SciFinderⁿ Training

These on-demand SciFinderⁿ training resources are short, targeted materials, organized by search type.

Getting Started

• SciFinderⁿ FAQ
• Quick Reference Guide
• Managing Search History -saving and filtering search results
• Search in Multiple Browser Tabs - perform multiple searches and retain original query
• Working with Search Results
• Migrating Alerts and Saved Results from SciFinder
• Forgot User Name or Password?
• SciFinderⁿ System Requirements and Recommendations

Substance Searching

• Tips for Searching Substances in SciFinderⁿ (recorded webinar)
• Step by Step Help for Finding Substances
• Structure Searching in SciFinderⁿ  : draw, upload, and perform exact, substructure, and similarity searches 
• ChemDoodle Structure Search in SciFinderⁿ : touchscreen-capable structure drawing 
• Finding Polymers in SciFinderⁿ (recorded webinar)
• Finding Substance Properties and Spectra (recorded webinar)

Reaction Searching

• Tips for Reaction Searching in SciFinderⁿ (recorded webinar)
• Reaction Search and Scheme View in SciFinderⁿ  : search results are grouped by scheme.
• Retrosynthesis Planning in SciFinderⁿ : Clearly see and evaluate full synthetic pathways, source evidence, estimated yields, pricing, and supplier availability.
• Using MethodsNow Synthesis in SciFinderⁿ : obtaining step by step procedures and protocols.
• Step by Step Help for Finding Reactions

Reference Searching

• Tips for Reference Searching in SciFinderⁿ (recorded webinar)
• Searching for Authors and Organization Information (recorded webinar)
• Keyword Searching and Relevancy Ranking in SciFinderⁿ : autosuggest search, and results ranked by relevancy. 
• Citation Maps from Reference Searches in SciFinderⁿ : backwards and forward citations, and color-coded relevance ranking. 
• Step by Step Guide for Reference Searching

Patent Searching

• Using PatentPak^® in SciFinderⁿ  : viewing full-text patents from major patent offices. 
• Markush Search - based on structure queries
• Tips for Assessing the IP Landscape in SciFinderⁿ (recorded webinar)
• Step by Step Guide for Using PatentPak in SciFinderⁿ 

Biosequence Searching

• Find biosequences
• Work with biosequences search results
• Visualize biosequence search results  (Bioscape)
• View related patent data including references