03 Computer Searching Aids

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NEWEST ADDITIONS

STN INTERNATIONAL

GENERAL

CAS/STN Home Page
STN Help Desk
STN Beginning Searching
03-02 Chemistry Databases on STN: Manuals and Search Aids/1 Zass (ETH Zurich)
03-05 Chem 130/132 Search Tips/8 Baysinger (Stanford)

SHORT TIPS FOR SEARCHING

• Basic STN Commands / Baysinger (Stanford)
  
• Mastering STN Commands 131TP-00

• Basic STN Commands
  
• Operators for Relating Search Terms (STN)
  
• Truncation Symbols (" Wild Cards" ) on STN
  
• Keyword Searches in the CA File
  
• Tips for Keyword Searching in the CA File
  
• Ways to Narrow Your Answer Set in the CA File
  
• More Specific CA or REG File Search Tips

ONLINE SEARCH MANUALS FROM STN

Using CAS Databases on STN CAS Academic Instruction Program (CAS)

• Online Searching Basics (CAS)
  
• Search Strategy (CAS)
  
• Strategies to Increase the Number of Answers (CAS)
  
• Strategies to Decrease the Number of Answers (CAS)
  
• Refining Searches (CAS)
  
• Online Searching Costs (CAS)
  

• Cost of Searching in Registry

STN QUICK REFERENCE CARDS
Partial Listing:

• Basic Commands on STN
  
• The CA File on STN: Search and Display Features
  

OTHER STN TOPICS

Units Information on STN

DIALOG (Thomson)

DIALOG Web Tutorial (Web, Macintosh, and Windows versions)
DIALOG Home Page (Thomson)
Chemical Information Seminar on Dialog (PDF) (Dialog/Thomson)
Chemical Searching for Non-Chemists (PDF)
U-Search Tutorial at University of Texas, Austin/ David Flaxbart
Computer-Based Interactive Literature Searching for CSU-Chico Chemistry Students/ Ron Cooke

INTERNET

Quick Reference Guide to Search Engine Syntax

PRINTED

103-13 Searching CAS ONLINE-Poster (STN)
103-14 STN Command Summary Chart for Bibliographic Databases (STN)
103-15 Saving Questions and Answer Sets on STN (faSTNotes) (STN)
103-16 Logging into STN (faSTNotes) (STN)
103-17 Combining Search Terms (faSTNotes) (STN)
103-18 Field Guide to Chemical Information (DIALOG)
103-19 Online Searching Curriculum for Chemistry; Dialog's Classroom Instruction Program for Chemical Education (DIALOG)
103-21 Using SmartSELECT on STN (STN)
103-22 Getting Started on STN International; Introduction to Searching in Scientific and Technical Databases (STN)

THESAURI AND OTHER WORD LISTS

• CAS General Subject Vocabulary Search Aid
• CAS Standard Abbreviations and Acronyms
• NLM's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
• NASA Thesaurus

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