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This article is from the Chemistry
FAQ, by Bruce Hamilton B.Hamilton@irl.cri.nz with numerous
contributions by others.
9.1 When can I find Chemical Abstracts?
Chemical Abstracts is produced by the ACS and is available either in
hardcopy or CD-ROM form in most institution libraries that have a chemistry
department. It is expensive, and is also available commercially from several
online database suppliers ( refer to Section 7.1 ). It is not legally
available free over the Internet. Some libraries have accidentally enabled
limited search access for anonymous users, but this is usually soon
curtailed, so enjoy them while you can :-).
If your school does not have access, the librarian should be able to
ascertain the nearest library that holds the hardcopy CA and also permits
public access. CA volumes are not available for interloan. All chemicals are
given an arbitrary Registry Number as they are encountered by the Chemical
Abstracts Service ( Section 12.1 ). Many information sources now also use
the CAS RN to overcome potential nomenclature confusion.
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