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SciFinder, produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), is the most comprehensive database for the chemical literature, searchable by topic, author, substances by name or CAS Registry Number, OR use the editor to draw chemical structures, substructures,

SciFinder: Online Registration

SciFinder® is your portal to chemistry and related information providing easy access to the most trusted collection of chemical substances, reactions and literature references in the world curated by expert scientists, not robots. Leading pharmaceutical and chemical corporations as well as top academic institutions and government labs rely on SciFinder to keep up to date on and leverage the latest advances in science.

  • First Time User: Register a personal account from this link Then, login to SciFinder with the personal account login information.

Password Requirements
 

  • Have 7-15 characters
  • Not too similar to the username
  • Not too similar to the previous password
  • Start with a letter or number
  • Contain at least one letter
  • May include dashes, underscores, periods, or @
  • Already have an account: Login to SciFinder
 

Welcome to SciFinder®


License Agreement

SciFinder® is for educational use only. Commercial use of your university account is strictly prohibited.

By clicking Accept, you agree to the following terms:

 

  • I am a current faculty, staff or officially registered student of the university.
  • I will only use SciFinder® for my own academic research.
  • I will not use SciFinder® for commercial research or for organizations other than my university.
  • I will not share my unique username or password with others.
  • I will not use an automated script.
  • I will not store more than 5,000 electronic records at any time.

 

Violations of these terms may result in you losing SciFinder® access.

Please connect with your University Key Contact or CAS Customer Center for assistance or commercial licensing information.

 
 
 
SciFinder® is your portal to chemistry and related information providing easy access to the most trusted collection of chemical substances, reactions and literature references in the world curated by expert scientists, not robots. Leading pharmaceutical and chemical corporations as well as top academic institutions and government labs rely on SciFinder to keep up to date on and leverage the latest advances in science.

To access, register a personal account from this link
Then, login to SciFinder with the account login information from anywhere.

Fill out the registration form with your:

  • first name
  • last name
  • PVAMU email address
  • username
  • password
  • security question
  • security answer

Students must use their PVAMU email account:  username@student.pvamu.edu

Faculty and staff must use their PVAMU employee email account:  username@pvamu.edu.

You will immediately receive a confirmation email from SciFinder.

Follow the instructions to activate your account.

John B. Coleman Library
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 519, MS 1040, Prairie View, Texas 77446
Physical Address: L.W. Minor St. / University Drive, Prairie View, Texas 77446
Reference: (936) 261-1535, Circulation: (936) 261-1542
Email: askalibrarian@pvamu.edu

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