Information Retrieval: SciFinder

SciFinderA(R) is rapidly becoming the preferred means of accessing scientific information in industry and universities worldwide. This fully revised edition of the only companion guide to SciFinder gives practical advice on maximizing one's effectiveness with SciFinder. It summarizes the various databases and explains how to take advantage of SciFinder's unique search and analyze options; discusses why it is important and how to apply scientific method to information retrieval; and details how to search for chemical structures and chemical reactions. Essential for anyone who uses chemical information in academic or industry, the new edition addresses the major new release of SciFinder in 2008, which adds a Web interface for the first time.