FSTA® Training Resources

Get the best out of FSTA with our webinars and training materials

We offer drop in webinars and downloadable training materials to help users search as effectively as possible and get the best results out of FSTA®. We hope that these resources will also be useful for information professionals managing subject guides and providing training for library users.

Join us for our latest webinar, in collaboration with The Nutrition Society:

Information and information challenges: Wednesday 12th October, 1pm BST (8am EDT)

Build confidence in how to find quality, relevant, peer-reviewed nutrition research literature.

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Did you know we're on LibGuides?

You will find FSTA training materials, a resource hub for librarians, and our guides to getting published and best practice in effective searching.

Librarians, please feel free to copy the content to your own library subject guide!

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Using FSTA on EBSCOhost

Get the most out of FSTA on EBSCOhost with our range of training materials, including videos and downloadable guides.

Prefer to join us online? Our next webinar will be announced soon. Find out more

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Using FSTA on Ovid

Get the most out of FSTA on Ovid with our range of training materials, including videos and downloadable guides.

Prefer to join us online? Our next webinar will be announced soon. Find out more

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Using FSTA on Web of Science

Get the most out of FSTA on Web of Science with our range of training materials, including videos and downloadable guides.

Prefer to join us online? Our next webinar will be announced soon. Find out more

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We are developing new resources all of the time, so please do tell us if there are other resources or topics we haven't covered yet which you would find useful for your own research or for providing training to others. We welcome feedback!

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Further resources and tools

As part of our mission to fundamentally understand and best serve the information needs of the food community, we have developed resources to help students and researchers to build their skills and feel confident researching information and publishing.

Literature search best practice guide

Through explanatory notes and practical, step-by-step guidance, our guide is designed to help you understand how to effectively plan and carry out your searches for literature reviews.

This is designed for students, researchers looking for a refresher and templates, librarians and information literacy trainers.

Expert guide to publishing in journals

This guide has been developed to help authors navigate the process of selecting appropriate journals, and understand the range of factors which might influence the decisions of where to submit, such as open access, what to expert from the peer review process, the impact Factor and other metrics, and predatory journals.

Ask an Expert

Our Ask an Expert resource gives you the opportunity to ask us a question directly on a range of topics, such as how to search effectively, how to carry out literature reviews, and guidance on publishing your research.

Not only can you submit your own question to us, but you can also take a look at our bank of previously asked questions.

We want to make sure these resources as useful as possible - please tell us what you think!

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FSTA Training Resources

Get the best out of FSTA with our webinars and training materials

Did you know we're on LibGuides?

Choose your platform

Using FSTA on EBSCOhost

Using FSTA on Ovid

Using FSTA on Web of Science

Suggest topics or training materials

Further resources and tools

Literature search best practice guide

Expert guide to publishing in journals

Ask an Expert

We want to make sure these resources as useful as possible - please tell us what you think!

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FSTA Training Resources

Get the best out of FSTA with our webinars and training materials

Did you know we're on LibGuides?

Choose your platform

Using FSTA on EBSCOhost

Using FSTA on Ovid

Using FSTA on Web of Science

Suggest topics or training materials

Further resources and tools

Literature search best practice guide

Expert guide to publishing in journals

Ask an Expert

We want to make sure these resources as useful as possible - please tell us what you think!

Want to be kept in the loop?

Signup for our mailing list tips

Get in touch with IFIS