Get Started with STN – STN Training for beginners
STN offers instructor-led and on-demand training resources for a great variety of STN databases and search tasks.
STN Classic / STNext
To help you optimize your search techniques, we regularly offer workshops on various topics in different countries.
FIZ Karlsruhe provides streaming and downloadable (.mp4) e-Seminars including presentations and database live searches free of charge for all interested persons.
User Meetings
STN User Meetings and Patent Forums
Our regional User Meetings give you the opportunity to actively contribute to the further development of our services by discussing your requirements with our staff and other STN customers.
User documentation for STN Classic / STNext
View a list of basic STN commands for both novice and expert users.
This quick reference guide provides an overview of most STN databases containing polymer information and shows annotated search examples in some databases.
STN Index is a cost-effective, easy-to-use way to determine which STN® databases contain the information you need.
The STN summary sheets contain relevant information on all STN databases.
More information
Experienced searchers and scientists from our help desk provide expert assistance free of charge.