Guide to CABI DATABASES

How to Register using voucher verification

  1. Go to https://www.cabdirect.org/

  2. From the CABI platform page start by clicking the ‘Login’ button at the top right of the page.


  3. You will be prompted to log in or register for a new account. Click ‘Register’.

  4. Fill in your credentials and choose a password.

  5. Enter the verification code sent to your email address.

  6. Click Login.

  7. From the CABI platform, click "Login" then click "Redeem a voucher".

  8. To complete your registration process, copy the code into the box and click ‘Redeem’. Please note that each voucher code given to you by the library is a unique code and it is only assigned to you in accessing CABI database. Click "Return to Website"

  9. You should now be signed into the CABI platform with access to the relevant content.

How to Login


  1. Go to https://www.cabdirect.org/

  2. From the CABI platform page start by clicking the ‘Login’ button at the top right of the page.


  3. You will be prompted to log in your CABI account. Fill in then Click ‘Log in’.

Searching and Browsing on CAB Direct

There are four ways to find information on CAB Direct : Keyword and Advanced searching, Browse all content and CAB Thesaurus.


  • Keyword (or simple) searching is similar to using an internet search engine, where you type search terms then press Search. The Keyword search explores all indexed fields in the CAB Direct database. Search filters (or facets) help you narrow your search results.

  • Advanced searching, on the other hand, enables you to easily narrow your search to the index fields most relevant to your search. You can filter your search by database field, (e.g. article title, author name, publisher etc.), date, document type, CABI product etc.

  • Browse all content enables you to browse the CAB Direct records by subject (using CABI codes), au-thor name or journal title.

  • Use the CAB Thesaurus to search CABI's controlled vocabulary of terms covering pure and life scienc-es, technology and social sciences.

Video Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates how to perform Simple Search.

Advanced Searching

The Advanced search screen enables you to run complex search queries in multiple search boxes which you can link together with Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT). Use the index field drop-down list to refine your advanced search by selecting the appropriate index field for your search terms:


Additional Filters

Once you have entered a search terms in the search boxes, you can refine your search by applying additional filters as follows:

Video Tutorials

This tutorial demonstrates how to perform Advanced Searching on CAB Direct.


Search Results

The Search results tab displays the results of your searches (Keyword or Advanced) and browsing (Browse all Content). Each search result shows a shortened version of the main record and includes the record title, the first few lines of the abstract and the main bibliographic details.


CABI Guides

Quick Guide to CAB Direct: Click Here
Go to: https://www.cabdirect.org/help/training-videos.html , to view trainings and videos on CABI Databases.

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