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Installing SciFinder Scholar for Mac OS X

1. Download the file scholar-osx.dmg to your desktop or to your download folder.
2. On some systems, Disk Image Files (*.dmg) will automatically mount. If not, double click on scholar-osx.dmg to mount the disk mage. (The image below is the Mounted Icon View. You may need to use the View menu to select this view)
   
   
   
3. Drag and drop the SciFinder Scholar Application Package (the SciFinder Scholar icon on the white 'button') into your Applications folder.
   
4. SciFinder Scholar requires a site.prf file in order to connect to the SciFinder Scholar servers at CAS. The site.prf file for your institution may be obtained by contacting your Site Administrator for SciFinder Scholar.
   
   1. To add site.prf to the Application Package:
      Open the Application Package, then the Contents folder, and copy your organization's site.prf file into MacOS folder.
      (MacDrive:Applications:SciFinder Scholar:Contents:MacOS:site.prf )
      
      To Open the Application Package:
      1. Select the SciFinder Scholar Application Package (icon).
      2. Click the Actions button (gear with triangle).
      3. Choose Show Package Contents.
      
      
      
      
   2. If you do not have access to the SciFinder Scholar Application Package:
      Add site.prf to the User Location:
      (All users can access this location within their Home Folder, which is MacDrive:Users:[Login Name]:)
      1. Create a folder named SciFinder Scholar within :Home Folder:Library:Application Support:
      2. Copy site.prf into the SciFinder Scholar folder
         (Home Folder:Library:Application Support:SciFinder Scholar:site.prf)
      3. Note:When SciFinder Scholar is started, it will copy any site.prf file located within the Application Package into the User Location.
         
5. Double click :Applications:SciFinder Scholar icon to launch SciFinder Scholar.
   
6. Optional: Create an alias for your Desktop or Dock.
   

Updated 2006-02-10