SciFinder

Authors

  • Stephen Walter Gabrielson M.B. Ketchum Memorial Library, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, CA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.515

Keywords:

SciFinder, Database, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Resource Review

Abstract

SciFinder, a resource from the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), is a curated database of chemical and bibliographic information that covers several scientific and biomedical fields, with an emphasis on chemistry. SciFinder is an appropriate resource to consult for literature searches and to find background information on chemicals, drugs, and substances.

References

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Chemical Abstracts Service. What is SciFinder? [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [cited 30 May 2018]. <https://www.cas.org/products/scifinder>

Chemical Abstracts Service. References - Caplus - worldwide coverage of many scientific disciplines all in one source [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [cited 30 May 2018]. <http://support.cas.org/content/references>

Chemical Abstracts Service. CAplus core journal coverage list [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [rev. 16 Feb 2018; cited 30 May 2018]. <http://support.cas.org/content/references/corejournals>

Chemical Abstracts Service. CAS coverage of patents [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [cited 30 May 2018]. <http://support.cas.org/content/references/patentcoverage>

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Chemical Abstracts Service. CAS REGISTRY - the gold standard for chemical substance information [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [cited 30 May 2018]. <http://support.cas.org/content/chemical-substances>

Chemical Abstracts Service. Reactions - CASREACT - answers to your chemical reaction questions [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [rev. 2018; cited 30 May 2018]. <http://support.cas.org/content/reactions>

Chemical Abstracts Service. SciFinder training materials [Internet]. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society [rev. 2018; cited 30 May 2018]. <http://support.cas.org/training/scifinder>

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Published

2018-10-04

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Section

Resource Review