Learn how to use the Web of Knowledge databases for research in the biological sciences at Evans Library.

1. Web of Knowledge for the Biological Sciences

2. http://lib.fit.edu Research Guides collect the most useful databases, reference materials, Internet sites, and other tools for your field of study in one convenient resource.

3. Each discipline contains both general and course-specific guides

4. These are the Library’s best resources for biological sciences students, organized by type.

5. Use the Articles & Databases tab to find journal articles about your topic. BIOSIS Previews, from Web of Knowledge, provides bibliographic records in the life sciences from journals, meetings, patents, and books from 1979 to the present.

6. Log in with TRACKS.

7. Read about scope and search strategies in the Help menu.

8. Click search rules for search strategies.

9. Click the links to learn more about the strategies.

10. Click Index to find the scope.

11. Biological Abstracts database tells you about scope.

12. READ ALL THE SCREEN!

13. Advanced Search Major Concepts are controlled vocabulary.

14. Basic Search Current Limits

15. Many results – refine by concept, document type, date, etc. 360 LINK Check for full text.

16. Mark the records that you are interested in and click RefWorksto import to your account.

17. You may need to allow popups in your browser, and then click Return to export again.

18. Log in with your account information.

19. Biosis Previews Remember to check your references!

20. Thank you! For more information, please contact me: petraliar@fit.eduEvans Library 309