SciFinder Scholar

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SciFinder Scholar

• University of Wisconsin-Parkside
• Training Materials

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Objectives

• Understand the contents and organization of
  SciFinder Scholar (SFS)
• Conduct literature search using SFS
• Locate references on a particular topic or by a
  particular author
• Perform searches using substance information

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Overview of SFS
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Content

• Bibliographic databases
• CA (Chemical Abstracts) 1907- , Medline 1949
• CAPLUSgt29 million MEDLINE gt 17 million of patent
  and references
• Chemical reactions database
• CASRECT from 1840-
• gt15 million single- and multi-step reactions
• Chemical Substance database
• CAS REGISTRY Registry from 1957-
• CHEMLIST CAS regulated chemicals database
• CHEMCATS CAS chemical catalogs database
• SciFinder Content at a Glance
• http//www.cas.org/expertise/cascontent/ataglance/
  index.html

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Type of sources

• Online open access publications
• Journal articles
• Conference proceedings
• Theses and dissertations
• Technical reports
• Government documents, etc.

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Type of Searches

• Topic Searches
• Author Searches
• Patent Searches
• Substance Searches
• -Chemical name search (includes IUPAC names,
  trade name, generic names, etc.
• -CAS registry number search
• - Molecular formula search
• Structure Searches

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Access to SciFinder Scholar at UWP

• Restricted to current UW-P faculty, staff and
  students
• Limited to only one user at a time
• Access from all public computers in library
• NOT available through the Library's proxy server

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Organization of SFS
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Search Options
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Explore
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Research Topic Search

• Filter your search by
• Year
• Document Type
• Language
• Author
• Company Name

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Tips for topic search

• Specify 2-3 concepts using plain English.
• Include prepositions and articles to connect the
  concepts
• Use quotations to specify phrases
• Place synonyms in parentheses
• Use "not" or "except" to exclude a particular
  term
• SFS handles Singulars, plurals and abbreviations
  for you

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Author Search
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Company Name Search
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Chemical Structure Search
Retrievedfrom SciFinder Scholar Guide to
Getting Started at http//www.ucalgary.ca/jelee/
documents/SciFinderScholarGuide2006.pdf
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Molecular Formula Search
Molecular formulas for organic compounds must be
entered in Hill order
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Reaction Structure

• Draw a reaction or half reaction using the same
  screen as the Chemical Structure Search
• Reactions may be filtered by the number of steps,
  type
• Reactions from patents or from a year or range of
  years

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Locate locate Literature
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Bibliographic Information

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Bibliographic Information (2)
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Document Identifier Search
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Substance Identifier Search
Enter the substance by name or CAS registry number
Alternative search options CAS registry
number Trade name or generic name IUPAC name
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Browse Table of Content
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Searching Demonstration
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Exercise 1

• Please give chemical structure, CA registry
  number and the IUPAC name of Adrenaline. Provide
  chemical properties.

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Click the microscope icon to see detail of the
substance
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Trade names or alternative chemical names
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Experimental properties reference list
Experimental properties listings, plus references
for data entries
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Open the structure search interface
Retrieves information about the use of the
compound in any of the indicated reaction roles
Click on structure diagram, menu boxes open as
indicated
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Exercise 2

• Find journal articles about organic syntheses
  using organocopper reagents

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List of citations
view a detailed record including bibliographic
information, abstract, indexing terms, structure
and more
view a detailed record including bibliographic
information, abstract, indexing terms, structure
and more
view a detailed record including bibliographic
information, abstract, indexing terms, structure
and more
Full text available depending on university
subscriptions
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Look carefully at the records you retrieved
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Analyzing and Refining Data
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Printing and saving
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Exporting references to EndNoteWeb

• Exporting References from SciFinder 2007 to
  EndNoteWeb using ACS Style

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