MDL DiscoveryGate is Available

by Grace Baysinger

Until now scientists have been forced into a step-wise process of asking a question, getting an answer, and then asking another question. With DiscoveryGate scientists can now ask one question and get many answers, all at once, in a seamless, integrated environment. DiscoveryGate provides this capability by connecting you with a single login to the three types of information that underlie all scientific decisions:

Primary literature sources (e.g. journal articles and patent info),
Secondary literature sources (e.g. databases), and
Tertiary reference information providing reviews and commentary.

MDL Discovery Knowledge puts vast amounts of chemical and biological information at your fingertips. Search by any number of methods, including chemical structure to find information on synthetic methodologies, chemical sourcing or commercial suppliers, pharmacological information, and metabolism and toxicological information. Beilstein and Gmelin, two comprehensive handbooks, are available through this Web interface.

To access DiscoveryGate, go to:

http://gateway.discoverygate.com/

For off-campus access, please use this URL:

http://ezproxy.stanford.edu:2048/login?url=https://gateway.discoverygate.com/

Hardware and Software Requirements

DiscoveryGate requires a Pentium III system or above, P1000MHz or higher, 512MB RAM, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3 or above, Java Runtime environment 1.4.2 06 or higher (but less than JRE 1.5), IE 6.0 SP1, Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher, and DiscoveryGate software. It is designed to work with Internet Explorer (for PC users) and Safari (for Mac users). Popup windows must be unblocked.

Mac OS X users do not need to download and install DG software but may be prompted to update Java files. PC users, the first time you use DG, you must download and install plug-ins and Java files. To download this software you must have administrative privileges or be authorized by your system administrator to install DiscoveryGate software on your computer.