SciFinder Scholar, a major science database recently released in a new web-based version, has a few login issues you need to be aware of.

First time users need to register. If you find yourself at the SciFinder login box before registering, you'll need to go back to the Article Databases page to get to the registration link (under Chemistry Databases, or 'Ten Most-Used Databases', or 'About Resource'). Email addresses, passwords and the simultaneous users limit have also tripped people up.

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The Library is pleased to announce that one of the world's premier science databases is now available in a new web-based version. This means that SciFinder is now also available to off-campus users (unlike the desktop version). The web version offers a new, redesigned interface, improved saving (including Keep-Me-Posted alerts), plus more.

Access:
SciFinder Scholar requires you to register the first time you use it. (You must provide a valid Massey email: …@massey.ac.nz.) Thereafter you sign in each time you go to the SciFinder Scholar login page. There are a limited number of logins, so it is important to click Sign Out when you have finished to free up sessions for others. If you cannot get in, try again later.

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