Using CAS Databases on STN

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Using CAS Databases on STN

The following material is taken in large part from the hardcopy student manual of the CAS Academic Instruction Program (first published in 9/94). However, the material is equally well suited as a general purpose introduction to online searching on STN.

Hardcopy versions of the student manual and additional instructor materials are available. Please contact CAS Customer Service for details.

Quoting or copying of material from this publication for educational purposes is encouraged, providing that acknowledgement is made that Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) is the source of the material.

The contents are as follows:

Preface
Introduction
Lesson 1 Online Searching Basics
Lesson 2 Search Strategy
Lesson 3 Text Searching Part 1: Strategies To Increase Number of Answers
Lesson 4 Text Searching Part 2: Strategies To Decrease Number of Answers
Lesson 5 Author Name Searching
Lesson 6 Refining Searches
Lesson 7 Substance Searching Using CAS Registry Numbers
Section 8 Online Searching Costs
Practice Problems

To obtain any of the Reference materials cited in these lessons please contact the STN Service Center nearest you. Many of these materials are free.

Using CAS Databases on STN

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