SciFinder Scholar and SciFinder Web
The most comprehensive index to chemical literature, SciFinder includes:
- 29 million references to journal articles, patents and other documents (Chemical Abstracts)
-- +17 million references to biomedical journals (Medline/Pubmed)
-- links out to the articles via 
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- 38 million substances, many with property data (CAS Registry)
-- search by name, registry number, structure/substructure
- 15 million chemical reactions (CASREACT)
-- view from registry record or draw structures
SciFinder Scholar 
and SciFinder Web have the same content, but there are differences:
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SciFinder Scholar
(client "download" version) |
SciFinder Web
introduced September 2008 (ANNOUNCEMENT ) and updated November 2008 (What's New)
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| Setup |
You must download and install the SciFinder Scholar software client from the UC SciFinder Site
--Instructions
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1. You must first create an account (start at UC SciFinder Site) using your UCSD email address.
2. Logon at https://scifinder.cas.org/ with your new username/password. The only software required is a Java plugin for the structure editor.
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| Off-Campus Access |
VPN required
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Use VPN or Proxy
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| Concurrent Users |
30 shared seats for UC system |
No limits yet |
| Search Alerts? |
No |
You can create up to 20 search alerts, with weekly e-mail reminders that new references are available.
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| Available On-Campus? |
BML InfoCommons, S&E Library (ACS computers), NSB 2303
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All library computers, most campus computers |
| Other |
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Structure searching may be slower
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SciFinder Scholar Guides
SciFinder Web Guides
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