Publisher's Synopsis
The Beilstein Factual and the Beilstein Structure File are now accessible via the STN computer system. Usage and content of these databases, and searching techniques and strategies as needed by working chemists are presented in this manual. Using this handbook, it is possible for the first time, for users to locate and retrieve data from the Beilstein Factual File in an online environment. No previous experience of computer searching is necessary; the manual provides stepwise and detailed descriptions of all the aspects of searching this database, using either data or chemical structures.