STN International

"Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been.” -- Albert Einstein

As I’ve said before, this blog is as much about how to search as it is about specific desulfurization items we have discovered during our periodic searches. Accordingly, this post on STN International (http://www.stn-international.com/) fits right in. STN International “provides access to the optimal versions of CAS-produced databases, including CAplusSM and CAS REGISTRYSM. STN ties together published research, journal literature, patents, structures, stereochemistry, trade names, physical properties, sequences, and other data. With STN, you can find information on a wide range of disciplines within natural, social, and applied sciences and mathematics.” (Thanks to AIIP (http://www.aiip.org/) for this synopsis)

How does this apply to you, a desulfurization researcher? Major oil companies subscribe to STN International. They do so because it is a hugely valuable resource which can help you do your work in a more time-effective manner. Time = money. When you save time, your company makes money.

Unfortunately, STN International is expensive. Because of this, your employer will not want to make it available to everybody in the enterprise. If you are in the group that DOES subscribe, good on you (as we say in Texas.)

If you are not in that privileged group, you should find out if some other group in the company does have access. Contact your corporate librarian, if you have one. The librarian may have access or know who does.

Your company does not employ a corporate librarian? (gasp!) Then contact STN International and ask for the sales representative for your geographic area. The sales rep will be glad to tell you who within your organization subscribes. You can then contact that group and see if they would be willing to share the cost of the subscription by including you in their contract with STN.
Once you have access to STN International resources, you will need training to use it to best advantage. Contact your corporate librarian first. Second choice is to contact your training department. Third choice is to contact your STN International sales representative. Arrange for training, onsite if possible, but Web-enabled is OK, too.

And remember if you have a “How Do I” question, send it to us at: research@JeanSteinhardtConsulting.com