Downloading SciFinder Scholar 2007

UMASS Lowell Libraries provide access to SciFinder Scholar for patrons in the Library, elsewhere on campus and at home. SciFinder Scholar consists of the complete Chemical Abstracts Service database from 1907- and the complete Medline database, from 1950-. You will find instructions here for downloading and installing the SciFinder Scholar software.  For help on searching SFS, check out the tutorials provided by the Chemical Abstracts Service, or contact Marion Muskiewicz, Science Librarian.

SciFinder Scholar is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except for Sunday mornings. UML is allowed 4 simultaneous users.  Please remember to read the conditions statement when logging on and abide by the limits on numbers of records.  Disregard of rules and conditions could lead to a loss of our campus license.

Installation requirements:

SciFinder Scholar may be installed on any PC or Mac on the campus network which has the following configurations:

          Minimum requirements:

  PC: IBM or compatible PC with at least a Pentium-class processor,  Internet connection, Windows 2000/XP or higher

• 32 MB RAM memory; 64 MB RAM required for 2000  and XP; 128 MB RAM recommended for XP.

•  70 MB of available disc space, 80-85 MB recommended

• SVGA color monitor compatible with Windows, 800x600 or better. 1024x768 recommended
  

MAC: Apple Macintosh or compatible capable of running  MAC OS X 10.2 or higher, with Power PC processor, Internet connection,

•  Memory: minimum required by the operating system

•  40-50 MB of available hard disk space

•  13" or larger color monitor, 256 color minimum highly recommended.

Download instructions:

 Click on the appropriate link(s) below to download the component(s) you want.

For Windows
SciFinder Scholar 2007
3D Viewer
Documentation
For Macintosh
SciFinder Scholar 2007
Documentation

If you prefer, you may obtain a CD containing the software from the Library's Media department.

Installation instructions:

For PC: (WIN)

1. SFS2007Win.exe is the program which will install SciFinder Scholar..;

   1. Click on the link above, open, and it will extract itself, including asking you to unzip it. It will place the files in the c:/sfschlr folder. 

   2. Go to the c:/sfschlr folder, and double click on sfs2007. This is the actual installer. A "typical" installation is recommended.  Accept all defaults, and when you are asked if you have a disk labeled "Custom Site files" say NO.

2. WLViewerLite50_4.exe will install WebViewer Lite, version 5.0_4 from Molecular Simulations, allowing you to view 3-D structural models in SFS 2007(Optional)

For MAC: (MAC)

1. SciFinderScholar2007.zip will install itself when you click on the link above

2. No MAC version of WebLab Viewer Lite is available.

TO USE SFS at home or off campus:

* Students: Sign up for a UML PPP account. (Proxy server does not work with SciFinder).

Use the UML PPP account as your internet provider. This will allow SciFinder Scholar to connect properly.
  PPP accounts are for modems only and are therefore slower. Only UML PPP accounts will work; outside PPP accounts from other ISP's such as NetZero, or AOL will not work. You may have to contact the UML Help Desk for assistance in setting this up.

* Faculty and Staff:  Sign up for a VPN (Virtual Private Network) Account.  Contact John Ouellette, Network Operations Manager to obtain this account. Send him an email, requesting a VPN account so that you can use SciFinder Scholar at home.

At the present time, the best browser to use to connect to the VPN is Internet Explorer. 

 Here are the instruction files (in PDF format). Please read both documents.

VPN: Explanation and how-to.

Using SFS with a VPN: Explanation and how-to.

TO INSTALL SciFinder Scholar on your home computers:

To install SFS on your home PC:

1.  Start at a networked on-campus computer and download the SFS software to a Zip drive or CD/ROM.  You must be on-campus to download this software or else it will not be properly configured.

2. Take the zip drive/CD/ROM home, and install SFS on your home computer. 
   

3. To install SFS on a laptop, connect your laptop to the campus network, download the software, and install.

If you logon to SciFinder Scholar and receive a message that all ports are in use, please wait about 15 minutes and try again. Also, please remember to completely log out of SciFinder when you are finished.  If leaving SFS to go to a full-text journal, patent or web site, be aware that SFS will disconnect after 10 minutes of inactivity.

Questions? Email: Marion_Muskiewicz@uml.edu

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Page maintained by Marion S. Muskiewicz 

Last updated 6/29/07