SciFinder Scholar 2007SciFinder Scholar 2007

SFS = 6 DatabasesSFS = 6 Databases

Chemical Abstracts (CAPlus) 1907 Chemical Abstracts (CAPlus) 1907 – 25 Million literature refs.25 Million literature refs.

Substances (Registry) 1907 Substances (Registry) 1907 – 30 Million30 Million– Roles since 1966 (i.e. preparation)Roles since 1966 (i.e. preparation)

Reactions (CASReact) 1975Reactions (CASReact) 1975– 10 Million10 Million

SFS = 6 Databases (cont.)SFS = 6 Databases (cont.)

Medline 1958+Medline 1958+– 15 Million literature refs15 Million literature refs

Regulated Chemicals (Chemlist)Regulated Chemicals (Chemlist)– 230,000 substances230,000 substances

Commercial Sources (Chemcats)Commercial Sources (Chemcats)– 8 Million chemicals8 Million chemicals

Research by Topic - Analyze ToolResearch by Topic - Analyze Tool

Use when you Use when you want to knowwant to know what information is availablewhat information is available

Creates a pick list histogramCreates a pick list histogram

Most usefulMost useful– Index termsIndex terms– Supplemental termsSupplemental terms– CA Section Title (80 categories)CA Section Title (80 categories)

Research by Topic - CategorizeResearch by Topic - Categorize

Use when you Use when you want to knowwant to know what information is available on what information is available on Index terms and SubstancesIndex terms and Substances

Creates a pick list histogramCreates a pick list histogram

– Organized by categoriesOrganized by categories– Index terms & SubstancesIndex terms & Substances

Research by Topic - Refine ToolResearch by Topic - Refine Tool

Use when you Use when you already knowalready know what what information is availableinformation is available

Most useful:Most useful:– Research TopicResearch Topic– Document Type (i.e. Reviews)Document Type (i.e. Reviews)– AuthorAuthor– DateDate

Analyze, Categorize, or Analyze, Categorize, or Refine?Refine?

Analyze lets SFS tell you:Analyze lets SFS tell you: What? How much?What? How much?

Categorize is like AnalyzeCategorize is like Analyze But for Index terms & SubstancesBut for Index terms & Substances

Refine is fasterRefine is faster

Experienced SFS users use all Experienced SFS users use all threethree