Access to the Chemical Abstracts (via STN on the Web)

Chemical Abstracts is the most important bibliographical index to the research literature of chemistry, providing citations and abstracts to hundreds of thousands of publications in chemistry and allied fields.

Access to the Chemical Abstracts (via STN on the Web):

Access to the database is available in the Cheng Library from 5:00 pm until 11:45 pm Monday through Thursday, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Friday, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturday, and from 12:00 noon to 11:45 pm on Sunday. The database requires a password for login, so students wishing to use the database must first visit the Reference Desk to be logged into the database at a computer workstation. Please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (973-720-2116), email (refdesk@wpunj.edu) or in person for additional information about this service.

The Chemical Abstracts Service provides a number of guides (in PDF format) that are helpful in learning how to use the database:

• Basic Commands on STN Quick Reference Card (4 pages)
• The CA File on STN: Search and Display Features Quick Reference Card (6 pages)
• Getting Started on STN Reference Guide (48 pages)
• STN Database Summary Sheet for CA [Chemical Abstracts] (30 pages) and CAplus [Chemical Abstracts Plus] (29 pages)

Login for Chemical Abstracts (via STN on the Web) (password required)