WebCSD, the new online portal to the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD), is now available to Stanford students, faculty, and staff. Still a beta product, it enables users to access the CSD anywhere, any time, without installing any software. It has an intuitive interface for searching. New structures are added to CSD weekly for up-to-date searches.
Features of WebCSD include:
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Labmeeting allows researchers in the natural sciences to:
The SciFinder series of podcasts explores a vast array of current interest topics and new discoveries in the 21st century and shows how SciFinder can play a significant role in providing solutions for the advancement of science.
CAS is pleased to announce that a SciFinder webisode based on its award winning research tool SciFinder can now be find on YouTube! The webisodes follow two students through the trials and tribulations of balancing school and social life.
“The Paper” — The first in a series of webisodes is now on YouTube
Stay tuned each week to find out what happens next to our two adventurous students.
At the end of October, the total number of simultaneous users for SciFinder Scholar/SciFinder on the web increased from 8 to 11. Currently, 8 users can search the software or client version (SciFinder Scholar) at one time and 3 users can search the web version at one time. How many simultaneous users to allocate for each interface will be reviewed regularly and will be modified based on usage data, functionality, and performance.
You can either download sfs2007a.dmg from the Stanford server or do a “quick fix” for the earlier Mac version of SFS2007.
The SciFinder Scholar 2007 for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) software (sfs2007a.dmg), released in May 2008, is a re-coded version that will run on Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) without using Rosetta. This version of SciFinder Scholar 2007 is compatible with Intel and PowerPC processors and is also backward compatible with Mac OS 10.3 and 10.4.
Download SFS2007 for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
Information about applying a “quick fix” to pre-May 2008 version of SFS2007 for the Mac
MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services. MERLOT’s vision is to be a premiere online community where faculty, staff, and students from around the world share their learning materials and pedagogy.
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