User Guide

Search, save search, export

citations and bookmark content
Register for an account
Explore HTML content with
Cambridge Core Reader

cambridge.org/core
 xxxxxxx

Contents/Navigation:
Cambridge Core is the new academic 1 Search on Cambridge Core: key
platform from Cambridge University functionality and access

Press. This user guide provides 2 View content in HTML on Cambridge

researchers with step-by-step Core Reader
information on using the platform. 3 Cambridge Core account
• Register for an account
• Update your details

4 Additional functionality for registered

users
• Save searches
• Bookmark content
• Export citations for bookmarked
content
 Search: Key Functionality

How do I search on Cambridge Core?

To perform a search, enter
your terms in a search box,
and select the icon to
view your Search results.
Learn more about our search
results page, and how to use
our extensive facets to refine
your results by following the
numbered steps overleaf.

User Guide 3
 Search: Key Functionality

Don’t have access?

Click Get access to recommend
1 You can sort your search results by: content to your librarian, subscribe
to a journal or buy a print book
• Relevance • Title • Publication date

2 Refine your search by editing your original terms

in the search text box, and selecting the icon.

3 You can refine your search further by selecting the

parameter/s located at the left side of the search 2
page. You can filter by: 1
• Access: easily view • Author name
whether you have • Publication date
access to content
• Subject 3
• Tags
• Journals
• Publishers
• Content type • Societies
(e.g.article, chapter,
• Series
book, journal)
• Collections 4
4 Use the tick-boxes next to each title
to select specific content

4
Search: Key Functionality

Tip: Scroll down

Actions for selected content to view these
options on the
Several actions are available for selected search results. You left-hand side
can perform the following: of your search
results page
• View the selected search result item[s] in a new tab
or window.
• Save the selected search result[s]to your bookmarks*
• Export citation[s]
• Download PDF[s] of the selected content.**
• Send PDF[s] of content to Kindle/Dropbox/Google drive**

Register for a Cambridge Core account and you’ll be able to:

• Save your searches- come back and rerun them later to see
newly published, relevant content.
• Bookmark content to find and read later.
For further information on Cambridge Core accounts, please go to page [11]

*In order to bookmark selected content you’ll need to log in as a registered account user.
** Please note: you may only download/send content which you have access to

User Guide 5
 Search: Key Functionality

How can I export citations?

You can export citations for individual articles or chapters, as well as selected groups
of content, by clicking the ‘Export citations button’.
The ‘Cite this source’ window will appear:

?
Did you know?
Cambridge is the first
publisher to work directly
with RefME, and use their
citations widget.
RefMe provides over 7,500
citation styles to choose from,
Use the search box to find your preferred citation style,
including APA, Chicago,
then click Export to download appropriate citations.
Harvard Referencing and MLA.
You can then select a format to download your references.

6
 Cambridge Core Reader

How can I view content?

All of our content can be viewed in PDF format, however selected content is
also now available in HTML, on our new Cambridge Core Reader.
Cambridge Core Reader provides the distraction-free reading experience of
PDF, with all the benefits of HTML functionality. With it, you can:
• Easily access contextualised figures, tables and charts
• Navigate between different parts of the content (e.g. sections, figures)
using the collapsible side panel
• View references and notes without losing your place in the text

Using Cambridge Core Reader: Tip: You can

also access
1 Navigate to the page of an article or chapter that you have access to. PDF content
from a listing
2 On the article/chapter page, select the View HTML button.
page e.g. search results,
issue page or a table of
This will open Cambridge Core Reader contents page
in a new tab.

User Guide 7
 Cambridge Core Reader

Use the buttons on the left-hand side of the screen to:

Navigate within the content: click on a heading to jump to
a section within the text.

Information: view key information about the content e.g.

publication date, authors and other bibliographic data.

Figures: Browse graphics within the content e.g. figures,

tables and maps
• Click on a thumbnail preview to view a figure in context.

Other actions
• Download PDF version
• Send PDF to Kindle/ GoogleDrive/Dropbox
• Export citation
• (If applicable, switch MathJax on/off – this
displays mathematical symbols within the text)

8
Cambridge Core Reader

Tip: To view a figure in full size, hover over

the image, and click on the blue expand
button that appears in the bottom left corner.

References and notes

References and notes are linked in blue
throughout the text, either in date or
footnote format:
‘Indian space programme’2
[Kim & Bewely (2007)]
• Click on a reference to view the full citation.
This will take you to the correct citation in the
References section at the bottom of the page.

• To continue reading, click on the , next to the reference.

• You will be returned to the correct place in the text.

User Guide 9
 Accounts

How do I create a Cambridge Core account?

Logging in
Existing customers: log in using the email address for your Cambridge Journals Online or
Cambridge Books Online account. You will need to reset your password the first time you log in.

Forgotten your email address?

Contact [email protected].

Register an account with us

Why register for an account?
Register for an account with us to get the most out of
Cambridge Core, including:
• Save searches, so you can access updated search
results at a later date
• Bookmark content you access frequently or want to
read later
• Future offers on content

10
 Accounts

How do I set up an account?

Select the Register button, and fill out our short form with your name, email address,
organisation, country and create a password.
Once you’ve registered, a verification email will be sent to your account.
What should I do if I do not receive my verification email?
• Check your junk email folder
• Make sure you have entered your details correctly on the registration form
• Visit our Help page for information about who to contact next:
www.cambridge.org/core/help

How do I update my account details?

After logging in, you can view and manage your account settings
by clicking on the My account button at the top right corner of the screen. Passwords must be at
least 8 characters long,
On the My account page, you can choose from the following areas:
contain lower and
• My account settings – change your password here upper case characters
• My alerts and numbers
• My bookmarks
• My content – redeem access codes/activate subscriptions
• My searches
• My societies
User Guide 11
 Registered users: Save search
Did you know?
Saved searches remember
Key benefits for registered users which facets you select as
well as your search terms
Saving your search results:
Once you have completed a search on Cambridge Core you can save it to rerun later by selecting
the Save search button at the top right corner of the search listing. You will be asked to log into your
account, if you are not already logged in.
• If you do not already have an account with us, select Register
to sign up. (See pages 11-12 for more information)

The saved search results are available in the ‘My searches’ area of
your account. You can access your account at any time by selecting
the My account button at the top-right corner of any page.
Here you can view, re-run, or delete previous saved searches.
You can also edit their titles.

Perform a new search according to your saved criteria

Enter a memorable title for your saved search

Delete saved searches

12
 Registered users: Bookmarks

Bookmarks
As a registered user, you can bookmark selected content, and save it for later, using the
‘Actions for selected content’ section on the bottom left-hand side of a search results page,
and selecting Save to my Bookmarks.

• You can also bookmark using the icon on any journal, article, chapter or book page.
• You can view all your saved bookmarks in the ‘My bookmarks’ area of your account.
• On this page you have the option to
sort by:
– Title
– Recently bookmarked
– Publication date
• You can also filter by content type, e.g.
(e.g. article /book / chapter / journal)
• Remove multiple bookmarks at a time
by using the tickboxes and clicking
Remove selected bookmarks.

User Guide 13
 Registered users: Bookmarks

Exporting citations
• From the ‘My Bookmarks’ area of your account, you can also export citations for
multiple bookmarked items.
• Select the bookmark[s] you wish to download citations for and click Export
citations, which is located next to the Remove selected bookmarks button.
• After clicking, the ‘Cite this source’ window should appear:

• Click Export
• You can then choose a format for your downloaded citations.

14
 Also of interest

Altmetric attention score

Altmetric tracks the social impact of an article through sharing, comments and mentions.
The different colours on the Altmetric badge identify the sources of
attention, such as news outlets, twitter, or blog posts.

Title match
If the title of a journal, book, article or chapter is an exact match of your search term,
this piece of content will appear at the top of your search results.

US/UK search terms

Cambridge Core is designed to allow to cross searching between US and UK terms,
recognising both spelling variations and searching for content with either version.

Search within
Located in the banner at the top of each page, contextual search bars allow users to easily
‘search within’ any journal, book, series or subject area.

A site-wide search bar can be found in the top-right corner of every page.

User Guide 15
Contact us:
For further information please visit our FAQs page,
cambridge.org/core/help/FAQs

Find us online:
cambridge.org/core

facebook.com/cambridgecore

twitter.com/cambridgecore

cambridge.org/core/blog