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CAS^® Abstracts Linking Available on DialogWeb Guided Search

Dialog is pleased to announce linking capabilities to CAS Abstracts from DialogWeb Guided Search. Customers who search CA SEARCH®: Chemical Abstracts® files in DialogWeb Guided Search now have the option to order abstracts directly from Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). The material covered by CAS abstracts includes critical scientific research, regulatory and patent resources for a wide range of scientists, researchers, engineers, paralegals, intellectual property managers and others. The abstracts are also important to information professionals and others supporting them in the chemical industry and related fields, such as agricultural sciences, biotechnology, life sciences, medical research, and many others. As a result of this joint effort, Dialog is able to offer a tremendous range of information required by its customers in the chemical and related fields.

Some of the features provide added benefits.

• Abstracts can be ordered for the over 17 million citations available in all Dialog's CA SEARCH files including 308-314 and 399.
  
  
• Advanced linking technology enables the abstracts to be merged "on-the-fly" providing seamless integration within the DialogWeb interface.
  
  
• Dialog customers will be billed for the abstracts at an additional $1.27 per record as part of their existing Dialog agreement.

A wide range of business processes can benefit from the addition of CAS abstracts. For example:

• Biotechnology researchers can find studies on gene and genomic structural organization.
  
  
• Pharmacology researchers can uncover toxic effects of drugs or potential drugs.
• A scientist at a plastics manufacturer can research the preparation, manufacture, testing, processing, and composition of resins and related compounds for use in plastics manufacturing.
  
  
• A patent agent can conduct prior art searches in order to determine whether or not their client should pursue a new product initiative.

Step 1: Enter a CA SEARCH file number in the Guided Search command box.

View Figure 1: Guided Search Main Screen

Step 2: Conduct a search using the Guided Search form. For this search we are searching for "apoptosis."

View Figure 2: Guided Search Form

Step 3: Review titles and click the check box(es) of records of interest. You can also click the title of a record. Note that CAS abstract availability is listed after the titles. For this search we have selected records 6 and 12.

View Figure 3: Title List

Step 4: A screen then appears offering you the option to order the abstract from CAS. Click YES to order.

View Figure 4: CAS Abstract Order Screen

Step 5: View the records. The abstract dynamically merges with the Dialog record seamlessly integrating it into DialogWeb.

View Figure 5: CAS record with abstract

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