SciFinder

Licence Agreement: SciFinder is licensed for use by registered students and staff of the University of Victoria. All use, other than for educational or research purposes, is prohibited.

Concurrent Users: There is no limit to the number of UVic students and staff who can access SciFinder concurrently.

To use SciFinder, there are two access options...

  1. SciFinder Web:
    • Already registered? Click here - University of Victoria
    • To register?  Click here - University of Victoria
    • Individual Registration is required for the web version of SciFinder. SciFinder's web-based user registration form allows you to create your own SciFinder username and password. The registration process requires you use an email address ending in @uvic.ca After the form is complete, CAS sends an e-mail with the instructions for completing the registration process.
    • Off campus & wireless access: To use SciFinder from off campus, or in the UVic wireless environment, install the UVic VPN Client (virtual private network client) on your computer and access the SciFinder Web version from within the UVic VPN Client environment.
  2. SciFinder Mobile:
    • Visit scifinder.cas.org/mobile on your mobile device to seamlessly access an intuitive, mobile-friendly version of SciFinder.
    • If not already registered with SciFinder Web, register in advance, to access SciFinder on your mobile devices.
    • With SciFinder Mobile, there's no app to download, no IP address restrictions, and users don't occupy concurrent seats.
    • Use SciFinder Mobile to:
      • Explore by Research Topic
      • Explore by Substance Identifier
      • Explore by Author Name
      • Explore by Company Name
      • Review Keep Me Posted Alerts
      • Review Saved Answer Sets
    • To learn more, visit the SciFinder Mobile web page.
    • Off campus access: To use SciFinder Mobile from off campus, install the UVic VPN Client (virtual private network client) on your mobile device and access SciFinder Mobile from within the UVic VPN Client environment.

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For more information, contact:
Lisa Petrachenko or Kathleen Matthews

 


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