Cinahl
is a nursing specialist database. Previous blog items have looked at how
you can improve your searching and control how you can view your results. This
blog post will show you how to manage your search strategy.
View
your Searches
To view
the searches you have already executed, click the “Search History” link
underneath the search boxes.
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| Screen-shot of the Search History link |
You can
perform a number of limited searches; each search will be recorded on a
separate row in the history table. You can then use the Search History rows to
build up your strategy. Your final search will then include all the search
terms and thesaurus terms that you have used.
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| Screen-shot of example simple searches in Cinahl |
Print
Search History
You can
choose “Print Search History” to show your search strategy. Then right-click
and select “Print” to print out a copy. You could also take a screen-shot and
add to your assignment or notes to keep a record of your search strategy.
For
more help developing your search strategy try our Information Skills
etutorials;
start with our Introduction to
Literature Searching
etutorial.
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