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Searching Library databases Occupational therapy

Searching Library databases Occupational therapy. Clare French 8 February 2010. Overview of session. The Library’s databases EBSCO orientation Searching keywords subject headings cited references Personalization Saving searches and alerts Saving results Obtaining documents.

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Searching Library databases Occupational therapy

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  1. Searching Library databasesOccupational therapy Clare French 8 February 2010

  2. Overview of session • The Library’s databases • EBSCO orientation • Searching • keywords • subject headings • cited references • Personalization • Saving searches and alerts • Saving results • Obtaining documents

  3. Freely available databases • Bandolier • Cochrane Library • Health Information Resources • OTseeker • PEDro • Portfolio Database • PubMed • Social Care Online

  4. Subscribed library databases EBSCOHost interface: • CINAHL plus with full text • MEDLINE with full text • PsycARTICLES Web of Knowledge interface: • Web of Science • ISI proceedings Index to theses

  5. Search modes • Phrase • “tension headache” 361 results • “tension headache” in the title field 29 results • “tension headache*” in the title field 55 results • “tension headache” plus Apply related words • “tension headache” + ache, cephalgia, hemicrania, histamine, megrim, migraine, migrane, tension’s head, tension’s headache 5904 results • “tension headache” plus Also search within the full text of articles • “tension headache” + full text 700 results • Find all of my search terms • tension and headache 834 results • Find any of my search terms • tension or headache 12699 results

  6. Expanding your search • Truncation * • Find any of my search terms • e.g. tension or headache • Apply related words • Also search within the full text of articles • Cited references

  7. Narrowing your search • Phrase searching • Combining terms • Find all of my search terms • e.g. tension and headache • Using limiters • e.g. full text, abstract or references available

  8. Personalization • Personal account • My EBSCOhost • Save searches • Create alerts • Searches • journals • Save results • add notes

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