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SciFinder Scholar provides electronic access to the Chemical Abstracts (CA) database for B.U. faculty, staff and students. SciFinder Scholar is a proprietary software program based on client-server technology. SciFinder Scholar provides a graphic interface that permits easy, natural language searching by subject, author, and chemical substance. Both PC and Macintosh versions of the client are available.

The Chemical Abstracts database (1907 to present) is the largest and most comprehensive database of chemical literature in the world. It covers core areas of chemistry and also chemistry-related sciences such as biotechnology, agricultural chemistry, environmental science, medicine, toxicology, food science, textiles, petroleum products and packaging, among others.

Access is available 24 hours a day but is limited to 5 (five) simultaneous users.

The "2007" PC version of SciFinder Scholar is available for downloading from this web site as of Jan. 4, 2008.

The "2007" MAC version of SciFinder Scholar is available for downloading from this web site as of Jan. 4, 2008.  [Requires Mac OS/X]

Note: On January 2, 2008, CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) discontinued database access using the following SciFinder Scholar clients:

SciFinder Scholar 2004 for Windows
SciFinder Scholar 2004 for Classic MAC (OS 9.2)
SciFinder Scholar 2004 for MAC OS X

Windows users may continue to use SciFinder Scholar 2006 or may upgrade to version 2007.
Macintosh users must upgrade to version 2007.  The 2007 Macintosh version requires Mac OS X.

Please read the: SciFinder Scholar User Agreement.
Note that by accessing the download you are implicitly accepting the SciFinder Scholar User Agreement.

Click HERE to download the PC or MAC version of SciFinder Scholar.

If you have questions regarding either access to or use of SciFinder Scholar, please contact a reference librarian at:

    Science & Engineering Library
    selill@bu.edu
    (617) 353-9474

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