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Pf inding chemical information in the Pfizer research environment: SciFinder 

Pf inding chemical information in the Pfizer research environment: SciFinder . By Pamela J. Scott. The best get better!. The NEW Pfizer. Global research facilities Scientific staff of over 12,000 Industry’s largest R&D budget for 2000: $4.7 billion 131 compounds in development.

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Pf inding chemical information in the Pfizer research environment: SciFinder 

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  1. Pfinding chemical information in the Pfizerresearch environment: SciFinder By Pamela J. Scott

  2. The best get better! The NEW Pfizer • Global research facilities • Scientific staff of over 12,000 • Industry’s largest R&D budget for 2000: $4.7 billion • 131 compounds in development http://www.pfizer.com

  3. Fall 1995: Pilot group of 25 each in Groton & UK 1/1996: 100 users 1/1998: 831 users limited access to SSM 1/1999: 1001 users open access to SSM 1/2000: 1419 users 1Qtr 2000: links to full-text links to in-house Doc Delivery SciFinder : Historical Overview

  4. ~1,500 SciFinder users adding 1-5 per week Countries: Japan, England and United States Beta testing Y2000 release (in progress) Coordinating efforts and project planning with new Pfizer sites, looking for best practices Where We Are In 2000

  5. HelpDesk responsibilities: Daily registration of new users Also software installations & upgrades Administration Issues • My responsibilities: • Training & education • Communication • Alpha, beta tests • Schedule upgrades • Overall project management

  6. ~Once a week 1-8 people per class Topics covered: Support links & online tutorials Preferences TOC CAS database organization & coverage Searching for compounds Keyword searching Setting up Alerts Full-text links & Document Delivery New User Training

  7. Every 6 months Sessions include: SSM Reaction searching Managing your Alerts Advanced Training

  8. Via email notification: New tools Tips & tricks Deleting obsolete Alerts etc. Other Education

  9. To provide overview information, help & assistance when I’m not available. Streamline the Registration process. Covers: Scope of SciFinder Registration form “Forgot your password” form Contact information (me, CAS Helpdesk) E-manuals Links to CAS online tutorials Web Support Page

  10. How SciFinder Is Used

  11. Who is using it? Primarily Discovery small numbers for Development New surge in Biologists sign-up also Biochemists, Molecular scientists, protein chemists More Usage Info

  12. Global trends: same in UK similar in Japan Impact on other chemical information products: Beilstein/CrossFire Aurigin MicroPatent others More Usage Info

  13. Critical link to full-text on an expanding campus Exploits subscriptions to e-journals If not accessible, quick link to in-house ordering system New Links To Full-text

  14. 35% of Doc Delivery requests were from SciFinder users, and looked like this: Tombari, D. G.; Moglioni, A. G.; Iglesias, G. Y. Moltrasio. New pterosin-precursor hydrindacenes. Synth. Commun. (2000), 30(12), 2113-2120. CODEN: SYNCAV ISSN:0039-7911. AN 2000:353406 CAPLUS Leclerc, V.; Beaurain, N.; Depreux, P.; Bennejean, C.; Delagrange, P.; Boutin, J.; Lesieur, D. 5-halobenzothiophene analogues of melatonin: synthesis and affinity for MT1 and MT2 receptors in man. Pharm. Pharmacol. Commun. (2000), 6(2), 61-65. CODEN: PPCOFN ISSN:1460-8081. CAN 133:17342 AN 2000:258120 CAPLUS Antonini, Ippolito; Polucci, Paolo; Martelli, Sante. Pyrimido[4,5,6-kl]acridines. Synthesis, in vitro cytotoxicity and structure-activity relationships. Anti-Cancer Drug Des. (1999), 14(5), 451-459. CODEN: ACDDEA ISSN:0266-9536. CAN 133:260 AN 2000:228542 CAPLUS Impact On Document Delivery

  15. Information Resources/Groton Chih-Wu Chang Fu-Ning Fung Information Resources/Ann Arbor Judy Johnson Philipsen Hai Mi Information Resources/UK Sandra Wood David Wood Information Resources/Japan Toshihide Kokura ICS HelpDesk/Groton Peirette Woodward Joe Caputo Susan Carey Chris Thiry A Special Thank You To:

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