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Site-licensed by the Science Library
The Robin Li and Melissa Ma Science Library has purchased campus-wide site licenses for several products. Access to all of these products is limited to current Stanford students, faculty, and staff.
- Cambridge Structural Database
- ChemOffice Professional (PC) / ChemDraw Professional (Mac)
- Mnova
- Polymath (educational version)
- PyMOL and AxPyMOL
- Schrödinger
To use licensed resources from off-campus, you should do two things.
- Set up your browser so that you are prompted to enter a SUNet ID when trying to use Stanford licensed content. Please see SUL’s Connecting from off-campus.
- Access a title through the journal list, SearchWorks, the SUL eJournals page, or a Find it @ Stanford button in database search results. There are often prefixes and suffixes added to the URL for a journal that contain subscription information.
Computer clusters
The Science Library has 16 dual-boot Mac/Windows computers. SUNet ID is required for use. The following software is available (only viewable from on-campus):
Software, apps, and widgets
ESS is a collection of applications that help you plug into the Stanford network (SUNet) and access University computing services safely and securely. Applications are available for both Windows and Macintosh computers.
The Software at Stanford site provides information about software available for use or purchase on campus. For most items, you’ll find a link that takes you directly to a product page or download site.
FarmShare is one of the Stanford shared research computing environments.
Tips for using bibliographic citation management tools, including ChemWorx, EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, and Zotero. The Stanford University Libraries have site-licenses for RefWorks and Mendeley. EndNote is available at the Stanford Bookstore. ChemWorx and Zotero is free.
Learn what software is available on library-managed computers for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
Mobile resources may be available in iOS or Android, or may be web sites that support mobile devices
Mobile resources may be available in iOS or Android, or may be web sites that support mobile devices
Mobile resources may be available in iOS or Android, or may be web sites that support mobile devices
The Science Library has several iPads, one Kindle, one Chromebook and one Galaxy Tab that can be checked out for 2-week loan.
Hardware, software, training, and consulting for students, faculty, and instructors using multimedia in their work.
Stanford affiliates can check out and use specialized equipment for image, audio, and video editing, including cameras, flatbed scanners, world-format VCRs, iPads, plus more.
The CSBF provides a variety of software for scientific research and general administrative use. Researchers can gain access to these software products at a significantly lower cost, through a yearly membership in the CSBF.
LibX is a browser plugin that works with FireFox and Chrome. Installing it enables you to search a number of resources from your browser toolbar. Resources include Stanford's eJournals page; library catalogs (SearchWorks, Socrates, WorldCat, UC-Berkeley Library Catalog); Hathi Digital Trust collection, and Google Books and Google Scholar.