Change to SciFinder access

An important announcement for SciFinder users at TSRI:

As of October 1, 2010, the web version of SciFinder will be the only interface for SciFinder searches. The SciFinder client will no longer be available.

Starting July 1, 2010 (and each month thereafter), an additional two seats will be allocated over to the web version (and removed from the client version). By October 1, 2010, all the seats will be on the web version. CAS has discontinued further development of the client interface, necessitating this change.

Register for SciFinder web
To maintain access to SciFinder during this transition period, please register for a SciFinder web account, if you have not done so already. Registration information is available at:
http://www.scripps.edu/library/scifinderwebregistration.html

Reasons for this change:
* Optimize SciFinder seat usage
If all the seats are allocated to the web version, we can maximize the number of available seats at all times and minimize the number of busy signals.

* Prevent SciFinder use by unauthorized users
CAS has verified that unauthorized users have been able to infiltrate our network, and effectively "steal" seats that are then unavailable for our authorized users. With the web version of SciFinder, this type of piracy can be effectively stopped, because an individual account can be closed once the security breach has been detected. This is not possible with the client version.

* Take advantage of new SciFinder web features
CAS is now focusing all new development efforts on the web version. Features like e-mail alerts, finding related reactions, and refining by non-participating functional groups are only available on the web version.

Questions and comments?
We realize that SciFinder is an integral part of your research program, and you may have questions or concerns about this change. We welcome your comments, and will be happy to address any questions you may have. Please contact the Library at helplib@scripps.edu

Free access to microbiology journal

Access will be free for the rest of 2010 for the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. "IJSEM publishes papers dealing with all phases of the systematics of prokaryotes, yeasts and yeast-like organisms, including taxonomy, nomenclature, identification, phylogeny, evolution, biodiversity, characterization and culture preservation. Its scope covers phylogenetic and evolutionary aspects of all micro-organisms, including the protists such as protozoa and algae, and it also publishes molecular environmental papers with a strong systematics content."

New Books Online

Several new books have been added online. To access them, go to the Library's catalog and search for the title, then click on the link. Links are also provided below.

• Human Drug Metabolism


• Radical and Radical Ion Reactivity in Nucleic Acid Chemistry


• Planning a Scientific Career in Industry


• Searching for Molecular Solutions: Empirical Discovery and its Future


• Chemical Cytometry: Ultrasensitive Analysis of Single Cells


• Information Retrieval: SciFinder


• Evaluation of Drug Candidates for Preclinical Development: Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism, Pharmaceutics, and Toxicology

New Protocols

Check out the latest titles from SpringerProtocols. SpringerProtocols is a database of step-by-step protocols written and reviewed by experts in their field. Subjects cover biochemistry, biotechnology, cancer research, genetics, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, protein science and more.

New Titles:

• Matrix Metalloproteinase Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology v.622)


• RNA Interference: From Biology to Clinical Applications (Methods in Molecular Biology v.623)


• Cancer Nanotechnology: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology v.624)


• Carbon Nanotubes: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology v.625)


• Vaccines Adjuvants: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology v. 626)


• Surface Plasmon Resonance: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology v.627)


• Genetic Variation: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology v.628)


• RNA Therapeutics: Function, Design, and Delivery (Methods in Molecular Biology v. 629)


• Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System (Neuromethods v.45)