SciFinder is a graphical interface for searching the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases, available in web and client software versions. SciFinder is only available for current Cornell faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and staff. Only a small number of people can use SciFinder at one time, so be sure to log off when finished searching. Sessions are ended automatically after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Cornell Site Administrator: Leah Solla (lrm1@cornell.edu, 5-1361)

SciFinder web version

• Register first!
• direct web access (including off campus)
  
• Technical Requirements
• How To Guides 

SciFinder Scholar client version (download required)

NOTE: SciFinder Scholar 2006 has been discontinued (1/31/09),
please upgrade to SciFinder Scholar 2007 or try the web version.

• Mac Installation
• Windows Installation
• Cornell VPN for off campus access
• How To Guides

Additional Resources

• Searching Guide SciFinder Scholar 2006
• Advanced Searching SciFinder Scholar 2006
• SciFinder Workshop (link coming)
• Information retrieval: SciFinder and SciFinder Scholar / Damon D. Ridley. Chichester : Wiley, c2002. xv, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
  Physical Sciences Library Reserve Z699.5 .S3 R53x 2002.
• CAS Science Spotlight: Most Cited and Most Requested Documents  

Use Policy

Licensed resources such as SciFinder are for non-profit educational use at Cornell University. Access is limited to current Cornell students, faculty, and staff. Use of SciFinder is governed by copyright law and a license agreement. Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information is prohibited. For more details on CAS' Information Use Policy, please see http://www.cas.org/legal/infopolicy.html .