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Dimensions: Tutorials

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If you have questions about Dimensions, please contact the University Libraries' Research Impact & Open Access team.

Notes:

The University of Tennessee is using a free version of the Dimensions application by Digital Science. The free version of Dimensions provides openly available search and metrics for more than 100 million publications. Additional features such as data on research organizations, funders, countries/territories, and some analytics indicators are only accessible via a subscription to Dimensions Analytics.

Tutorials on this site do not function well on mobile devices. We recommend accessing the tutorials on a tablet or laptop/desktop.

Getting Started

Is this your first time using Dimensions? Then you are in the right place! In this section, you will learn how to access Dimensions from the University Libraries website and how to create and access a Dimensions account.

Accessing

General information about accessing Dimensions from the University Libraries' website.

Tutorial Information

  • Tutorial completion time.
  • Takes less than 5 minutes.
  •  Which device types will tutorial work on?
  • Works best on desktop/tablet.
  •   Which browsers will tutorial work on?
  • Works on all major browsers.

Create an Account

Information about registering for and creating a free account in Dimensions.

Tutorial Information

  • Tutorial completion time.
  • Takes less than 5 minutes.
  •  Which device types will tutorial work on?
  • Works best on desktop/tablet.
  •   Which browsers will tutorial work on?
  • Works on all major browsers.

Navigation

Ready to explore Dimensions? This section will guide you through the basics of navigating the platform and show you how to access and export documents.

Basic Navigation

Demonstrates basic navigation features of the layout and user-interface of Dimensions.

Topics Covered

  • Search Bar: Documents, Organizations, Save/Export
  • Results: Content Types, Options, Documents
  • Filters: Combing Filters, Filters and the Search Bar
  • Analytical Views

Tutorial Information

  • Tutorial completion time.
  • Varies by need. (Approximately 15 minutes).
  •  Which device types will tutorial work on?
  • Works best on desktop/tablet.
  •   Which browsers will tutorial work on?
  • Works on all major browsers.

Note: This tutorial was created with the assistance of the following Dimensions' resources:

Document Details & Tools

Provides information about a document's Publication Record as well as tools used to access full-text PDFs, use AI-generated resources, access publication metrics, and export documents.

Topics Covered

  • Publication Record: Basic Information, Connected Documents, Tools, Publication Metrics, Additional Information
  • Tools: Accessing Full-Text PDFs, AI Resources, Publication Metrics, Exporting Documents

Tutorial Information

  • Tutorial completion time.
  • Varies by need. (Approximately 15 minutes).
  •  Which device types will tutorial work on?
  • Works best on desktop/tablet.
  •   Which browsers will tutorial work on?
  • Works on all major browsers.

Creating Alerts

Demonstrates how alerts can be created and managed using saving searches in Dimensions.

Tutorial Information

  • Tutorial completion time.
  • Takes approximately 10 minutes.
  •  Which device types will tutorial work on?
  • Works best on desktop/tablet.
  •   Which browsers will tutorial work on?
  • Works on all major browsers.

Note: This tutorial was created with the assistance of the following Dimensions' resource:

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