Introduction

SciFinder's web-based user registration form allows you to create your own SciFinder username and password. The URL for the form is provided in the instructions below .

Note: The form requires that you access the URL from a University of Queensland IP address

After you submit the form, CAS sends you an e-mail message with instructions for completing the registration process. You must use your University of Queensland (uq.edu.au) e-mail address

Access User registration page

  1. Use this URL to access the SciFinder user registration page https://www.library.uq.edu.au/scifinder-web.php
  2. Click Next

Enter Contact details

  1. Enter your contact information.
  2. While only your name and e-mail address are required, the additional information will help CAS better understand SciFinder users
  3. Specify a username and password.
  4. Your username must be unique and contain 5-15 characters. It can contain only letters
  5. or a combination of letters, numbers, and/or these special characters:
    • - (dash)
    • _ (underscore)
    • . (period)
    • @ (at symbol)
  6. Your password must contain 7-15 characters and include at least three of the following:
    • Letters
    • Mixed upper- and lowercase letters
    • Numbers
    • Non-alphanumeric characters (e.g., @, #, %, &, *)
  7. Select a security question from the drop-down list and provide the answer.

Click Register

A message indicates that you will receive an e-mail message from CAS at the address you provided within the form.

  1. Open and read the e-mail message from CAS.
  2. If you accept the terms and conditions for using SciFinder, click the link within the e-mail message to complete the registration process. A confirmation page is displayed.
  3. Click the link provided in the e-mail message to begin working with SciFinder if you are on campus. If off campus access Scifinder via UQ Library http://library.uq.edu.au/record=e1000443

It is possible that you are unable to begin working with SciFinder immediately because all seats for the web version of SciFinder are currently in use. Try logging in later. If the problem persists contact your site administrator.