Chemical Abstracts Scifinder Scholar Bruce Slutsky Robert Van Houten Library

What is Chemical Abstracts? (CAS) A database of articles covering the research literature of chemistry and related sciences from 1907 to the present

A database of articles covering the research literature of chemistry and related sciences from 1907 to the present

Organization of the Print CAS 80 sections divided among Biochemistry Organic Macromolecular Applied Physical, Inorganic and Analytical See http://www.cas.org/products/print/secgr/index.html for more details

80 sections divided among

Biochemistry

Organic

Macromolecular

Applied

Physical, Inorganic and Analytical

See http://www.cas.org/products/print/secgr/index.html for more details

Volume Indexes Author Patent General Subject Chemical Substance Formula http://www.cas.org/products/print/ca/volindex.html for more information

Author

Patent

General Subject

Chemical Substance

Formula

http://www.cas.org/products/print/ca/volindex.html for more information

STN International (Online version of CAS) Allows Access to hundreds of scientific, technical and medical databases including CAS ( List of databases ) Pay as you go. Pricing is based on time online and information retrieved Suited for experienced searchers STN Easy version for infrequent searchers

Allows Access to hundreds of scientific, technical and medical databases including CAS ( List of databases )

Pay as you go. Pricing is based on time online and information retrieved

Suited for experienced searchers

STN Easy version for infrequent searchers

Searching CAS on STN Based on Boolean logic Can search on many fields as shown in the CA database summary sheet STN Easy http://stneasy.cas.org/easy5/index.html

Based on Boolean logic

Can search on many fields as shown in the CA database summary sheet

STN Easy

http://stneasy.cas.org/easy5/index.html

Scifinder Scholar An electronic version of Chemical Abstracts covering 1907 to the present It is now searchable on the web Users must set up an account with their NJIT e-mail Only 2 simultaneous users allowed 1 for web based version ( must setup an account) 1 for client based version (need to download software) Instructions at http://www.library.njit.edu.libdb.njit.edu:8888/njit-only/scifinder.php

An electronic version of Chemical Abstracts covering 1907 to the present

It is now searchable on the web

Users must set up an account with their NJIT e-mail

Only 2 simultaneous users allowed

1 for web based version ( must setup an account)

1 for client based version (need to download software)

Instructions at http://www.library.njit.edu.libdb.njit.edu:8888/njit-only/scifinder.php

Searching Scifinder Scholar The program takes only a few seconds to perform the search The user must take time to evaluate the references Users should print or download the retrieved references and evaluate them offline to allow other to access Scifinder The program looks for the search terms but can not always link the concepts to find the desired information

The program takes only a few seconds to perform the search

The user must take time to evaluate the references

Users should print or download the retrieved references and evaluate them offline to allow other to access Scifinder

The program looks for the search terms but can not always link the concepts to find the desired information

Searching Capabilities ResearchTopic Substance CAS Reg No. Name Molecular Formula Author Name Author Affiliation Chemical Structure Reaction

ResearchTopic

Substance

CAS Reg No.

Name

Molecular Formula

Author Name

Author Affiliation

Chemical Structure

Reaction

Substance Information References May be limited Commercial Sources Safety Chemical Reactions

References

May be limited

Commercial Sources

Safety

Chemical Reactions

Refining an Answer Set Language Document type Publication Year Author Topic Author Affiliation

Language

Document type

Publication Year

Author

Topic

Author Affiliation

Analyzing an Answer Set Author Name CAS Reg No. CA Section Title Company/Organization Index Term Journal Name

Author Name

CAS Reg No.

CA Section Title

Company/Organization

Index Term

Journal Name

Related Information Cited References in the document Citing References Substances Reactions Web Information How to guides from CAS

Cited References in the document

Citing References

Substances

Reactions

Web Information

How to guides from CAS

Significance of Citing References

Retrieving the Relevant Documents Clicking the microscope icon gives the abstract to help decide relevance Clicking the square icon brings the user to the Chemport Connection Link to html from publisher – allows or denies access NJIT electronic journal link – checks for print and provides link to interlibrary loan

Clicking the microscope icon gives the abstract to help decide relevance

Clicking the square icon brings the user to the Chemport Connection

Link to html from publisher – allows or denies access

NJIT electronic journal link – checks for print and provides link to interlibrary loan

Enough Information? Is another search strategy needed? High Precision High Recall Search other databases To be discussed in the next lecture

Is another search strategy needed?

High Precision

High Recall

Search other databases

To be discussed in the next lecture

ONLINE TRAINING FOR SCIFINDER SCHOLAR http://www.cas.org/support/academic/index.html Links for training for web and client versions Comparison of the two versions http://tinyurl.com/n5v4qk - compiled by Ben Wagner of SUNY Buffalo

http://www.cas.org/support/academic/index.html

Links for training for web and client versions

Comparison of the two versions

http://tinyurl.com/n5v4qk - compiled by Ben Wagner of SUNY Buffalo