SciFinder News
NOTICE: Effective June 30, 2011 the Client version of SciFinder Scholar was discontinued by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). Please remove the client from your system and begin using the Web version of SciFinder Scholar instead. If you have not used the web version before, you will first need to register before you can access the database.
General Information
SciFinder Scholar provides integrated access to the following chemistry resources:
- Chemical Abstracts plus (CAplus): Literature (journals, patents, proceedings, etc.), 1907-present
- Medline: Biomedical literature, 1949-present
- CAS Registry: Structure database for finding chemical substances, 1957-present
- CASREACT: Reaction information on single and multi-step reactions
- CHEMCATS: Chemical source information
- CHEMLIST: Regulatory information, 1979-present
SciFinder Scholar use is restricted to current OSU faculty, students and staff. Use of SciFinder Scholar requires an initial registration before you can search the database,
SciFinder is not available Saturdays 7-10pm PST. On the 1st Saturday of each month, SciFinder is not available 2-10pm PST.
Access to SciFinder Scholar is restricted to 4 simultaneous users. If you are unable to connect, please try again later. Also, please remember to exit from SciFinder when you have finished so it is available to other users.
If further assistance is needed, please contact Laurel Kristick to arrange an appointment: 737-7276 or laurel.kristick@oregonstate.edu.
If you are having difficulties with your username or password for SciFinder Scholar and the "Forgot your username or password" link doesn't work, please contact Ian Scofield at e-resources@oregonstate.edu.

