Library training courses : Online searching course
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The use of is implied. Unless clicking on an icon, enter terms in the enter Keyword or phrase box. Terms you enter are given in bold.
| Question | You enter: | Result in Search History box, and notes |
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| 1 | a. b. dreosti ie | dreosti ie.au. |
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| 2 | a. b. new england journal c. Select appropriate entry | new england journal of medicine.jn. |
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| 3 | a. b. wine | wine.ti. |
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| 4 | a. b. Tick institution c. csiro (repeat a-c using CSIRO) | csiro.in. There is no difference using upper or lower case. |
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| 5 | a. b. Tick by 2 (the New... entry) c. Tick by 4 (the csiro entry) d. Make sure the AND operator is selected | 2 and 4 |
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| 6 | a. b. Tick by 1 (the dreosti entry) c. Tick by 3 (the wine entry) d. Make sure the OR operator is selected | 1 or 3 |
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| 7 | fenech m$.au. | fenech m$.au. |
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| 8 | micronuclei.ti. | micronuclei.ti. |
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| 9 | micronuc$.ti. | micronuc$.ti. You will find more results from this search compared to the one in 8. |
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| 10 | 9230275.ui. | 9230275.ui. |
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| 11 | crick f$.pn. | crick f$.pn. |
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| 12 | root helix.ti. root helix | The title index and the number of entries for helix is displayed. If the .ti. suffix is omitted then all fields including the word helix are shown. |
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| 13 | deoxyribo$.ab. | deoxyribo$.ab. |
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| 14 | a. b. Tick by 7 c. Tick by 9 Make sure the AND operator is selected alternatively… 7 and 9 (where 7 and 9 are the set numbers in the Search History box for "fenech m$.au." and "micronuc$.ti.") | 7 and 9 |
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| 15 | a. b. Tick by 11 c. Tick by 12 Make sure the AND operator is selected alternatively… 11 and 12 (where 11 and 12 are the set numbers in the Search History box for "crick f$.pn." and "helix.ti.") | 11 and 12 |
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| 16 | Click | Abstract or full record respectively are shown. Clicking on an author's name leads to a list of articles by all authors with that surname and initials - not necessarily the same person. |
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| 17 | sids | The MeSH screen suggests Sudden Infant Death |
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| 18 | a. From the result in 17, check that a tick is placed to the left of sudden infant death, click b. At the subheadings screen | Sudden Infant Death/ It is not necessary to click the All subheadings box to include them. |
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| 19 | a. general practice b. check that a tick is placed to the left of Family Practice and c. Select “Organization and Administration” and | Family Practice/og The system maps general practice to family practice. |
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| 20 | scope family practice (Ref. Appendix 11.6) | The scope note for family practice is displayed showing it is to be used for general practice. |
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| 21 | vitamin c | The MeSH screen suggests Ascorbic Acid |
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| 22 | a. From the result in 21 check that a tick is placed to the left of Ascorbic Acid and in the explode box to the right, and click b. At the subheadings screen click | exp Ascorbic Acid/ |
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| 23 | 22/tu (where '22' is the number of the set from the Search History box for the search "exp ascorbic acid/") | exp Ascorbic Acid/tu |
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| 24 | *carpal tunnel syndrome/ | *carpal tunnel syndrome/ |
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| 25 | a. sh endoscopy b. At the subheadings screen click “Adverse Effects” and | endoscopy/ae |
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| 26 | 24 and 25 (where '24' and '25' are the set numbers for appropriate searches). | 24 and 25 |
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| 27 | vitamin c.tw. | vitamin c.tw. |
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| 28 | (haematology or hematology).ti. | (haematology or hematology).ti. The optional wildcard operator ? can't be used as at least two characters must be present before it. |
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| 29 | general practice.mp. | general practice.mp. |
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| 30 | (breast adj3 cancer).ti. | (breast adj3 cancer).ti. |
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| 31 | (kidney or renal).ti. and (stone$ or calcul$).ti. | ((kidney or renal) and (stone$ or calcul$)).ti. |
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| 32 | mmr vaccinat$.tw. | (mmr vaccinat$).tw. |
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| 33 | a. cluster headache (Select focus) b. migraine (Select explode and focus) c. 1 not 2 d. Limit last set to English and Reviews | *Cluster Headache/ exp *Migraine/ 1 not 2 limit 3 to (english language and review articles) |
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| 34 | a. vitamin c (Select Ascorbic Acid, and explode) b. vitamin c.tw. c. common cold (Include all subheadings) d. common cold.tw. e. (1 or 2) and (3 or 4) f. Limit last set to Human, English and Reviews | exp Ascorbic Acid/ vitamin c.tw. Common Cold/ common cold.tw. (1 or 2) and (3 or 4) limit 5 to (human and english language and review articles) |
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| 35 | a. community acquired pneumonia (Select Community-Acquired Infections, and then the Prevention & Control subheading) b. "community acquired pneumonia".tw. c. prevent$.tw. d. 1 or (2 and 3) e. Limit last set to English and Abstracts | Community-Acquired Infections/pc "community acquired pneumonia".tw. prevent$.tw. 1 or (2 and 3) limit 4 to (english language and abstracts) |
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| 36 | epidural anaesthesia (Select Anesthesia, Epidural; explode, then Adverse Effects) | exp Anesthesia, Epidural/ae |
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| 37 | a. ectopic pregnancy (Select Pregnancy, Ectopic) b. methotrexate.mp. c. 1 and 2 d. 3.ti. | Pregnancy, Etopic/ methotrexate.mp. 1 and 2 3.ti. |
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| 38 | a. idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Select Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic; then Complications) b. Limit last set to a year range 2001 - 2003. | Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic /co limit 1 to yr=2001-2003 |
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| 39 | 1. ((breast or mammar$) adj3 (cancer or neoplasm$)).mp. 2. breast cancer (Select Breast Neoplasms, and explode) 3. tamoxifen (Select TAMOXIFEN, explode and focus) 4. (1 or 2) and 3 (Apply filter for systematic reviews - see Appendix 11.7.3) 5. review academic.pt. 6. review tutorial.pt. 7. meta analysis.pt. 8. meta analysis/ 9. (systematic$ adj25 review$).mp. 10. (systematic$ adj25 overview$).mp. 11. (meta-analy$ or metaanaly$ or meta analy$).mp. 12. or/5-11 13. animal/ not human/ 14. 12 not 13 (Combine with search terms) 15. 4 and 14 16. ..l/15 lg=en | 1. ((breast or mammar$) adj3 (cancer or neoplasm$)).mp. 2. exp Breast Neoplasms/ 3. exp *TAMOXIFEN/ 4. (1 or 2) and 3 5. review academic.pt. 6. review tutorial.pt. 7. meta analysis.pt. 8. meta analysis/ 9. (systematic$ adj25 review$).mp. 10. (systematic$ adj25 overview$).mp. 11. (meta-analy$ or metaanaly$ or meta analy$).mp. 12. or/5-11 13. animal/ not human/ 14. 12 not 13 15. 4 and 14 16. Limit 15 to English |
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| 40 | 1. sids (Select Sudden Infant Death) 2. cot death$.tw. 3. sid?.tw. 4. 1 or 2 or 3 5. prone sleeping position (Select Prone Position) 6. prone.tw. 7. 5 or 6 8. supine sleeping position (Select Supine Position) 9. supine.tw. 10. 8 or 9 11. 4 and 7 and 10 12. Limit to English, Review | 1. Sudden Infant Death/ 2. cot death$.tw. 3. sid?.tw. 4. 1 or 2 or 3 5. Prone Position/ 6. prone.tw. 7. 5 or 6 8. Supine Position/ 9. supine.tw. 10. 8 or 9 11. 4 and 7 and 10 12. limit 11 to (english language and review articles) |
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