{"id":25349,"date":"2025-07-15T09:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=25349"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:08:13","slug":"databases-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/databases-on-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Litsupa-tshedimosetso tse Tekoang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25349\" class=\"elementor elementor-25349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067076a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"067076a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d60640 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d60640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec172b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec172b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Litsupa-tshedimosetso tse Tekoang<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85694d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85694d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Litsupa-tshedimosetso tse Tekoang<\/strong> offers temporary access to selected electronic resources for evaluation. Explore these databases during the trial period and help the Library assess their value for teaching, learning, and research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4a0d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce4a0d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c4686 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23c4686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5d8e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad5d8e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab067c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab067c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Litsupa-tshedimosetso tse Tekoang\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238d064 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"238d064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c8a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52c8a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Research Resources<\/h1><p>Explore <strong>research resources available to the VUT community<\/strong>. These platforms provide access to academic literature, research databases and AI-powered tools to support your <strong>research, assignments, projects, teaching, learning and final-year studies<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Discover tools that can help you improve your academic research, explore scholarly literature, access specialist information, manage references and enhance your research workflow.<\/p><hr \/><h2>Reaxys \u2013 Chemistry Research Database<\/h2><p><strong>Reaxys<\/strong> is a comprehensive chemistry research database from Elsevier providing access to <strong>chemical substances, reactions, properties, synthesis information, bioactivity data, scientific literature and patents<\/strong>.<\/p><p>It supports chemistry-related <strong>teaching, learning and research<\/strong> through advanced chemical searching and synthesis-planning tools.<\/p><h3>What You Can Explore<\/h3><ul><li><p>Chemical substances and properties<\/p><\/li><li><p>Chemical reactions and synthesis information<\/p><\/li><li><p>Bioactivity data<\/p><\/li><li><p>Scientific literature<\/p><\/li><li><p>Patents<\/p><\/li><li><p>Advanced chemical searching<\/p><\/li><li><p>Synthesis-planning tools<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3>Trial Access<\/h3><p><strong>Trial start date:<\/strong> 21 September 2026<br \/><strong>Trial end date:<\/strong> 23 October 2026<\/p><p><strong>Access:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaxys.com\/\">Visit Reaxys<\/a><\/p><h3>Reaxys Help and Learning Resources<\/h3><p>Visit <strong>Help<\/strong> within Reaxys to learn more about the platform. The Help section includes <strong>guides, videos and webinars<\/strong> to help users get started and make the most of the database.<\/p><hr \/><h2>Paperpal AI \u2013 AI-Powered Academic Writing and Research Support<\/h2><p><strong>Paperpal AI<\/strong> is an AI-powered academic writing and research platform designed to support researchers, academics and students throughout the research and publication journey.<\/p><p>Through the <strong>Paperpal Pack<\/strong>, the VUT community can access a suite of advanced AI-powered tools designed to improve research productivity, academic writing, literature discovery, citation management, language enhancement and research integrity.<\/p><p>The Paperpal Pack provides <strong>end-to-end research support<\/strong>, helping users move from literature discovery and research preparation through to academic writing and publication.<\/p><h3>Paperpal AI Research and Writing Tools<\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>End-to-End Research Support:<\/strong> Support across the full research lifecycle, from literature review through to publication.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Literature Discovery:<\/strong> Search and analyse more than 250 million scholarly publications using AI-powered summaries and research insights.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Academic Writing &amp; Citations:<\/strong> Generate structured academic content, manage references and support more than 10,000 citation styles.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Language Enhancement &amp; Translation:<\/strong> Improve grammar, clarity and academic tone, as well as paraphrase and translate content across more than 50 languages.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Research Integrity:<\/strong> Access tools for plagiarism checking, AI detection, reference validation and journal-fit assessment.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>AI-Assisted Research Figures:<\/strong> Use <strong>Illustrate<\/strong> to create AI-assisted research figures and export publication-ready, high-resolution SVG visuals.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3>How to Access and Activate Paperpal AI<\/h3><ol><li><p>Visit the <strong>Paperpal and Editage Membership Portal<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Sign up using your <strong>university-registered email address and password<\/strong>, or log in if you already have an account.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Once logged in, click <strong>\u201cHave an activation code?\u201d<\/strong> in the top banner near <strong>Manage Subscription<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Enter the activation code provided below to unlock full access.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Start using the Paperpal Pack and explore the available AI-powered research and academic writing tools.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><h3>Paperpal Activation Code<\/h3><p><strong>Activation code:<\/strong> <code>ALL-A-TRAIL-UB0BRK-NYY<\/code><\/p><h3>Paperpal AI Walkthrough<\/h3><p>New to Paperpal? Watch the walkthrough to familiarise yourself with the platform and learn how to use its research and academic writing tools.<\/p><p><strong>Video walkthrough:<\/strong> Watch the <strong>Paperpal AI Walkthrough on YouTube<\/strong>.<\/p><hr \/><h2>Make the Most of VUT Library Research Resources<\/h2><p>These research resources provide the VUT community with opportunities to explore additional academic, specialist and AI-powered tools beyond the Library&#8217;s existing collections.<\/p><p>Use these resources to:<\/p><ul><li><p>Find scholarly literature for assignments and research projects<\/p><\/li><li><p>Access specialist chemistry and scientific information<\/p><\/li><li><p>Support literature reviews and academic writing<\/p><\/li><li><p>Improve academic writing, grammar and language<\/p><\/li><li><p>Discover and analyse scholarly publications using AI-powered research tools<\/p><\/li><li><p>Manage citations and references more efficiently<\/p><\/li><li><p>Support final-year and postgraduate research<\/p><\/li><li><p>Enhance teaching and learning<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Explore these resources and make the most of the research tools available to the VUT community.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee8bc0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cee8bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ca9fb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12ca9fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ead60a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ead60a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ed337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47ed337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cas-scifinder.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40378\" alt=\"SciFinder Discovery Platform Pilot Acces\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cas-scifinder.webp 648w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cas-scifinder-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cas-scifinder-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" title=\"SciFinder Discovery Platform Pilot Acces \u2013 Vaal University of Technology\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3246ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3246ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform \n\n(Trial Access)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43038e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d43038e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trial Period: 3 August 2026 \u2013 2 October 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43eb80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a43eb80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48947b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a48947b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1q1vql\" data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"277\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">The <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: initial;\" data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"373\">CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: initial;\"> is a comprehensive scientific research platform developed by <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: initial;\" data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"442\">CAS<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">. It provides researchers, academics, librarians, and students with powerful tools to discover, analyze, and manage scientific information across chemistry and related disciplines.<\/span><\/p><h5 data-section-id=\"xjqrmp\" data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"658\">What you can do with SciFinder<\/h5><p data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"690\">The platform enables users to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"1241\"><li data-section-id=\"1gdhdxz\" data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"789\">Search scientific literature from journals, patents, conference proceedings, and dissertations.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"4crslj\" data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"881\">Find detailed information on chemical substances, reactions, formulations, and materials.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ei1q8b\" data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"993\">Search using chemical structures, molecular formulas, reaction schemes, keywords, authors, or patent numbers.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1e4a6am\" data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1068\">Explore bioactivity, pharmacology, toxicity, and regulatory information.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"pxet4t\" data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1128\">Track research trends and identify emerging technologies.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"2wbdxa\" data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1187\">Discover commercially available chemicals and suppliers.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"20h4qd\" data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1241\">Export references and save searches for future use.<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1246\" \/><h5 data-section-id=\"12os1o4\" data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1263\">Boingodiso<\/h5><p data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1345\">All users must create a <strong data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1314\">CAS SciFinder account<\/strong> before accessing the platform.<\/p><p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1460\"><strong data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1365\">Register here:<\/strong><br \/><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scifinder.cas.org\/registration\/index.html?corpKey=57DBCDB9X86F3503FX1690EE913976641A6F\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1460\">https:\/\/scifinder.cas.org\/registration\/index.html?corpKey=57DBCDB9X86F3503FX1690EE913976641A6F<\/a><\/p><hr data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1465\" \/><h5 data-section-id=\"1h4cqqh\" data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1493\">Access During the Trial<\/h5><p data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1544\"><strong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1509\">Available:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1544\">3 August 2026 \u2013 2 October 2026<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1603\">The trial provides access to the following CAS resources:<\/p><h5 data-section-id=\"hgy2mp\" data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1637\">CAS SciFinder and ChemZent<\/h5><p data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1706\">A next-generation scientific research solution providing access to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1803\"><li 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class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/formulus.cas.org\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2022\">https:\/\/formulus.cas.org<\/a><\/p><hr data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2027\" \/><h5 data-section-id=\"14svf8x\" data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2056\">CAS Analytical Methods<\/h5><p data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2208\">Provides quick access to analytical methods from leading journals and patents, making it easier to locate, compare, and understand laboratory methods.<\/p><p data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2245\"><strong data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2221\">Log in:<\/strong> <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/methods.cas.org\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2245\">https:\/\/methods.cas.org<\/a><\/p><hr data-start=\"2247\" data-end=\"2250\" \/><h5 data-section-id=\"1qrtz6p\" data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2275\">Training and Support<\/h5><p data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2363\">To help you get started with the 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