Log in to the service at http://edina.ac.uk/cab The service opens at the Standard Search page (below).
You may want to truncate words, (put a character at the end to search for variations of that word).
An asterisk * at the end of the word will search for zero or more letters at the end of the word e.g. build* will find: build, builder, building, builds, build-up etc.
Click Browse Indexes on the toolbar. Below are the results of browsing for ‘dog’. This lists all the subject keywords and the number of results in that classification. Simply click on the link to display all the results in that subject category.
After searching, a list of Records will be displayed. The title of each record is a link to the complete record, i.e. all the information held about that record in the database. If an abstract (a brief synopsis of the article) exists for that record, the complete record will include the abstract.
You can also save individual records by marking them. You mark a record by clicking on the mark record box after the record (this box is represented by a green circle with a square in the centre).
Alternatively you mark or unmark all records on a page by using the appropriate buttons at the top-right. When a record is marked, there is a tick mark in the box.
Click on Marked Records on the menu bar to see all the records you have marked. Records are displayed with field names by default. Fields can be changed from Name to Tag format (for use with bibliographic software) via the drop-down menu and clicking on Reformat.
On this page, you also have options to email, save, or print your records, as well as un-marking them when you no longer need them.
Context-sensitive help is available for all parts of the interface. The Help, option is located on the menu, bar. Close the window to return to the interface. Please use the Exit, link when you are finished using the service. You will be automatically logged out after a period of non-use of the interface.