Appendix C: ACS CINF: Computer Searching of Chemical Abstracts: Projects and hosted sites archive: Swain Library

Appendix C: Comparison of Database Vendors’ Academic or Instructional Programs

Dialog CIP: None
STN Academic: $25 for STN account and $25 for academic program. One fee will be waived if both are paid at the same time.
STN Karlsruhe: $25 for research account, $25 for education account

Dialog CIP: (1) $15/hr plus telecommunications costs ($3/hr Internet);
(2) $1500/password/year, no cap; maximum 12 passwords/institution
STN Academic File-dependent.: Doctoral granting institutions must maintain subscription to the full-service (print or microfilm) CA to get 80% discount. Complex cost structure for online charges. Schools not offering doctoral degree get 90% discount without subscribing. Telecommunications costs added ($5/hr Internet).
STN Karlsruhe: 80% discount on same cost structure as STN Academic files. Telecommunications costs added.

Dialog CIP: Accredited public or private educational institutions, continuing education, seminars and workshops, some corporate education programs
STN Academic: Colleges and universities.
STN Karlsruhe: Accredited educational institutions offering four-year scientific or related technical degrees.

Dialog CIP: Must be attached to a formal course, seminar, or workshop. Must take place in a supervised setting. Must be student involvement in the search strategy. Is not for personal use or professional research.
STN Academic: Must be used for educational purposes for faculty, staff, or students.
STN Karlsruhe: May not be used to provide services to anyone other than faculty, staff, and students of the subscribing institution. Cannot be used to provide information for privately funded research.

Dialog CIP: CA, ChemName, Beilstein, SciSearch, Inspec, many others
STN Academic: CA, CAOld, CIN, Registry, some learning files
STN Karlsruhe: 12 chemistry-related databases (SpecInfo, NewCryst, ICSD, + 20 others

Dialog CIP: 24 hour access
STN Academic: 5pm to 5am local time
STN Karlsruhe: 24 hour access (educational); 5pm to 5am local time (research)

Dialog CIP: CA does not have abstracts; ChemName does not have structure diagrams. Beilstein structures displayable only with DialogLink. SciSearch has author-provided abstracts.
STN Academic: Has CA provided abstracts and 2-D structure diagrams. Powerful and continually developing command structure. Excellent Help Desk for Academic contact only.
STN Karlsruhe