{"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":"2026-08-28T06:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:31:42","slug":"databases-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/databases-on-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Databases on Trial"},"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\">Databases on Trial<\/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>Databases on Trial<\/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\">Databases on Trial\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>Trial Databases and Research Resources<\/h1>\n\n<p>Explore these databases and research platforms available to the VUT community on a trial basis. Use them to support your research, assignments, projects, teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h2>Faculti Academic Research Media Platform<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Faculti<\/strong> is a research discovery platform that helps scholars, students, policymakers and professionals explore research and policy through expert insights, structured contributions and tools for navigating the scholarly literature.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Trial Period:<\/strong> 30 July 2026 \u2013 28 August 2026<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/faculti.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Faculti<\/a><\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h2>ProQuest Arts &amp; Humanities and Visual Arts Resources<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>ProQuest<\/strong> provides comprehensive research resources covering the arts, humanities, design, architecture, fashion and visual arts. The trial provides access to journals, archives, videos and specialist research indexes.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Arts &amp; Humanities Database<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Arts &amp; Humanities Database, together with three specialist indexes, provides comprehensive resources for research in the arts and humanities.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Included Resources<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Arts &amp; Humanities Database<\/li>\n  <li>ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM)<\/li>\n  <li>Design &amp; Applied Arts Index (DAAI)<\/li>\n  <li>International Bibliography of Art (IBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Available Collections<\/h3>\n\n<h4>ProQuest One Visual Arts &amp; Design (PQ1VISUAL)<\/h4>\n\n<h4>Art, Design and Architecture Collection (ARTARCPKG)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>ARTbibliographies Modern<\/li>\n  <li>Arts &amp; Humanities Database<\/li>\n  <li>Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)<\/li>\n  <li>International Bibliography of Art (IBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Art, Design &amp; Architecture Archive Collection (ARTDESACOLL)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>AAA: Architecture &amp; Design<\/li>\n  <li>AAA: Art &amp; Photography<\/li>\n  <li>Art &amp; Architecture Archive Collection 1<\/li>\n  <li>Art &amp; Architecture Archive Collection 2<\/li>\n  <li>Art and Architecture in Video<\/li>\n  <li>Country Life Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Artforum Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The House Beautiful Archive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Fashion Studies Collection (FASHCOLL)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Fashion Studies Online: The Videofashion Library<\/li>\n  <li>The Daily News Record Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Footwear News Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The GQ Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Harper&#8217;s Bazaar Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Harper&#8217;s Bazaar UK Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Vogue Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Vogue Italia Archive<\/li>\n  <li>The Women&#8217;s Wear Daily Archive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Trial Access<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Trial Period:<\/strong> 22 July 2026 \u2013 21 August 2026<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Access:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trials.proquest.com\/access?token=OiFfKQGrkszhJTaEVspOVcgnx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access ProQuest Trial<\/a><\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h2>Engineering &amp; Technology Trials<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Library is pleased to announce trial access to two major STEM research platforms for the whole VUT community: <strong>Knovel<\/strong> and <strong>Engineering Village<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Trial access is available until 20 September 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Whether you are taking part in the engineering competition or not, these resources can support your <strong>research, assignments, final-year projects and engineering studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Knovel<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Knovel<\/strong> provides validated engineering reference content, data modules, material property tables and interactive tools. It also includes AI-powered search and a summary generator to help users quickly identify and understand relevant technical information.<\/p>\n\n<h4>What you can find on Knovel<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Validated engineering reference content<\/li>\n  <li>Engineering data and data modules<\/li>\n  <li>Material property tables<\/li>\n  <li>Interactive engineering tools<\/li>\n  <li>AI-powered search<\/li>\n  <li>AI-generated summaries of technical content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Access:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/app.knovel.com\/kn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access Knovel<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Engineering Village<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Engineering Village<\/strong> brings together multiple engineering and scientific databases on one platform, providing access to literature, patents and research across a wide range of disciplines.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Databases and Resources Available<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Compendex<\/strong> \u2013 A leading engineering literature index covering major engineering disciplines.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Inspec<\/strong> \u2013 Research covering physics, electrical and electronic engineering, computing and control.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Patents Plus<\/strong> \u2013 Patent literature showing how research and ideas move from development into application.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>GeoRef<\/strong> \u2013 Literature covering geoscience and related disciplines.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>GeoBase<\/strong> \u2013 Research covering earth sciences, geography and ecology.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Engineering Village AI<\/strong> \u2013 AI-assisted searching and synthesis across the available resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Access:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringvillage.com\/app\/search\/quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access Engineering Village<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>How to Access<\/h3>\n\n<h4>From Campus<\/h4>\n\n<p>Access Knovel and Engineering Village directly while connected to the <strong>VUT network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Off Campus<\/h4>\n\n<p>You can register for access yourself or use your existing <strong>Scopus or ScienceDirect credentials<\/strong> to log in.<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h2>Quick Guide to the Trial Resources<\/h2>\n\n<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Resource<\/th>\n      <th>Best For<\/th>\n      <th>Trial Ends<\/th>\n      <th>Access<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td><strong>Faculti<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td>Research discovery, expert insights and scholarly content<\/td>\n      <td>28 August 2026<\/td>\n      <td><a href=\"https:\/\/faculti.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Faculti<\/a><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><strong>ProQuest Arts &amp; Humanities<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td>Arts, humanities, design, architecture, fashion and visual arts<\/td>\n      <td>21 August 2026<\/td>\n      <td><a href=\"https:\/\/trials.proquest.com\/access?token=OiFfKQGrkszhJTaEVspOVcgnx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access ProQuest<\/a><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><strong>Knovel<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td>Engineering reference content, data and technical information<\/td>\n      <td>20 September 2026<\/td>\n      <td><a href=\"https:\/\/app.knovel.com\/kn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Knovel<\/a><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td><strong>Engineering Village<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td>Engineering literature, patents, computing, physics and related fields<\/td>\n      <td>20 September 2026<\/td>\n      <td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineeringvillage.com\/app\/search\/quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Engineering Village<\/a><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\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 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 data-section-id=\"1jc2852\" data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1728\">Chemical reactions<\/li><li data-section-id=\"x3jbzp\" data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1750\">Chemical substances<\/li><li data-section-id=\"udtz7o\" data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1803\">Scientific literature curated by expert scientists<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1842\"><strong data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1816\">Log in:<\/strong> <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scifinder.cas.org\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1842\">https:\/\/scifinder.cas.org<\/a><\/p><hr data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1847\" \/><h5 data-section-id=\"1mbfaeo\" data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"1866\">CAS Formulus<\/h5><p data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1984\">A comprehensive formulations database that helps researchers develop products more efficiently and cost-effectively.<\/p><p data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2022\"><strong data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"1997\">Log in:<\/strong> <a 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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