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Introduction

Objective:

• help the user understand the basic features of the Chemical Abstracts database on CD-ROM.

Index:

• Online Access to Chemical Abstracts
• Start Chemical Abstracts
• Basic Chemical Abstracts Citation
• Browsable Fields in Chemical Abstracts
• Keyword Searching
• Author Searching
• Molecular Formula Searching
• Examples of Search Strategies
• Chemical Compound Searching
• Displaying, Printing, and Downloading Search Results
• Saving Search Strategies (Queries)
• CAS Standard Abbreviations
• Journal Title Abbreviation
• Contact a Librarian