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| STN Easy | STN on the Web | STN Express with Discover! | |
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Web access to sci-tech |
The power of STN with the convenience of the Web for the experienced searcher |
Comprehensive desktop access for the experienced online searcher |
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| Quantity |
>100 |
>200 |
>200 |
| Searching for sci-tech Info. |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Searching for Patents |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Searching for Chem. Substances |
via |
via |
via
Name, Formula or (Sub)Structure |
| Searching for Biosequences |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Access |
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| Software Needed |
Web browser |
Web browser |
STN Express with Discover! |
| Telecommunications |
Internet (TCP/IP) |
Internet (TCP/IP) |
Dial-up or Telnet (Internet) |
| Security | secure socket option (https:) | secure socket option (https:) | via SOCKS and SSL |
| IPAA (IP Adresss Authoriz.) |
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| Intranets Solution |
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| STN Account |
STN Easy Account or STN Account |
STN Account |
STN Account |
| Search Features |
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| Search Language |
menu-driven multi-language interface (4 search modes: Easy, Advanced, CAS Number, Patent Lookup) |
STN Retrieval |
STN Retrieval Language |
| Assistants / Wizards |
menu-driven |
yes, e.g.: Search, Results, Patents, Alerts (SDI), Sequence, Structure, Commandfile, Transcript |
yes, e.g.: Search/Refine, Display, Alerts (SDI), Analyze Answers, RNumbers, PNumbers |
| Current awareness Alert (SDIs) |
no (but available in STN Easy for Intranets) |
yes (incl. SDI Assistant) |
yes (incl. SDI Wizard) |
| Search Operators |
Boolean |
Proximity, Numeric, Boolean |
Proximity, Numeric, Boolean |
| Multifile Searching |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Relevance Ranking |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Duplicate Removal |
no (but duplicate identification) |
yes |
yes |
| Refining Search Results |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Display Features |
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| Display Options |
predefined formats |
full range (flexible) |
full range (flexible) |
| Graphics |
yes (integrated in text) |
yes (integrated in text) |
yes |
| Full -Text Option |
yes |
yes (even in transcript) |
yes (even in transcript) |
| Hypertext Links |
yes, e.g. Citation Searching, Cited References, Indexed
Substances in Document
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yes, e.g. Registry Number links, Patent Number links,
Citation Searching, URLs, Help messages, Links between Derwent Records
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yes, e.g. Registry Number links, Patent Number links,
URLs
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| Transcript Features |
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| Transcript Formats |
html, pdf, rtf |
html (zip,exe), rtf (zip,exe,rtf), pdf |
trn, rtf |
| Transcript Availability |
4 days |
4 days |
n/a (saved locally)
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| Postprocessing |
no |
Results (rtf) can be postprocessed with STN Express 6.01 and higher for Windows |
Custom Table Tool, Custom Report Tool, Predefined Report Tools and Predefined Table Tools (rtf, html, xls, txt) |
| Technical Requirements |
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| Operating
System and Software |
Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP (Microsoft I.E. 5.0; 5.5; 6.0 or Netscape Communicator 4.5, 4.6x, 4.7x, 6.1, 6.2), Macintosh (Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.1), all with JavaScript enabled. Java for 3-D molecules |
Netscape Navigator 4.x and higher (Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP; Mac, Unix), or Microsoft I.E. 4.x and higher (Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP: 4.x/ 5.x; Mac: 4.x; Unix), with JavaScript enabled |
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| Costs |
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| Pricing |
flat charge per search and file specific display charges (free refine) |
Standard STN pricing: pay-as-you-go, including connect hour, search term and display charges |
Standard STN pricing: pay-as-you-go, including connect hour, search term and display charges |
| Academic Discounts |
yes |
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yes |
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| For more Information please visit |
STN Easy-Website or try our Free Interactive Demo |
STN on the Web-Website |
STN Express Website or try our Interactive Desktop Training |
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