How do I search subject material in Zoological Record?
To search subject terms, first try to locate a suitable Thesaurus term for your topic using the Zoological Record Search Guide™, the online thesaurus built into the product or the thesaurus on this website http://www.biosis.org/support/zr-thesaurus/ If a thesaurus term exists for your topic, use it in your search. If a thesaurus term is not available for your search, use free text terms and include synonyms and spelling variants. Review your search results and modify the results accordingly: eliminate irrelevancy caused by homonyms by using Thesaurus terms to set the context of your search broaden your search by using broader controlled thesaurus terms, or additional synonyms focus your search by using more specific thesaurus terms or free text keywords Full details of how to search are given in the appropriate quick reference card for your search system http://thomsonscientific.
