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SciFinder Scholar 2007
Support and Instruction
If you have questions about installation, need help using the database,
or would like to arrange instruction for a class, contact Thomas Keays
by e-mail,
htkeays@syr.edu
, or telephone, 315-443-9769.
The 
SciFinder
Scholar 2007 Getting Started Guide for Windows and
SciFinder Scholar 2007 Getting Started Guide for Macintosh are available
separately as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
For more information, visit CAS's SciFinder Scholar support page. Also helpful is the SFS interactive, online tutorial, which provides hands-on practice with features of the product's interface.
CAS offers filters for exporting SciFinder Scholar citations to EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager and other bibliographic management programs.
On-Campus Availability
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SciFinder Scholar @ Syracuse University allows six concurrent sessions. If all sessions are in use you will be asked to try again later. Connections can usually be made on a second attempt after 10 minutes. Please allow other researchers to use this resource by minimizing connect time and logging out as soon as searches are completed.
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There are four public workstations in the the Science and Technology Library where this database can be used. Ask at one of the Library Reference Desks for the location of other Library workstations equipped with SciFinder Scholar.
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Hours of availability: SciFinder Scholar is available 24 hours a day, except for regular downtime between 10:00 pm ET on Saturday to 1:00 am ET Sunday. SciFinder is also unavailable an additional hour on Saturday night, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET, on the first Saturday of every month.
Trouble-shooting
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Please be patient when you start up SciFinder Scholar. It can take from 10 to 40 seconds to connect to CAS.
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SciFinder does not work off-campus, outside the syr.edu (IP 128.230.*.*) internet domain. It also doesn't work on the SUNY/ESF campus (see download a copy from the ESF software server).
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Check the list of Hardware and Software Requirements.
- For software installation assistance contact Thomas Keays by e-mail,
htkeays@syr.edu
, or telephone, 315-443-9769.
Online Help
- SciFinder Scholar Interactive Tutorial (Interactive Module)
- SciFinder Scholar 2007 Getting Started Guide for Windows (PDF)
- SciFinder Scholar 2007 Getting Started Guide for Macintosh (PDF)
- SciFinder Scholar Home Page
- SciFinder Scholar Resources
- SciFinder Scholar "How To" Guides
- Importing Data from SciFinder Scholar to EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager
- System Requirements
