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SciFinder Scholar Training Sessions at MU

October 23, 2013 (Wednesday)
2:00 – 3:20 pm Basic/Introductory session
3:30-5:00 pm Intermediate/Advanced session
Location:
  125i Chemistry Building (conference room inside 125 Chemistry Building)
Trainer:  Peter Blasi, Applications Specialist, CAS

Register here to attend a SciFinder Scholar training session
 

The Basic/introductory session will cover the following topics plus questions from participants:

  • An introduction to CAS content and indexing
  • A brief overview of SciFinder features
  • Exploring references by research topic, company name, author name, journal name, and patent number
  • Sorting/Analyzing/Refining/Categorize
  • Saving/Exporting/KMPs
  • Exploring substances by chemical name and CAS RN
  • Interpreting chemical substance records
  • Commercial suppliers and regulatory information
  • Retrieving full-text

The Intermediate/Advanced session will cover the following topics plus questions from participants:

  • Structure searching
    Reaction searching
    Analyzing reaction answer sets
    Using SciPlanner
  • Specialized topics such as polymers/alloys/organometallics  

Please contact Janice Dysart if you have any questions. 

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