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 three access options...

NEW! - SciFinder N

Scifinder was upgraded as of 2021 to SciFinder-n which provides desktop access to Chemical Abstracts and related databases from CAS. Date coverage: 1907-present (articles and patents); 1955-present (substances). If not already registered with SciFinder Web, follow the instructions below.

  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.
  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.

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