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SciFinder Web Version

Pootorn R.

Book Promotion & Service Co.,Ltd.

Thailand

Web version of SciFinder

The new version of SciFinder runs in a web browser No need to download and distribute desktop

software Easy access via the web

Your scientists can access both the web and client versions

The new version can be reached at https://scifinder.cas.org

Interface of SciFinder Web

Three ways to explore information

Tool bars

Start to explore

Enter the search query

Add search limit

Answer sets and KMP

Explore research topic

Find out the nanotechnology research on the drug delivery systems

Explore research topic

2. Enter the search query

Use the preposition to separate the search concepts

1. Select “Research Topic

3. Add more search limits if you have

Select research topic candidates

SF search each concept in the title, abstract and indexing terms in all records

Research topic candidates analyzes the relationship of concepts, allows you to select the relevant answers set based on your interest As entered: Exact phrase as entered Closely associated: Terms closely associated in the text

(Same sentence or same unit) Anywhere: Terms anywhere in the text (same document)

Search answer page

SciFinder “Smarts” will retrieve..• Synonyms, alternate word forms, irregular plural

forms, CAS standard abbreviations, truncation..• In the result, pharmaceutical, and nanocarriers and

nanoparticles are highlighted

Analyze answer sets by 11 ways

Analyze features…• Sample analysis bar appears automatically on the right• Click “Full Analysis” to get the number of answer

Analyze by Index Term

I am interested on the antitumor research…• Selecte click for “antitumor agents” or• Click “Show More” to see the full analysis chart

Analyze by Index Term

• Narrow down the answer set to 1263 records• More precise answer set, target to the particular

research intererst

Keep selected the records

• After analyzing, we can “Select all” the records and “Keep Selected” for further processing

Refine answer set by 7 ways

• Narrow down the answer set by adding more search limit

• Refine the publication year to 2007- only to see the most recent literature

A patent record

• Original patent abstract involves “ too technical and legal wordings”

• CAS editors have rewritten the abstract using scientific wordings, which are more meaningful to researchers

A patent record

• CAS editors index each records (Human Indexing)• Highlight the new findings and novel concepts from the

literature • Users can extract the main ideas of the literature easily

CA subject headings

Index term, and description

Substance index, with

• CAS Registry number

• Description

• Role taken in this research literature

A journal record

• Get more related information of this record from the above toolbar icon

• Save, print and export the record

Save

Print

Export

• Answer Key eXchange: Reopen and use in SF

• PDF Format: Export as pdf document

• Answer Keys: as an accession number (for reference answers) or a CAS Registry Number (for substance answers)

• Quoted Format and Tagged format: Reopen and use by most spreadsheet program, like excel, and also Endnote

• Recommend to use the PDF format

Search History

• Keep track for the search step• Click to navigate the search backwards

Saved answer set

Explore chemical structure

Explore substances

• Install Java plugin for drawing the chemical structure

Structure searching

SciFinder enables you to choose a search type for your substance search, regardless of whether you use the structure drawing editor to create the substance structure

Import a .cxf or .mol file on the Explore page as part of the Chemical Structure search and then choose search type

Use the structure drawing editor (recommended) and specify the search type in the lower-right corner of the structure drawing window

Three choices for the substance search types are available: Exact Substructure Similarity

Draw a structure run on JAVA applet

Choose a set of answers

Results with substance info

Physical and Chemical properties

Refine your results with more criteria

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Pootorn R.

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