Spotlight on Sciences and Engineering databases

This webinar is suitable for all students studying Science and Engineering subjects.

About the session

Looking to find out more about the subject databases within Sciences and Engineering, and how to search them effectively to find information?

This webinar will focus on a selection of the following key databases from our Social Sciences collection:

• Biological Science Collection (Includes animal science, bioscience, ecology, conservation, medicine, virology, microbiology, toxicology, immunology)
• CAB Abstracts (Includes agriculture, plant science, food science, bioscience, animal science)
• Engineering Index (Includes civil, environmental, mechanical, transport, construction engineering)
• Knovel (Science, technology, and engineering, including aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical engineering)
• Medline (Medicine, biomedicine, veterinary medicine)
• PsycINFO (Psychology, psychiatry, mental health)
• Scopus (Multidisciplinary)
• Web of Science (Multidisciplinary)

Discover their key features, and how to structure a search using a variety of techniques to help you get the best results.

How to join

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