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Beilstein/Gmelin CrossFire at Georgia Tech

Commander version 7.1 is now available. Version 7.1 permits direct linking to Find It@GT to help identify online or print access to journal articles and patents at Georgia Tech.

  • Download Client (Windows 7.1, 7.0, 6.0 & Mac 6.0)

    Downloading & Configuring Commander

    • Click on the following link to obtain the Georgia Tech specific information necessary to complete the installation.
    • Go to the University of Wisconsin Madison Libraries CrossFire Client Distribution Page and read appropriate Installation Notes.
    • Download and install the appropriate Windows or Mac self-extracting file.
    • Optional – v7.1: Change the full-text resolver filter setting in the XF.INI file from the default 1920 to 1870. This will retrieve pre-1900 ACS and RSC journals. The XF.INI file is located in C:\Program Files\CrossFire Commander 7.1 directory.


    Installation Support

  • Introduction

    The CrossFire databases are derived from the two most comprehensive handbooks of evaluated chemical data published: the Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry and the Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry.

    Access to the databases is provided via client / server architecture. Commander, the client, must be installed on a computer in order to access the CrossFire Databases which are located on a server at the University of Wisconsin.

    The CrossFire databases are available 24 hours per day with no limit to the number of concurrent Georgia Tech users.

  • Description

    Beilstein CrossFire

    Covers the worldwide literature of organic chemistry from 1771 to the present. Database content focuses on chemical and physical perperty data and reactions of organic compounds. The database may be searched either by text or chemical structure. Database content includes:

    > 8 million compound records;
    > 5 million chemical reactions;
    > 35 million chemical, physical and biological properties.

    Gmelin CrossFire

    Covers the worldwide literature of inorganic and organometallic chemistry from 1772-1994. Additionally Gmelin covers coordination compounds, alloys, solid solutions, glasses and ceramics, polymers and minerals. The database producers have committed to filling the 1995-1999 data gap by 2003. Database content includes:

    > 1.4 million substance records;
    > 800 different chemical and physical property fields.

  • Access

    The CrossFire databases are available 24 hours per day with no limit to the number of concurrent Georgia Tech users.

    Campus access:

    Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students with either a Windows or Macintosh computer may download and install the current version of the Commander client on their computer. Access must originate from a valid Georgia Tech IP address.

    Library access:

    The CrossFire databases are available from the computers located in the Library Commons.

    Remote access:

    The CrossFire databases are not currently available from off campus.