

Other IPFW Formats:

IPFW library owns 1907-1946 and 1991-1992; Collective index 1957/1961 -1972/1976 (Storage QD1.C53); Source index 1907/1974 (Science Reference QD1. A512 pt.1 and pt.2); and the printed Index Medicus (Z6660 .I422 shelved at Science Ready Reference).

Call Number:

Storage QD1. A51

Geographic Focus:

Worldwide

Tools Available:

A list of key/core journals is available from the producer. Several How to Guides are also available.

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes

Subjects:

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Technology, & Computer Science, Sciences & Mathematics

Liaison:

S. Johnson