STN Bibliographic Searching - Interactive e-Learning Tutorials

Category: Interactive Learning

Topic: Commands & Functionality

Level: Beginner

Language: English

New and novice searchers who want to learn how to search bibliographic databases in STNext are encouraged to try our STN Basics Interactive E-Learning Tutorials. This collection of training resources are organized into self-guided learning paths and are designed to guide you through the basic steps of performing searches in the STN bibliographic databases. Moreover, advanced search features (truncations, logical and proximity operators) to maximize recall of relevant answers and to refine your search strategy (e.g. by using controlled vocabulary) will be introduced.

This includes the following modules:

Module 1: Conduct a Basic Bibliographic Search
Module 2: Conduct a bibliographic search using multiple terms
Module 3: STN Operators and Truncation
Module 4: Broaden or Refine a search
Module 5: Conduct an author name search
Module 6: Conduct a company name search

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STN Interactive Learning