Download SciFinder Scholar First read the information that follows about downloading and installing the software and then signify your acceptance of the preceding user agreement by clicking below. You'll be required to enter your OSU Internet username and password to access this server. Check to see that you have Stuffit Expander installed. As the setup file is being downloaded, progress information is displayed on your screen. Click on this button to continue.
Some additional information is displayed as the file is being uncompressed.
When this is done, open the folder where you downloaded the file and then double-click on the SciFinder Installer icon to start the installation. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. Before using the software, you must copy the file site.prf from the download folder into the main folder you chose for the SciFinder installation. To start using the program, open the Scifinder Scholar folder and then double-click on the Scifinder Scholar icon. The installation now copies a copy of the Scifinder manual to your hard drive.