Self–study tutorials

The Library has developed a number of self-study tutorials and podcasts for some of our main resources. You may also find some useful guides, aimed specifically at your subject area, on your subject pages. If you would like more help with using these - or any other library resources - then please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian.

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Online tutorials and other training materials

Many journal database and resource providers now produce their own online tutorials and materials to help you use their resources. The library has compiled a list of some of these training resources that we have found. You may also find some useful guides, aimed specifically at your subject area, on your subject pages:-

Online training resouces
Database / resource name Description of and links to training materials
Aquatic sciences databases See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Biological Sciences
BIOSIS previews
Biotechnology and bioengineering abstracts See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
Civil Engineering database n/a
Corrosion abstracts See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
CSA Illumina databases
Ecology abstracts See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
EIS: digests of environmental impact statements See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
Environmental engineering abstracts See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
Environmental sciences and pollution management See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials. 
GeoBase
  • NOL GeoBase quick guide (pdf file). Leaftlet providing a quick overview and tips for searching the database produced by NOL staff.
  • Data spec sheet (this is a pdf file)
  • Engineering Village product tour of GeoBase (also features GeoRef but this is not applicable for the University of Southampton as we access GeoRef via CSA Illumina)
GeoRef
Index to theses n/a
INSPEC
MOFR - Marine, oceanographic and freshwater resources
  • QuickGuide - follow the link from the webpage to the guide.
  • Tutorial - follow the link from the webpage to the online tutorial.
Oceanic abstracts

See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials.
Pollution abstracts

See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials.
 Risk abstracts

See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials.
 Science Citation Index See Web of Science 
 Sciencedirect

Online tutorials and user guides
TOXLINE

See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials.
 Toxnet TOXNET Training Manual (this is a pdf file)
 Water resources abstracts

See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials.
 Web of Knowledge
Web of Science
ZETOC Quick reference guide to using Zetoc (pdf file)
Zoological record plus

See CSA Illumina databases for general training materials.