Loy Shiow Yong

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Introduction to SciFinder Scholar

• Loy Shiow Yong
• (B.Sc Dip. Lib. Inf. Sc.)
• Senior Manager (Science Library)
• 15 May 2007

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Our Learning Objective

• Conduct literature search using SFS for the
  project CM3291
• Understand the contents and organization of SFS
• Locate references for synthesis of a substance.
• Locate physical, chemical properties of a
  substance.

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The analyzed and indexed information from the
literature goes into major databases
CAS Databases
Medline
CAplus 
CAS RegistrySM
novel substances
bibliographic resources
abstracts
CAS Registry Numbers
CASREACT
chemical property information
journals and patents
reactions
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SciFinder Scholar

• http//www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/
• Content
• CA 1907- , Medline 1950
• Reactions from 1840-
• Registry from 1957-
• CAplus gt25 million MEDLINE gt 15 million of
  patent and references
• gt10 million single- and multi-step reactions
• Over 8.7 million Commercially available chemicals

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SciFinder Scholar

• Type of sources
• Journals
• Conference proceedings
• Technical reports
• Books
• Dissertations
• Reviews
• Meeting abstracts
• Patents
• etc.

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SFS databases cover many scientific subjects

• Pharmacology
• Mammalian Hormones
• Biochemical Genetics
• Toxicology
• General Biochemistry
• Enzymes
• Biochemical Methods
• Reactions

• Mammalian and Non-mammalian Biochemistry
• Mammalian Pathological Biochemistry
• Immunochemistry
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Organic synthesis
• And more

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Interpreting Citationsin SFS

• Book / Book chapter
• Journal articles
• Conference paper
• Dissertation/Thesis
• Patent

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Journal Articles
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Conference Papers
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Books and Chapters
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Dissertations
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Patents
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Library Portal
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How to access SciFinder Scholar

• Install SFS client software then access it from
  you PC.
• Install software only restricted to campus IP
  addresses.
• Try again when you see message
• Login failed too many concurrent users for
  this login id.
• Additional Requirements
• Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 3.0 or higher.
• Download the software ViewerLite.zip and
  MDMPatch5013.zip and install in your PC. enables
  you to view 3D molecular

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Tips For Topic Search

• Natural language search interface.
• Allow construct search statement in complete
  sentence. SFS understands which are keywords and
  recognizes prepositions and conjunctions.
• Retrieve words in variant forms, plural and past
  tense, abbreviations, synonyms.
• Use bracket for Synonym.
• Use Boolean operator (and, or, not) carefully,
  SFS sometimes cannot understand when there is gt1
  operators. Use conjunctions and proposition in
  your search statement.

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Project Topic

• Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of
  ferrocene

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Log in SFS
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Compare the result sets of the two search
statements
Additional set of result
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Search statements retrieves same set of results

• Spectroscopic property of ferrocene
• Spectroscopic properties of ferrocene

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52 of 62of 199Product subclass 8 ferrocenes.
Perseghini, M. Togni, A. Lab. of
Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zuerich, Zurich,
Switz. Science of Synthesis (2002), 1
889-929. Publisher Georg Thieme Verlag, CODEN
SSCYJ9 Journal General Review written in
English. CAN 139292284 AN 2002881460
Take note of the registry no.
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Copy registry no. and save it in clipboard. Open
structure template by selecting Explore Chemcial
structure. Then paste it onto the template to
export the structure (see below). You can now
perform searches on reactions and substances.
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Reaction and Structure Search

• Chemical Abstracts Service has Pre-recorded
  SciFinder demonstrations on reaction searching
  and structure drawing. To view the demo, click on
  the link below.
• http//casevents.webex.com
• Then at the left hand side, select SciFinder
  e-Seminars - Recorded e-Seminars.
• Note
• These demo are SciFinder and NOT SciFinder
  Scholar. SciFinder is a product for the
  non-academic insititutions. The main search
  feature that is unique to SciFinder is the
  Biology Topics but the structure and reaction
  search are the same.

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Subject Guide on Chemistry

• http//www.lib.nus.edu.sg/slb/echem.html

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• Thank you