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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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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