Survey on Use of Organic Synthesis and Available Chemicals Databases

The Chemical Database Service traditionally provided access to databases to assist users with a specific interest in organic synthesis. Databases subject areas included general & specialist reactions, spectroscopy, chiral separation and available chemicals.

We believe that the available chemicals components in particular also had interest for a much wider community.

Following from a Review by the EPSRC in 2006 our funding was cut. As a consequence of this access to most of the components above ceased at the end of May 2007. One of the aims of this survey is to determine the impact this has had on the UK academic community.

In our Survey we are initially targeting registered CDS users who have made use of the components in question, but others (including currently non registered users) are welcome to respond. Please discuss these matters with your colleagues.

Please note that the closing date for completing the Survey was 25/2/08. No further entries will now be accepted, but you can still view the Survey questions via the lower button.

Registered User

If you are a registered user, please click this button            
Note: you will be required to enter your ID and password

Non Registered

If you are not currently a registered user or have forgotten your password    
you can still view the questionnaire, but will not be able to submit any details.
Contact us at the address at the foot of the page if wish to contribute but have difficulties accessing the "live" version of the questionnaire.

The results of this Survey will help us to decide how to procede further. In particular is it worthwhile investigating alternative funding models to try to restore some of the facilities that have been lost?

All answers will be treated in confidence.

Background material relating to the EPSRC decision to withdraw support for the organic components can be viewed via this web link which was setup by the Service following the EPSRC decision.