Department of Chemistry

SciFinder Scholar

SciFinder access - information update October 2011

Unlimited access to SciFinder from October 1st, 2011 means any number of users may logon at the same time.
The client version of SciFinder has been switched off and access to SciFinder is now via the web only. Personal registration is required.

Register for web version here

Login to Scifinder web here

What's new Spring 2011 (Latest enhancements.)

.... and did you know?

.... SciFinder mobile is now available for use with smart phones. More information here.

General notes

SciFinder Scholar is licensed for academic use by members of the University of Cambridge only and may not be used for commercial research.

Access to SciFinder is controlled by IP address and only searchable from within the cam.ac.uk domain. Offsite access is available via the VPN.

SciFinder Web system requirements

This information and more detail on CAS website.

Supported operating systems and browsers

  • Windows XP Professional, Vista: Firefox v3.5x or 3.6x, Internet Explorer v7.x, Internet Explorer 8.0
  • Windows 7: Firefox v3.5x or 3.6x, Internet Explorer v8.0
  • Mac OS 10.5: Firefox v3.5x, 3.6x, Safari v4.x (32-bit), Safari v5.x (requires Mac Os 10.5.8 or higher)
  • Mac OS 10.6: Firefox v3.5x, 3.6x, Safari v4.x, Safari v5.x (requires Mac OS 10.6.2 or higher)

Note: Internet Explorer 6 is not supported and there will be performance issues.

Java requirements

JavaScript, Java, and cookies must be enabled.

A Java (JRE) plug-in is required for structure drawing.

  • Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7: Java version 1.6.0_02 and later. Version 1.6.0_24 is recommended for Spring 2011 release.
  • Mac OS 10.5: Java version 1.5.0_07 and later.
  • Mac OS 10.6 install Java version 1.6 and later

Note: 64-bit browsers require a 64-bit version of Java.

Registration and SciFinder login

Personal registration is required to use the web version.

  • Registration page here.
  • Login to SciFinder Web here.

Support

SciFinder Web support and training from CAS.

Getting help

Please contact the Chemistry Library.

Or, e-mail: help@cas.org for registration problems and direct technical support from CAS.

PWF

SciFinder is available on the PWF PCs and MACS in teaching packages: Chemistry.

Please send all feedback to the Librarian.