Changes to SciFinder Scholar off-campus use

To set up WiscVPN for Scifinder Scholar access from off-campus:

1. Reserve a WiscVPN static IP address.
2. Download and install the current WiscVPN client
3. Verify that you can connect using the dynamic profile.
4. Locate the on-campus static profile.
5. SAVE in the profiles directory of the VPN client - C:\ProgramFiles\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\profiles
6. Launch WiscVPN.
7. Click WiscVPN-OnCampusStatic.
8. Click CONNECT.
9. Enter your STATIC VPN LOGIN and your NetID PASSWORD.

To access SciFinder Scholar from off-campus:

1. Launch WiscVPN.
2. Click WiscVPN-OnCampusStatic.
3. Click CONNECT.
4. Launch SciFinder Scholar.

What is the SciFinder Scholar database?

• Article abstracts from 10,000+ scientific journals
• Cover-to-cover coverage for more than 1,500 key chemical journals (1994+)
• Patent references from 57 authorities around the world
• Abstracts for conference proceedings, technical reports, books, dissertations
• 39 million+ organic and inorganic chemical substances - synonyms, molecular formulas, structure diagrams, properties
• 16 million+ single- and multi-step chemical reactions
• 60 million+ sequences from CAS and GenBank, linked to journal and patent literature
• Chemical supplier and regulatory information

Subject areas:

• Biochemistry - agrochemical regulators, biochemical genetics, fermentation, immunochemistry, pharmacology
• Organic chemistry - amino acids, biomolecules, carbohydrates, organometallic compounds, steroids
• Macromolecular chemistry - cellulose, lignin, paper, coatings, inks, dyes, organic pigments, synthetic elastomers, textiles, fibers
• Applied chemistry - air pollution, ceramics, essential oils, cosmetics, fossil fuels, ferrous metals, alloys
• Physical, inorganic, analytical chemistry - surface chemistry, catalysts, phase equilibrium, nuclear phenomena, electrochemistry

See also: our SciFinder Scholar library guide.