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Scifinder Scholar is a database specialized in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, medicine, materials sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and related disciplines.

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SciFinder How To Guides
Tutorials and help documents on searching in SciFinder.

Search Tips:

SciFinder uses natural language processing algorithm therefore in place of Boolean operators use conjunctions and prepositions to highlight the relationship between keywords.
- Limit your searches to 2-3 key concepts, you can always refine your search on the results screen
OR is parenthetical: synthesis (preparation)
Truncation and wildcard symbols are not used.
Sample search strategy:
- Shape (morphology) of colloidal nanoparticles (colloidal nanocrystals)

Databases in Chemistry

ChemSpider
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 28 million structures, properties and associated information

Merck Index »
The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals. Each monograph (record) discusses a single chemical entity or a group of closely-related compounds.

Organic Reactions
A full text database of important synthetic reactions searchable by structure, substructure, reaction, CAS registry number, chemical name, etc…
Organic Synthesis
An annual collection of procedures for the synthesis of organic compounds.
PubChem (NCBI)
PubChem, released in 2004, provides information on the biological activities of small molecules.

Reaxys (Beilstein, Gmelin, Patent Chemistry) »
Reaxys is a web based database for searching an extensive collection of organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry data. It enables you to search chemical substances by structure, substructure, reaction, text, and property data. Reaxys is the merger of 3 chemical databases: Crossfire Beilstein, Crossfire Gmelin, and Patent Chemistry Database.
Science of Synthesis »
Science of synthesis is a reference work that provides a comprehensive and critical selection of reliable organic and organometallic synthetic methods. It evaluated the preparative applicability of the synthetic methods, discusses background information, and provides detailed experimental procedures.
SCOPUS »
Scopus is a multidisciplinary database including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. The research areas covered are science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
Web of Science »
This database includes conference papers and articles from key research journals in Science, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Humanities. It also offers additional features that allow to discover the impact a paper or other published item has had on current research.

Databases in Biochemistry

Biomed Central »
BioMed Central publishes over 290 open access scientific journals.
Unlike the traditional publishing model that restricts access to only those who pay for a subscription, all research articles published in BioMed Central journals will be permanently available free of charge and without restrictions. SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is a partner and supports BioMed Central's efforts to ensure permanent open access to biomedical research results. BioMed Central supports both PubMed Central and self-archiving, and is leading the way among commercial publishers in making free and immediate access to scientific articles and journals a reality. Global exposure. Access to the research published is free. There are presently over 85 journals. The journals are available at BioMed Central and archived in PubMed Central, which means your work is released to a global audience. All research articles are indexed in PubMed, so your work can be found and cited. Research can be read as soon as it is accepted rather than waiting until a journal has space. BioMed Central gateway for the University of Ottawa. This homepage, tailored to our institution, provides links to the full text of articles published by University of Ottawa authors in BioMed Central. Other sources of revenue for BioMed Central will include a range of subscription-based services such as literature reviews and evaluation, editorially enhanced databases, and other software research aids. This homepage also indicates which of the subscription products are available.
CAB Abstracts »
N.B. Access to 3 concurrent users. Over 6.3 million article abstracts from 1973 to the present. Includes a growing collection of full-text articles in the areas of applied life sciences, agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science and nutrition.
EMBASE »
The Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) is a major biomedical and pharmaceutical database indexing over 3,500 international journals.
Medline (Ovid) »
Ovid MEDLINE covers the international literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Information is indexed from approximately 3,900 journals published world-wide.
Merck Index »
The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals. Each monograph (record) discusses a single chemical entity or a group of closely-related compounds.
PubMed (Medline) »
The National Library of Medicine's search service providing access to MEDLINE, PREMEDLINE and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.
3rd-Party login is now mandatory.
SCOPUS »
Scopus is a multidisciplinary database including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. The research areas covered are science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
Web of Science »
This database includes conference papers and articles from key research journals in Science, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Humanities. It also offers additional features that allow to discover the impact a paper or other published item has had on current research.

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