SciFinder is now ONLY on the web and has UNLIMITED users

This is a reminder that the client (desktop software) version of SciFinder was discontinued on 31st August 2011.

The web version is now the only version of SciFinder. It offers:

• an unlimited number of simultaneous users
• the same CAS content as the client version
• a simple and intuitive interface
• convenient access, anytime, anywhere
• powerful features not found in the client version

To use the web version of SciFinder you need to register. (Off-campus users will be prompted to login to EZproxy to reach this registration page). The email address that you supply during registration must ends in @liverpool.ac.uk. Once registered, you will then be able to login to SciFinder at http://scifinder.cas.org.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/.

View an interactive demo of the web version of SciFinder or look at the How to Guides featuring Explore by Research Topic, Explore by Chemical Structure, Explore by Substructure, and Explore Reactions.

SciFinder switch from client to web

Due to increasing popularity and new development of the web version of SciFinder, the client version of SciFinder will be discontinued on 31st August 2011 so all users will need to use the web version.

The web version offers:

• the same CAS content as the client version
• a simple and intuitive interface
• convenient access, anytime, anywhere
• powerful features not found in the client version

To use the web version of SciFinder you need to register. (Off-campus users will be prompted to login to EZproxy to reach this registration page). The email address that you supply during registration must ends in @liverpool.ac.uk. Once registered, you will then be able to login to SciFinder at http://scifinder.cas.org.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/.

View an interactive demo of the web version of SciFinder or look at the How to Guides featuring Explore by Research Topic, Explore by Chemical Structure, Explore by Substructure, and Explore Reactions.

ScienceDirect eBooks in 2011

Throughout 2011 we will have access to around 7,800 additional eBook titles on ScienceDirect. This is part of a usage-driven acquisition trial with Elsevier and the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.

We now have access to all eBooks in the following subjects on ScienceDirect:

Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Business, Management, Hospitality and Tourism
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Energy
Engineering
Environmental Science
Finance
Forensics
Immunology and Microbiology
Materials Science
Mathematics
Media Technology
Medicine and Dentistry
Neuroscience
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science
Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
Veterinary Science
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine

At the end of the year we will be able to retain access to a number of titles of our choice, up to a maximum value.

Henry Stewart Talks - Biomedical and Life Sciences

We now subscribe to the Henry Stewart Talks - Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection. This is a collection of nearly 1,000 animated audio visual presentations by world leading experts. The collection is organized into a number of series, see:

http://www.hstalks.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/main/browse_series.php?father_id=4&c=252

Each talk appears in our library catalogue - see catalogue records - and records will be updated each quarter as the collection grows.

Royal Society of Chemistry e-books now available

We have purchased the complete set of Royal Society of Chemistry e-books and access is now available from http://www.rsc.org.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/Publishing/eBooks/index.asp and we now have catalogue records for them.

The collection contains over 800 titles published from 1968 to date, and includes titles aimed at undergraduates, postgraduates and staff.

The collection covers many subject areas (including the environment, materials science and nanoscience) - and indeed should appeal to anyone who likes beer or chocolate!

RSC e-books are provided in simple PDF chapters, with none of that Digital Rights Management (DRM) software that we know you hate.