Hello and welcome to UTS library's
tutorial on ScienceDirect,
a database containing academic journals
and eBooks on scientific and medical research.
In this video we're going to
use ScienceDirect to find journal
articles on the topic: nanotechnology.
To access ScienceDirect, click on 'Find Databases' under quick links' from the
library homepage.
Then, on the left hand side under 'Subject' select 'Science'. Scroll down and click on 'ScienceDirect'.
Login with your UTS ID and password.
We recommend using the advanced search option when using science direct. Click on the tabs up the top if you want to
search for a specific type of resource. 
To start our search, let's type in our
keywords into the search box. Then click
search. The first drop-down on the right
The first drop-down on the right allows you to sort your results by 'date' or by 'relevance'.
We recommend sorting by 'relevance'.
You can refine your results by using the
options on the left. You can refine by
year, publication title, topic, and content type.
As we're specifically looking for journal articles, under content type
we'll limit it to 'Journal'. Original
research articles are also displayed.
Click on 'Abstract' to read a brief summary of the article. To download the
full text of the article click on PDF.
To download the full text of multiple
articles at once, click the boxes to the
left of the article titles and select
download PDFs. A box will appear, select
your preferred file naming format or
create your own. Select download once you have chosen your preferred format.
This will download a .zip file to your
computer containing your article to
access these, double-click on the .zip
file and a folder will appear with your
selected downloads. To save article
citations to a citation manager such as
EndNote, click on the boxes to the left
of the article titles. Select 'export' and
then select your citation manager.
You can save your searches by creating an account with ScienceDirect.
To do this, select save search result. You will be prompted to register for an account.
In this video we covered how to access ScienceDirect,
how to conduct a keyword
search, how to limit your results,
how to download the full text PDF, and how to export articles to citation managers.
This concludes our tutorial on using
ScienceDirect to find journal articles.
If you have any questions contact us
using the 'Ask a Librarian' link on the library homepage.
