Comparison of DIALOG and STN Academic/Instructional Programs


Start-up Cost

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

SciFinder Scholar
None.


Ongoing Costs

Dialog CIP
(1) $1.50/DialUnit plus telecommunications costs ($3/hr Internet)
(2) $2,000/password/year (Chemistry/Engineering Program)
maximum 12 passwords/institution

STN Academic
Cost varies with file
Doctoral granting institutions must maintain subscription to the full-service (print or microfilm or SciFinder Scholar) 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.

SciFinder Scholar
Cost varies by type of institution.
PhD Package1 for universities with 100 or fewer chemistry graduate students and faculty is $52,225 for 3 concurrent users
PhD Package 2 for univsities with 101 or more chemistry graduate students and faculty is $66,400 for 5 concurrent users
Contact CAS representative for college plans.


Who is eligible

Dialog CIP
Accredited public or private educational institutions, continuing education, seminars and workshops, some corporate education programs

STN Academic and SciFinder Scholar
Colleges and universities.

STN Karlsruhe
Accredited educational institutions offering four-year scientific or related technical degrees.


Terms of use

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 and SciFinder Scholar
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.


Files available

Dialog CIP
CA, ChemName, Beilstein, SciSearch, Inspec, many others

STN Academic
CA, CAOld, CIN, Registry, some learning files

STN Karlsruhe
chemistry-related databases (INSPEC, SpecInfo, NewCryst, ICSD, + 20 others

SciFinder Scholar
CAplus,  Registry, CasReact


Times available

Dialog CIP
24 hour access

STN Academic
5pm to 5am local time

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

SciFinder Scholar
24 hour access


Comments

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

SciFinder Scholar
An easy to use interface that requires little training.  New features make it easier to refine searches.  The response of chemists and students has been very positive.


Who to call

Dialog CIP
1-703-908-2388

STN Academic and SciFinderScholar
1-800-753-4CAS (4227)

STN Karlsruhe 1-800-753-4CAS (4227)



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