SciFinder Scholar for Macintosh Installation

Step 1. Download and install SciFinder Scholar for Macintosh

• Click the link below to download the SciFinder Scholar for Macintosh installer:
        DOWNLOAD sfs2007a.dmg
• Save the file to your desktop.
  
• Double-click sfs2007a.dmg to open the installer. Then drag and drop the SciFinder Scholar icon to your Applications folder.

 

Step 2. Copy site.prf

• Click the link below to download mac-site-prf.zip:
        DOWNLOAD mac-site-prf.zip
• Save the file to your desktop.
• Double-click mac-site-prf.zip to open it. The file site.prf is inside.
• Open the Applications folder. Select the SciFinder Scholar icon.
• Click the Actions button (this is the button with a gear below the Applications window title bar) and choose Show Package Contents.
  
• Navigate to Contents > MacOS. Copy site.prf into the MacOS folder.
• You're ready to run SciFinder Scholar!
• SWOSU is limited to one SciFinder Scholar user at a time. The message "Login failed: Too many concurrent sessions for this login id" means another SciFinder user is logged on. Wait a few minutes and try logging in again.
• You can safely delete mac-site-prf.zip and sfs2007a.dmg from your desktop. These files aren't needed after SciFinder is installed.

Step 3. Learn about searching with SciFinder Scholar

• SciFinder Scholar will retrieve articles in full text from the American Chemical Society Archives and EBSCO full-text databases. SciFinder Scholar also links to many publishers' pay-per-use sites. Use interlibrary loan for pay-per-use articles. In most cases the library can to get the article for you at no charge.
• Read the SciFinder Scholar for Mac OSX Getting Started Guide (pdf).
• See the SciFinder Scholar Support Site for more how-to guides, search tips, and materials for instructors.