Chemical Abstracts through SciFinder Scholar SciFinder Scholar puts individual scientists directly in touch with the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry of more than 22 million chemical substances and the CA databases with references to more than 15 million articles and patents. In addition, users have access to even more chemical information by accessing the CHEMCATS database, which consists of nearly 400,000 commercially available chemicals from more than 300 suppliers. Users can also link to CHEMLIST, a database of key domestic and international regulatory information. Period covered: 1907 - present Search tips: Users can search by Chemical Substance or Reaction, Research Topic, Author Name, CA Abstract Number or Patent Number. Special instructions: This database requires the SciFinder Scholar software to run. It is available on PCs in USC Public Computing Centers and at the Norris Medical Library. From Norris Library search stations, go to the Information Resources folder of the Novell-delivered Applications window. Arrangements can be made to download the SciFinder Scholar software to office machines by contacting Marianne Afifi at ISD-Center for Scholarly Technology afifi@usc.edu. Please indicate whether you are using a PC or MAC. Selected by: russells@usc.edu Restrictions: USC only