Using

• Find information on how best to exploit the depth and breadth of content
• Learn how best to exploit the features and functionality
• Request a remote username and password for when you want to access ScienceDirect but are outside your authenticated access area, e.g., at home
• If you are an Elsevier editor you may be able toaccess ScienceDirect for free

Key links

• Online tutorial
• Quick Start Guide
• Customizing guide
• Complimentary access (editors)

Access & article display

Set up remote access for your users and learn how you can best view information on ScienceDirect.

• On/off campus access
• Athens/Shibboleth
• Preview
• Related Articles
• Multimedia Components

Searching & Linking

Learn how to use various searching and customizing options to improve your workflow.

• Save Search
• Quick Search
• Saving a Search History
• Search Within Results
• Sort by Date or Relevance
• Finding a Publication
• NextBio
• Basic/Advanced Searching

Access for editors

Register for complimentary access and start using automatic alerting functionality.

• Register with your Registration ID
• Registering an Activation Code
• Set Email and Display Preferences
• Change or retrieve your password
• Volume/Issue Alerts
• Citation Alerts

Quick start tools

Learn how to use the various functions in ScienceDirect quickly.

• Online tutorial
• Quick Start Guide (printable)
• ScienceDirect Help Files

Customizing

Use the wealth of linking functionality from the references of full-text articles and from the abstracts of Elsevier's A&I databases.

• Registering for a Personal Login
• Set E-mail and Display Preferences
• Quick Link your favorites
• Recent Actions