You will need to register in the Library for the BIDS service. A free leaflet giving brief instructions is available from the Library, as is a more detailed booklet for which there is a small charge. The citation indexes on BIDS go back to 1981. BIDS requires a username and password which may be obtained from the Library. BIDS provides access to a number of databases, of which users at Exeter currently may use ISI and UnCover .
Access is free to registered users in institutions which have subscribed to the relevant service.
Then select the retrieve sets option and enter the number of the relevant saved set. Even though it is produced by a commercial organisation use of the database is free since a fee is charged for supplying copies of articles and free access helps to publicise the document supply service. To download references you have to use software which allows you to make a log of your session, e.g. Kermit . Return to the top of the document 14. Internet A wide and growing range of materials relevant to geographers is available via the Internet.