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Transition to the Web Version of SciFinder

CAS plans to transition eligible commercial and government customers to the Web version of SciFinder by December 17, 2012.

Many of our customers have already made the transition to the Web product, and we are committed to ensuring that all customers have the best SciFinder experience possible. We recognize that some organizations are in the midst of browser or operating system upgrades, and we are eager to adjust our planning, if needed, for your particular organization.

(Note: Academic organizations transitioned to the Web version in 2011)

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SciFinder Administrators (Key Contacts)

If your organization:

• Can transition to the Web version of SciFinder by December 17, 2012, no additional action is required on your part.
• Would like to transition to the Web version of SciFinder before December 17, 2012 - or -  if you would like to use a custom "Message of the Day" in the SciFinder client to promote your organization's transition, follow these instructions.
• Is using an older browser platform (e.g., Internet Explorer 6 or earlier), please contact your CAS Sales representative to discuss alternate transition plans.

You can help your colleagues in this transition by:

• Directing them to this page for more information about the transition
• Informing them of the many advantages of the Web version of SciFinder, including:
  • Experimental procedures, to make better synthetic research decisions faster
  • Bioactivity and target indicators, to gain greater insight into the early stages of biological discovery efforts
  • Markush searching, to perform preliminary IP assessment
  • SciPlanner, to identify alternative approaches for designing synthesis pathways
• Directing them to CAS Learning Solutions for the full portfolio of training materials

• Downloading and distributing a promotional flyer (~936K PDF)

You can request additional promotional materials by email.

For any other questions, please contact your CAS Sales representative or the CAS Customer Center.

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SciFinder Users

What will occur?

On December 17, 2012:

• Researchers will no longer be able to access SciFinder content and features via the client software. (Customers with browsers or operating systems that cannot support a good user experience on the Web Version and whose key contact or Sc iFinder Administrator has contacted us before December 17 will still have access, pending separate transition plans worked out with CAS.)
• Keep Me Posted (KMP) profiles set up in the client will no longer run.
• Anyone attempting to login to the client version will see the following message: "SciFinder has been replaced with the Web version of SciFinder at your organization. You can begin exploring with the Web version of SciFinder at https://scifinder.cas.org"

What should I do?

To help ensure a smooth transition to the Web version, you may wish to acquaint yourself with one or more of the the following resources:

• SciFinder Web version - product overview
• View a short webinar of the features and benefits of the Web version (~14 minutes)
• How to Guides - training overviews
• Interactive training tutorials
• Virtual Training Classes - a combination of instructor-led and hands-on practice time
• "What's New" in the most recent releases of SciFinder
• Promotional flyer - share it with a colleague

Resources to assist you with the transition to the Web version:

Use the free SciFinder file conversion tool to convert saved answer sets in the client version (.sfr format) to the new Web format (.akx). (Note: Before using this tool, copy all saved client answer sets to a folder other than the SciFinder client directory. Otherwise, they will be deleted when the client software is uninstalled)

The following interactive tutorials demonstrate how to create and convert Keep Me Posted (KMP) Alerts. 

• How to Add a Keep Me Posted Alert in the Web version
• Convert a Reference KMP from client to Web
• Convert Reference KMP results from client to Web
• Convert a Substance KMP from client to Web
• Convert Substance KMP results from client to Web