Introducing a New Series of SciFinder Podcasts
CAS is pleased to introduce a new series of podcasts featuring SciFinder - the award winning research discovery tool. Watch as we explore a vast array of current interest topics and new discoveries in the 21st century and learn how SciFinder can play a significant role in providing solutions for the advancement of science.
The first in a series of podcasts is Post-Katrina New Orleans - What have we learned since 2005? This podcast takes a look at how SciFinder explores the various factors that may have caused the increased intensity of Hurricane Katrina, discusses several questions that surround the deep impact of the after effects left by the storm, and reveals a few of the scientific discoveries that arose from such a natural disaster.
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Exploring Reactions with Built-in Links
SciFinder has many built-in links to help you locate information from any point in your explorations. Learn how these built-in links will quickly connect you to the information you need.
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2008 CAS Databases Update
CAS databases - the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of disclosed chemistry-related information - have recently been updated with the following key enhancements:
- 176,000 experimental spectra have been added to CAS REGISTRYSM - this includes 90,000 proton NMR spectra, 15,000 carbon-13 spectra, and 71,000 mass spectra. CAS REGISTRY now includes more than 480,000 experimental spectra.
- CAS databases now contain more than 200 million cited references.
- More than 163,000 exemplified prophetic substances (from the example section of all English, French, and German language basic patents) from over 1,700 published patents have been added to CAS databases.
- CASREACT has recently surpassed 15 million single- and multi-step reactions and coverage has been extended to include prophetic reactions.
- South Korean patent data is now current through February 2008.
- Japanese (JPO), Chinese (SIPO), and South Korean (KIPO) utility models are now being added to the CAS databases. By the end of this year, a backfile from the beginning of 2006 will be included in the CAS databases.
- CAS databases have been enhanced with approximately 3,500 World Traditional Medicine (WTM) Chinese patents, bringing the total to 13,500 WTM patents.
- Mexican patents through the end of 2007 have been added to CAS databases.
- Over 1 million 10-digit CAS Registry Number identifiers have been assigned to newly registered chemicals.
Key Contacts who work in academia with access to the web version of SciFinder now have access to new administrative tools!
Recently, two new myCAS administration tools have been added for the web version of SciFinder. Now you can:
- Allocate concurrent sessions: Real-time capability to change seat allocation between the client and web version of SciFinder, allowing Key Contacts to allocate concurrent seats to the version that is needed by your organization.
- Change Session Timeout: Allows you to set session timeouts for site(s) from 5 to 20 minutes in increments of one minute. Shortening the session timeout period ends inactive sessions sooner, making those seats available to other users.
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Key Contacts who work in academia with access to the web version of SciFinder can view new reports on myCAS to better adjust client and web allocation.
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Please note: The web version of SciFinder is available for subscription customers only. Access to the web version of SciFinder is being launched to subscription customers in phases throughout 2008. CAS will notify Key Contacts when access to the web version of SciFinder is available for your organization.
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Updated 7/24/2008 9:50:29 AM
