skip to content

Library Research Software

The UConn Libraries make a wide variety of networked research resources available to the UConn community. Many of the resources can be accessed through Web browsers; others require specialized software to be installed. Presented here are links to download sites for important software.

See the Research Database Locator (aka dCompass) for descriptions of the major networked resources and instructions on connecting to them. Note that some of the networked resources and some of the software download sites are restricted to the UConn IP domain.

Web browsers

Most of the Library databases are web-compliant or searchable through http from the local workstation, for example, through Netscape or Internet Explorer. The web is the most common and most important mode of access to databases.

Netscape
Netscape Inline Plugins

Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Add-on Components

Web browser applications

Adobe Acrobat is required to view documents entered into the Electronic Course Reserve. It is also required for any PDF documents. PDF documents are easy to create on the web, and retain the look and structure of the original document.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Specialized library clients

  • SciFinder Scholar is a special version of the SciFinder desktop research tool giving patrons access to the full Chemical Abstracts database from 1967 to current. It includes over 14 million citations to the literature of chemistry, as well as compound information including structure, chemical names, formulas, Registry Numbers, and recation information for organic and organometallic reactions.

  • Beilstein Crossfire covers preparations and properties of organic compounds. It is searchable in multiple ways, including chemical structure, formula, physical property parameters. The software is downloadable through the University of Wisconsin. After installation, the software must be configured.

  • DRI Webstract is used with the DRI Basic Economics Database.

    • Document Delivery Viewer

    The Library's Document Delivery service requires Adobe Acrobat reader only. To view documents, please go to http://www.lib.uconn.edu/docdel/prospero.htm

    Other useful sites

    UConn Software Distribution Server
    Public domain and site-licensed software for the University of Connecticut community.
    Stroud's Consummate Winsock Applications
    For Windows 3.x/95/NT. Ratings, reviews, and links to download sites.
    TUCOWS
    For Windows 3.x/95/98/NT and Macintosh.
    shareware.com
    Searchable by keyword and platform.

    This page is maintained by Dave Bretthauer