Chemistry: SciFinder Info

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SciFinder Registration and Log-In

SciFinder Web-registration for first time users
You will have to enter:
--- your name
--- MU email address (use marquette.edu, not mu.edu,)
--- create a user name and password (tip: use your MU username and password)
--- select and answer a security question.
Check your email to finish the registration process within 48 hours.
SciFinder Web log in page **use this link after you've registered
The content is identical to SciFinder Scholar. It uses a web search interface rather than the client software. **Requires VPN for off campus access.

Interactive and Video Tutorials

SciFinder training materials and resources
Self-directed interactive training resources.

Brief PDFs and tutorials to help with reaction, substance and reference searches as well as a few general topics.

Search Strategies

SciFinder Strategy
Unlike most literature databases, SciFinder does not allow Boolean searching (AND or OR). This database is designed for natural language searching. It separates concepts in the topic by PREPOSITIONS in the entered search string. Relationships between concepts are not 'understood' by the words used. It automatically searches related terms and truncates terms; this process can't be controlled by the user.