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SciFinder-n: FIRST TIME USERS This link opens in a new window
First time users to SciFinder must set up their account using the SciFinder: FIRST TIME USERS link, then use the SciFinder: RETURNING USERS link.
SciFinder-n: RETURNING USERS This link opens in a new window
SciFinder includes journal articles and patent documents; substance information from the CAS REGISTRY, including experimental and predicted properties; single- and multi-step reactions information; commercial sources for substances; regulated chemicals information; and Markush Search. First time users to SciFinder must set up their account using the SciFinder: FIRST TIME USERS link, then use the SciFinder: RETURNING USERS link.

More Chemistry Databases
Access all 12 databases that contain articles from chemistry journals.

How to use CAS Draw

CAS SciFinder-n Training
Training modules in SciFinder-n.
Video for CAS Draw
Quick video on CAS Draw in SciFinder-n.
CAS Draw Basics
Video detailing the Draw feature in SciFinder-n.
ChemDoodle Instructional Video
A quick video on how to use ChemDoodle in SciFinder-n.
Draw or Import a Structure
SciFinder-n Help page focused on using CAS Draw.
CAS Draw - Specifying Reaction Roles
SciFinder-n Quick Reference Guide

Accessing Full Text

If SciFinder does not lead you to full-text of an article you need, use the following resources to obtain it:

1. Use Interlibrary Loan to request sources that the library does not have.

Interlibrary Loan
If the library doesn't have the article you need, fill out an Interlibrary Loan request and we'll get it for you. And yes, this is free for students!

2. Need the article right away? There may be a free copy online. Use the following tools to find out. (Note that these may be pre-prints and not the final version of an article as it was published in the journal.)

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives. Library Links set to Stetson Library.

Endnote Click (formerly Kopernio)
Endnote Click is a browser plugin that finds the best available PDF of an academic article while you browse. Behind the scenes EndNote Click will search open databases and (where possible) your university's subscriptions to find the best version of the paper for you.
Institutional Repositories
Find out which university the article's author is affiliated with, then check that university's library website to see they have an institutional repository. You can search the institutional repository to see if the author submitted their work to it.
Academic Social Networks
Sometimes, researchers may post copies of their work on academic social networks such as ResearchGate.net or Academia.edu.

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