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About CAB Direct

Welcome to CABI's database platform, CAB Direct

CAB Direct gives access to CABI's leading bibliographic databases in life science information - CAB Abstracts and Global Health.

This version offers a better experience for students and researchers through the use of the latest and most powerful search technologies and by optimizing the use of CABI's classification and indexing to improve discoverability of information.

Enhancements include:

MyCABDirect – a personalised area where users can set-up email alerts and RSS feeds based on their search results; share information; and save important searches

- Faceted searching – users can finely filter information to fit their research needs, based on CABI's valuable indexing terms and metadata

- The capability to view full text at the search results level

- Improved user experience, through a more intuitive interface

- Suggestions for spelling variations incorporating terminology from CABI's Thesaurus

- Abstract snippet views at search results level

- Save searches to social book marking sites

- COUNTER compliant usage statistics


For a visual demonstration on how to use the new CAB Direct go to –

http://www.cabi.org/cabivideo/CD2LaunchVideo/CD2LaunchVideo.html


We hope you like CAB Direct but understand some questions or issues may arise. If you encounter any problems with accessing or using this site, or have any questions at all, please contact us at support@cabi.org and we will be happy to help. We have a list of identified issues, which are currently being addressed, here in our Frequently Asked Questions document

If you have any questions about this platform please contact:

Cristina Ashby, Product Development Manager, tel: +44 (0) 1491 829 410, email: c.ashby@cabi.org