Electronic Resources

Once we receive the request form email), inspect the form HERE for results for 2 required items:  Check that they:

1.  provided a SHSU email address
2.  said “YES” to the terms & conditions

PLEASE save a copy of this DRAFT email below (part in between the 2 lines) within your SHSU email Outlook!  *Do not put anyone in the address line when saving.*

1. You will then FORWARD a copy of the completed form email to the SHSU Email provided in the form reply.
2. DELETE out our emails (yours and mine) from who received the email
3. REMOVE “FW:” and “Form” from the subject line.  It should just read “SciFinder Login Request”
4. Add my email as BCC.  (not just CC, must be BCC).
5. replace <NAME> with the name from the form email.
6. Copy the email provided in the form.  ***WAIT to make sure that the SHSU email system recognizes this person as a valid user.  Generally there will be a box by their name, indicating their online presence – see image***

All requests should be answered within 2 business days. 1 business day or same day is preferable…

“ For reports concerning the SciFinder account request form, please visit https://shsu.libwizard.com/forms/reports/baf251a4ad067fc01a4a74a54bb21c91”

<NAME> :

Follow the instructions below to setup your SciFinder account.  If you have any questions, please let me know before proceeding.

To begin your SciFinder registration, you must:

1) Use an official SHSU email address

2) Read and agree to the following Terms of Use.

By clicking the link, you agree to all of the following terms and conditions:

•  I will not share my username and password with any other person.

•  I will search only for myself and not for others or other organizations.

•  I will not use any automated program or script for extracting or downloading CAS data, or any other systematic retrieval of data.

•  I may retain a maximum of 5,000 Records at any given time for personal use or to share within a Project team for the duration of the Project.

•  My organization's SciFinder License and the CAS Information Use Policies (http://www.cas.org/legal/infopolicy.html) apply to my use of SciFinder.

•  I will contact my SciFinder Key Contact (Kat Landry Mueller, LIB_ERL@shsu.edu) if I have questions.

3) While on-campus*, click the link provided below:  
https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=14093CA3-86F3-50AB-7C95-FEB3F8641E8B
​*Please note that the first time you set-up your SciFinder account, you must be on-campus.  After the initial set-up, you should be able to use SciFinder remotely from off-campus locations as well. 

If you do not accept the terms and conditions, do not click the link provided above and delete this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

De'Andre Hoskins
Electronic Resources Library Assistant II
Sam Houston State University | Newton Gresham Library

Account registration is required for access, please allow for up to 24 hours for account verification.

Click here to register for a WRDS Account

For questions or issues, please contact the business librarian, Lisa Shen (lshen@shsu.edu).