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Welcome to SciFinder Scholar

( Access restricted to UC students, faculty, and staff )

SciFinder Scholar 2002/2004 support discontinued - 3/31/06
SciFinder Scholar 2006 support discontinued - 1/31/09


News:

       Web Version of SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar released for UC campuses!
       Register now to use the Web Version (August 2008)
       Watch the new SciFinder Scholar video!
       http://www.cas.org/products/scifindr/sfweb/sfwebvideo.html

Already registered? Go directly to search SciFinder Web (https://scifinder.cas.org)

Please logout as soon as searches are completed to release ports for other searchers.

New user? ? Go to the Web Version registration instruction page for your campus
      Berkeley (UCB)
      Davis (UCD)
      Irvine (UCI)
      Los Angeles (UCLA)
      Merced (UCM)
      Riverside (UCR)
      San Diego (UCSD)
      San Francisco (UCSF)
      Santa Barbara (UCSB)
      Santa Cruz (UCSC)
      UC Office of the President (UCOP)


[ Web and Client Versions Overview ][ User Agreement/Client Software Download ][ Hours of Availability ][ Useful Links ]

Web Version
SciFinder Scholar is now available on the Web for current students, faculty, and staff at all UC campuses. One time registration is required for new users, then login and search. Web version includes alerts referred to as "Keep Me Posted".

Web Version Software/Network Requirements
The only software items required are a web browser and industry-standard Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 6.2 or higher for the structure drawing editor. CAS has provided a downloadable JRE plug-in http://www.cas.org/misc/downloads/jreplugin.html. The Web Version uses standard web network protocols that should not require changes to network firewalls.

Web or client? View a chart comparing the Web and Client versions or view a demo of the SciFinder Web Version http://www.cas.org/products/scifindr/sfweb/sfwebflash.html.

Client Version
CAS will continue to support the client version available to UC campuses since December, 1999.

Download the client? Please read carefully the Chemical Abstracts User Agreement for SciFinder Scholar, required before downloading client software. Remote access to SciFinder Scholar when using client software is available only from campus VPN servers.


 
User Agreement required before Software Download

User Agreement for MS Windows NT,2000,XP,Vista   and   Apple MacOSX


SciFinder Scholar Description Access to Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases including Chemical Abstracts, Registry, CASREACT, CHEMCATS, and CHEMLIST now provided by Web and Client software versions. Users must register before using the Web version. SciFinder Scholar 2007 includes access to MEDLINE and OLD MEDLINE databases. Details for these databases are available at SciFinder Scholar Content at a Glance http://www.cas.org/expertise/cascontent/ataglance/index.html.

Remote access to SciFinder Scholar Web Version is available via campus proxy and VPN servers. Remote access to SciFinder Scholar when using downloaded client software is available only from campuses with VPN servers, campus proxy servers do not support the current SFS protocols. Questions regarding access to SciFinder Scholar should be directed to UC campus contacts (http://software.chem.ucla.edu/scifind/uccontacts.html).

UC users have access to 30 ports, simultaneously, on a 24-hour basis from valid campus IP addresses. Users should logout as soon as searches are completed.

Hours of operation http://www.cas.org/support/academic/sf/newhours.html
Available daily except Saturday 19:00 to 22:00 PST (7pm to 10pm)
On the first Saturday of each month, SciFinder Scholar will unavailable from 14:00 until 22:00 PST (2pm to 10pm).

Useful Links

Content Descriptions: User Guides: Requirements and Contacts:


Please contact UC SciFinder Scholar Technical Contact if you have any problems with this page.
Last updated Feb-2009