Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh/Computer Searching

SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry

Internet Search Engines

 * Scirus – "For Scientific Information Only"
 * altavista
 * Google
 * Bing
 * Search Engine Watch
 * ChemRefer, a full-text search engine which indexes chemical and pharmaceutical literature
 * WorldWideScience.org

Commercial Vendors of Online Searching

 * accelrys
 * Dialog
 * EBSCO
 * Knovel
 * National Library of Medicine (NLM)
 * Ovid
 * ProQuest
 * Questel
 * STN
 * TDS
 * Thomson Reuters

Database Summary Sheets and Guides

 * STN Database Sheets (HTML)
 * STN Quick Reference Cards
 * CSD (Cambridge Structural Database) Documentation in HTML Format
 * NLM Databases and Electronic Resources
 * DIALOG Bluesheets
 * SciFinder Support and Training: Web Version
 * CAS Database Content at a Glance

STN General Guides for Online Searching

 * STN User Documentation (Complete List)
 * Basic STN Commands
 * Operators for Relating Search Terms (STN)
 * Truncation Symbols (" Wild Cards" ) on STN
 * Tips for Keyword Searching in the CA File
 * Ways to Narrow Your Answer Set in the CA File
 * Keyword Searches in the CA File
 * CAS Customer Center [Support for CAS Products]
 * STN Documentation and Training