ScienceDirect is a group of online databases accessible via the Internet with indexing, abstracting, and full text articles from core scientific and scholarly journals in the health and engineering sciences.

To Start:

• The default search screen searches all of the ScienceDirect databases at the same time. The Cambrian College Library subscribes to two different collections:
• Health and Life Sciences: For full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals in the health and biological sciences.
• Physical Sciences: For full-text articles from academic journals in the physical sciences, technology, and engineering fields.
• To view journal titles covered in each of these collections, click on the title of the collection under Browse by subject on the left side of the computer screen.

To Search:

• Enter your keywords in the All Fields search box at the top of the screen and click on the Search ScienceDirect button.
• You may also search for articles by author or by journal title (including volume, issue, and page numbers).
• For best results, you may want to limit your search to full-text articles only:
• Click on Browse on the top menu bar.
• In the Browse menu on the left side of the screen, de-select Abstract only by clicking in the box next to this option.
• Enter your keywords in the All Fields search box at the top of the screen.
• Click on the Search ScienceDirect button.

Advanced Search:

• To go to the Advanced Search option, click on the Advanced Search link in the top right corner of the screen.
• The Advanced Search option allows you to search for your keywords in specific fields, such as Abstract, Author, References, Full Text, etc., by choosing fields from a drop-down menu.
• You may also limit your search by date or to specific subject collections or favorite sources.

To Display Records:

• To the left of each reference in the Results List, a paper icon outlined in green indicates that the full text article is available. If the icon does not have a green background, only the abstract is available.
• Click on the links In the Results List to display the following:
• Title displays the citation, abstract, and article outline.
• Show Preview displays the abstract, article outline, tables/figures, and references.
• PDF displays the full-text article in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Related Articles displays a results list of journal articles related to the subject area.

To Download Full Text Articles:

Option1: Save Full-Text Articles to a Computer File:-

• Click on the PDF link below the record to retrieve the full text article on the screen.
• Click on the Save icon at the top of the screen in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Select the computer drive to which you would like to save the file, enter your file name and click on the Save button.

Option2: Send Full-Text Articles to Email Accounts:-

• Select the articles you would like to email by clicking in the boxes to the left of the citations in the Results List.
• Click on the Email articles link at the top of the Results List.
• Enter the email address to which you would like to send the articles in the box provided on the screen.
• Click on the Send button.