SciFinder Scholar Downloading Information for UM Libraries

CAS is now availble via web access or downloadable client access.

Downloads *

* If you have installed a previous version of SciFinder Scholar on your computer, please install the new version in the application's default folder (c:\sfschlr), overwriting your original installation.

Web Access

SciFinder Scholar's web-based user registration form allows you to create your own SciFinder username and password. After the form is complete, CAS sends an email with instructions for completing the registration process. The registration process requires your unversity email. CAS will continue to support the client version.

• Go to registration for SciFinder web access
• Click next
• Enter your contact information (only email address is required)
• Specify username and password. Username: 5-15 characters (May contain only a combination of: letters, numbers, these special characters: - . _ @). Password: 7-15 characters (Must include at least 3 of the following: letters, mixed upper and lowercase letters, numbers, non-alpha characters (, @ # % *))
• Select a security question from the drop-down list and provide the answer
• Click register
• A message indicates that you will receive an email from CAS. Check your email to complete the registration

Accessibility
SciFinder Scholar is available 24 hours, except:

• Saturday from 10:00 p.m. until Midnight
• The first Saturday of each month: available until 4:00 p.m.

Please note:

• No longer supported
  • SciFinder Scholar 2002 and 2004
  • MAC OSX 10.2
  • MAC 0S9
  • Microsoft Windows 95
• When you launch Scholar, you should select the university from which you are connecting. Also, the SciFinder Scholar client will only work on machines with a campus authorized IP address. If you encounter a problem, please contact your library's reference desk for more information.
• MEDLINE is now available on SciFinder Scholar. Users should deselect MEDLINE by removing the check beside the database or MEDLINE will automatically be included in your search. SciFinder access is very limited on each campus--please do not rely on SciFinder to search MEDLINE. You should instead search MEDLINE at OVID Online.
• If you depend upon Discovery StudioTM Visualizer, third-party software from Accelrys, to view structures in 3D, please be advised that only DS Visualizer versions 1.5 or earlier work with SciFinder Scholar 2007. Installing DS Visualizer 1.7, the current version available from the Accelrys web site, will cause 3D viewing to stop functioning with SciFinder Scholar 2007. To remedy any dysfunction with DS Visualizer 1.7: please install the ViewerLite software and the ViewerLite patch from the myCAS site or use an earlier version.

About SciFinder Scholar
Information contained in SciFinder Scholar 2007 is from the CAS databases produced by the Chemical Abstracts Service. The databases contain more than 25 million citations from over 9,500 journals worldwide, covering the full spectrum of chemistry-related information. Scholar also provides access to patent information, conference proceedings, and the CAS Registry of chemical substances. SciFinder Scholar also covers biology, pharmacology, medicine, and related disciplines.

Resources

• What's New for SciFinder Scholar 2007?
• SciFinder Scholar product informaton
• SciFinder Scholar resources