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Tabs to main publication types Links in the orange navigation bar for: News Librarians Users Guide Price List alerts 1. Top Navigation Bar General Site Navigation

2. Go To and Quick Search Functions General Site Navigation Go To: drop-down list of titles. Quick Search: search the titles and abstracts

General Site Navigation 3. Advanced Search Functions in six steps 2. Search specified fields or all, including full text. 1. Phrases, exact or truncated 4. Search within publication types 5. Specify year of publication 6. Sort results 3. Boolean operators

Marked list to or download results. Modify and search further. ☻ Learn of future titles with the Save Search Alert service.

5. Keeping track of your Searches Search History maintained throughout session General Site Navigation

6. Using the Left-hand menus Left-hand menus on provide support information and links. General Site Navigation BooksPeriodicalsStatisticsHomepage

Annual indicators for OECD and some non-members Factbook Select an indicator, shows contents. List of different indicators corresponds to chapters in print version.

Factbook Contents for each indicator and link to underlying data using StatLink Definition, analysis, trends, with links to sources and further reading. View graph or table.Alternatively, using StatLink, open XLS spreadsheet.

Definition, analysis, trends, with links to sources and further reading. Alternatively, using StatLink, open XLS spreadsheet. View graph or table.

StatLink StatLink – link to data from tables and graphs in electronic or print formats

Working Papers OECD Working Papers – nearly 1000 papers 11 different Working Paper series, full-text searchable, from 1983 onwards.

Reference Loose-leaf and reference publications Expanding collection of specialised guidelines and conventions.

Periodicals Home Page Use the Left Hand Menu to browse through our various periodicals by title. Or find articles via the search screen. Click on Periodicals tab to go to Periodicals homepage. Periodicals

Working with Periodicals - EasyLinks ☻ Every periodical has an EasyLink – short-cuts to regularly used titles. Periodicals

Periodical Home Page – Finding your way The Latest Issue’s Table of Contents is listed on the periodical’s home page. Use left-hand menu to access previous issues (Year), support services and information. Periodicals

OECD Economic Surveys Latest Issues listed at top of page. All editions published since 1998 listed by Country. ☻ Don’t miss new Surveys. Register for the alerting service. Periodicals

Books Home Page Use Left Hand Menu to browse through categories by title. Or use the search screen. Books

Find a Book – use its ISBN! ☻ Type a book’s ISBN after the SourceOECD URL to go to its table of contents! Books

Book Theme Home Page Latest Titles listed at top of the page. Or browse through All Titles Annuals, Outlooks and other key titles are listed here. ☻ Sign up for new title Alerts. Books

Books – Using EasyLinks Each Book Theme has a specific EasyLink to link to the theme home page. Each Book Title has a specific EasyLink using its ISBN linking to the book’s table of contents. Complete list of EasyLinks available in the Librarians’ and Users’ areas. Books

Statistics Home Page Left Hand Menu to browse through list of statistical databases and e-books. Or use search screen. Statistics

Database Product: Home Page Step 1 – choose database Use Left Hand Menu to access support information. Statistics Each database homepage lists the available databases. Click on Tables to proceed.

Database Product: Step 2 – choose table Each database comprises one or more tables. From list of tables, click on title to proceed. Statistics

Database Product: Step 3 – abstract & deliver data Each table has a descriptive abstract (used by the search engine). Click Deliver Data to access the data in Beyond 20/20. Statistics

Database Product: working with data in Beyond 20/20 Under Selection start to build your data query parameter-by-parameter. ☻ If there are folders, open them for more detailed data. Statistics

Database Product: working with data in Beyond 20/20 Statistics When selection complete, choose your report under Options. View Report will build a table, View Chart will build a chart.

While in “View Report & Advanced mode”, you can export data in Excel TM,.csv or Beyond20/20 formats. Look out for Notes Icons. These explain sources, methodology and units

When selection complete, choose your report under Options. View Report will build a table, View Chart will build a chart.

Database Product: My Reports - Saving Selections ☻ Save your extractions for future sessions – it will save time when new data becomes available.. Statistics

Database Product: Sources and Methods/Glossary ☻ Extensive Sources and Methods documentation, freely available from every database homepage.. ☻ The OECD’s Glossary of Statistical Terms - important in helping to understand our data.. Statistics