ACADEMIC PLANS FOR ONLINE DATABASES

ACADEMIC PLANS
FOR CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS
BASIC FACTS

vendor	cost	access	features	files	conditions
STN	pay as you go 80 or 90% discount	after 5:00	abstracts structure searching StnEasy	CA Registry Inspec others	Educational purposes for faculty, staff or students
DIALOG	$1.50/DialUnit $2,000/pswd/yr	24 hrs	no abstracts multifile searching DIALOG Web	CA (399) Registry (398) many others	Used with a formal course, seminar, or workshop. Must be student involvement in the search strategy.
CA (SciFinder Scholar)	Contact CAS Representative	24 hours	abstracts structures/rxns easy searching updated daily	Ca Plus Registry CASREACTS	Educational purposes for faculty, staff or students
OCLC (CA Student Edition)	$3,900 1-10 $6,500 1-20 (print subscribers)	24 hrs	abstracts 200 journals dissertations basic searching	CA	Educational purposes for faculty, staff or students