Searching EBSCO databases (CINAHL and MEDLINE)
Sussex Health Knowledge and Libraries webcasts
Our librarians have created a series of short webcasts covering everything you need, from selecting a suitable database to saving and exporting your results.
- How to access CINAHL via the library website (0:26min)
- How to start a search (1:08min)
- How to search with subject headings (1:41min)
- How to search with natural language (2:19min)
- How to combine search terms with OR or AND (1:25min)
- How to exclude terms using NOT (1:17min)
- Wildcard searching and truncation (1:02min)
- Adjacency searching (0:39min)
- How to filter your search results (1:46min)
- How to save your results (1:41min)
- How to export results (0:57min)
- How to save your search strategy (0:29min)
- How to retrieve your saved search strategy (0:33min)
Videos
Basic Searching on EBSCOhost (Tutorial, 2.12min)
Advanced Searching on EBSCOhost (Tutorial, 2.38min)
Guides
EBSCO User Guide (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust)
Searching OVID databases (EMBASE, EMCARE, HMIC, MEDLINE, Social Policy and Practice)
Sussex Health Knowledge and Libraries webcasts
Our librarians have created a series of short webcasts covering everything you need, from selecting a suitable database to saving and exporting your results.
- Log in and select your database (1:30min)
- How to search with natural language (free text) and using fields (2:05min)
- Truncation (1:32min)
- Proximity searching (1:08min)
- How to search with subject headings (2:47min)
- How to combine search terms with OR or AND (1:30min)
- How to edit a search line (0:48min)
- Customising the results display (2:44min)
- How to apply limits to your search results (2:16min)
- How to save your search strategy (3:24min)
- How to save or export results (2:15min)
Videos
- Basic search on Ovid (Tutorial, 52.04min)
- Ovid advanced search (Tutorial, 10.32min)
Guides
- Literature searching using Ovid (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust)
- Ovid quick reference card
Searching Proquest databases (AMED, BNI and PsycInfo)
Videos
- Basic searching on Proquest: Overview (7:00min)
- ProQuest: Basic search: Getting started (30:00min)
- Search strategy tips( 7:00mins)
- ProQuest advanced search (5:00min)
- Using the ProQuest Thesaurus (6:00min)
Guides
- Proquest user guide (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust)
- Basic search (Proquest website)
- Advanced search tips (Proquest website)
How do I start to develop a search strategy?
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