Installing SciFinder Scholar

• SciFinder Scholar is available only to University of Virginia faculty, students and staff.
• SciFinder Scholar may not be used for commercial purposes.
• Please note that SciFinder Scholar will only work from computers with a UVa IP address. If you are using SciFinder Scholar from a machine not directly connected to the UVA network, you must use the UVA Anywhere method of connecting to the network—a regular proxy server account will not work.

MAC Click here to download the 2007 Mac OSX installer. You must be on Grounds or using UVA Anywhere to download this software. Note that this file is 11.3MB in size. The installer for Mac OS 7,8 and 9 is still available. Click here. There is a patch for those using OS 7,8 or 9 who downloaded the SFS client prior to 11/5/2004. This patch is available here. RIGHT CLICK here to download the site.prf file. Choose SAVE LINK AS or SAVE TARGET AS to save the file to your hard drive. Pick a place to download that you can easily find later. THIS IS FOR MAC'S ONLY. Open the SciFinder Scholar Disk Image (from step I). Follow the instructions and drag the SciFinder Scholar icon into your Applications folder. Open the Applications Folder, Control-Click on the SciFinder Scholar logo and choose "Show Package Contents". A window will pop up with the SciFinder Scholar folder contents. Then double-click on the folder labeled "Contents". Drag the site.prf file into the folder labeled MacOS. This should then activate the site license appropriately. Run SciFinder Scholar by double-clicking on the SciFinder Scholar logo in the Applications Folder. It should login transparently, and you'll be able to start using it immediately.

PC NOTE: All steps are required except for step #3. Click here to download the installer. You must be on Grounds or using UVA Anywhere to download this software. Note that this is a 16.4MB file. RIGHT CLICK here to download the site.prf file. Depending on your browser, choose SAVE LINK AS or SAVE TARGET AS to save the file to your hard drive. Pick a place to download that you can easily find later. THIS IS FOR PC'S ONLY. OPTIONAL STEP Click here to download the new IE Toolbar for SciFinder. Run the installer: When you're asked if you have "custom site files," click No. At the end, you will have an option to perform a connectivity test. Do not run the test. Wait for the installer to complete and close. Navigate to the new   C:\SFSCHLR folder on your hard disk. Move the site.prf file there. Start SciFinder. It should login transparently, and you'll be able to start using it immediately.

Questions about installing or using Scifinder Scholar should be addressed to
Beth Blanton-Kent, Librarian for Physical Sciences, telephone 924-6837 or E-mail bwb9f@virginia.edu.