STEP 1 :

Note that CA can only be used from University Library terminals.

From Chemistry Library Indexes page: 

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/chem/indexes.html

please click on "Chemical Abstracts on CD "

STEP 2 :

On next page, please click the beaker

STEP 3 :

Chemical Abstracts on CD should start now. It will first ask you to choose a database to search:

Note that

• 10CI on CD with Abstracts covers the years 1977-1981
• 11CI on CD with Abstracts covers the years 1982-1986
• 12CI on CD with Abstracts covers the years 1987-1991
• 13CI on CD with Abstracts covers the years 1992-1996
• 14CI on CD with Abstracts covers the years 1997-2001
• CA on CD 2002 covers the year 2002.
• CA on CD 2003 covers the year 2003 and so on.