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Chemistry

SciFinder Scholar

SciFinder Scholar is a user-friendly platform for searching chemical literature. It includes all of Chemical Abstracts along with CAS Registry, CASReact, and Medline. Searches can be done for chemical substances and reactions, research topics, authors, and more. Links to full text are also often provided.

A browser-based version of SciFinder Scholar is now available. (The client version is still available for download below.)

SciFinder Scholar is for use only by current Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff according to the following criteria:

I will use SciFinder Scholar only for my own academic research done in the course of pursuing my degree, or in instructing my students, or, in the course of my own research funded by the government or a non-profit foundation and intended for publication in the publicly available literature. --More information

SciFinder Scholar is pre-loaded on designated machines near the SciTech reference desk on the fourth floor of the library as well as in the Computer Lab in Room 306 of Hahn Hall - North Wing (formerly the Chemistry - Physics Building.) You may also download the software below to your machine. Links to web-based help are included. In addition, CAS offers how-to guides and searching tips on their SciFinder Scholar Support Information page.

Off-campus users will need to connect via the campus modem pool or VPN.

Windows 2000, XP, or Vista

256 MB RAM and 90MB of available disk space recommended.

Step by Step Installation Guide. You will need to download both the main program and a second file containing encrypted login information.

Mac OS X (10.3 or higher)

65 MB of available disk space recommended.

Step by Step Installation Guide. You will need to download both the main program and a second file containing encrypted login information.

Questions, comments, and requests for training should be directed to Edward Lener, College Librarian for the Sciences, 540-231-9249.