This short tutorial will help you learn how the FSTA thesaurus works on the Web of Science platform, and why it is such a powerful tool for searching. This includes: - how to get into the thesaurus
- the significance of lower and upper case terms
- how to view a term in the thesaurus, and why it is useful
- how to view a term in the hierarchy, and why it is useful
- how to most effectively search for terms within the thesaurus
Check out our other FSTA how-to videos, to help you to use the database effectively and find the content you need for your assignment, grant application, thesis and more. To follow on from what you have just learnt, we recommend our short tutorial 'How to... use the FSTA Thesaurus on Web of Science'
For detailed explanations and practical advice to help you with your information searching, visit for our best practice in literature searching for literature reviews. Good luck with your research!
**About FSTA**
FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts is a database for scientific and technological information relating to food and beverages, including nutrition, microbiology, public health and many others. It is used by universities, food companies and government agencies all over the world for their food information research such as journal articles, patents, books, reviews, reports and standards. Access is typically through your organisation's library, so check with your librarian if you are unsure where to find it. Or feel free to get in touch with IFIS through www.ifis.org and they will be happy to help.
**About IFIS**
Based in Reading (UK), IFIS is a not-for-profit academic publisher with an ongoing commitment to supporting those studying and working in the sciences of food and health by making it easier to access research that can be trusted; preserving integrity and accuracy in the fields of food and beverages; furthering learning and development in the sciences of food and health across the world - especially in areas where access to our resources may be limited.
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