Try searching BIOSIS Citation Index by following the steps outlined below. This will help you to familiarise yourself with some of the most common functions:

1. Try searching for the exact phrase "DNA replication" (using double quotation marks). To search by subject you can choose Topic from the drop-down box.
2. How many results did you find? Think about how you can refine your results to ensure they are right for you.
3. Now go back and re-run the search, this time choosing Title from the drop-down menu. This should reduce the number of results and those that remain are more likely to be relevant, since your search term will appear in the title of each item listed.
4. How many results are there now? (Note how the number of results has been substantially reduced.)
5. Try going back and adding a row to include further search terms, for example, plants (again in the Title). How many results do you have now? You can also refine the subject area by choosing from a list of Major Concepts. (Click on 'See all' to view the complete list.)
6. By now, the number of results should be a lot more manageable - and also more specialised. Still, you can use the Search within topic box to refine your search further. Try typing "cell division" into this box and running the search.
7. Depending on the type of research you are conducting, you might want to refine by document type. If your research has an academic focus you might want to refine to Articles. Or you might be interested in conference proceedings papers for an industry focus.
8. Take a look at the Authors list. Can you identify the authors who have written the most about this subject? You might want to explore their work further using Author Search.
9. Find an interesting article from your results list and see if you can access the full text of the article. There will be Free Full Text from Publisher links to those items available via the CCCU subscription, while the Find it link will tell you if the full text is available via another subscribed database.
10. Think about other search terms you might use to research this topic, for example, botany for plants, or reproduction or duplication for "DNA replication"). Try out some alternative searches and compare results.