Join Janice, teaching librarian at BCU, as she guides you through the essentials of using the ScienceDirect database.
About ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection includes access to over 2,000 full-text journals from Elsevier covering a wide range of subjects including computer science, engineering, health sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities.
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection includes access to over 2,000 full-text journals from Elsevier covering a wide range of subjects including computer science, engineering, health sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities.
Video: Using Science Direct
This video covers the following tasks:
- Accessing Science Direct: Learn how to navigate the library homepage and find Science Direct in the A-Z list of databases.
- Basic Search: Discover how to perform a basic search using keywords and author names.
- Advanced Search: Get tips on searching for literature reviews using connectors and nesting in the advanced search.
- Refining Results: Understand how to narrow down search results by date, resource type, and more.
- Utilising Articles: Learn how to view, download, and print articles, and get insights from abstracts.
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