About the Database
HAM-TMC Library provides access to Chemical Abstracts Service's
chemical databases through SciFinder Scholar. Chemical
Abstracts is one of the world's largest and most up-to-date
collections of chemical information, with nearly 16 million
abstracts of journal articles, patents, and more. More
information about the database.
Access to SciFinder Scholar in the Library
Currently you may access Chemical Abstracts Service's SciFinder
Scholar via computers located in the HAM-TMC Library's HIEC
Computer Lab (located on the Library's lower level). To use
SciFinder on a HIEC Computer Lab computer, click the Start
button, click Programs, and then click SciFinder
Scholar 2000.
Remote Access to SciFinder Scholar
You may access SciFinder Scholar from computers outside the
library if both of the following conditions are met:
1. You are using a computer with a Texas
Medical Center Educational IP addresses. (Scifinder
Scholar cannot be used via Remote Access.)
and
2. You download and install the SciFinder
Scholar software.
If you have problems downloading the SciFinder Scholar software
or accessing SciFinder, please contact hiec@library.tmc.edu.
TMC Educational IP addresses includes computers
networked through:
Baylor College of Medicine
HAM-TMC Library
Prairie View A & M School of Nursing
Texas A & M Institute of Biosciences and Technology
(Houston)
Texas Woman's University (Houston)
UT Health Sciences Center (Houston)
