Do you want to brush up on your searching skills, or learn how to use RefWorks to organize your research (and magically format all those citations in APA style)? The Hahnemann Library is offering walk-in workshops that might be just what you’re looking for!
RefWorks — learn how to use this useful web-based bibliographic management tool
Thursday, April 28th, Noon-1 pm
Monday, May 9th, 1-2 pm
Wednesday, May 11th, 5-6 pm
Friday, May 13th, 2-3 pm
Tuesday, May 17th, 10-11 am and 7-8 pm
PubMed — learn basic and advanced searching techniques for the world’s most widely used biomedical database
Wednesday, May 4th 3-4 pm
Wednesday, May 25 6-7 pm
CINAHL — learn search techniques for our most popular nursing and allied health database
Monday, May 16th Noon-1 pm
All classes will be held in the Library Computer Classroom (1st floor, NCB); no registration is required. For questions, or to request additional workshop topics, contact Kathleen Turner at khturner@drexel.edu.
In early July, the Libraries announced that the CINAHL database would now be available only on the EBSCOHost platform. Due to new contractual agreements between CINAHL and EBSCO, CINAHL is no longer available through OVID. All links on the Library website have been changed to reflect this.
While the EBSCOHost platform differs in some functionality, it does offer parallels to many of the popular OVID features:
Mapping to Subject Headings -> Suggest Subject Headings
The Advanced Search mode of EBSCO includes, by default, a function to map key words to CINAHL subject headings. The Subject Heading display includes Explode functions (i.e., include narrower subject headings in search) and subheadings.
Combining Searches – > On displaying the “Search History”, one can combine search terms to construct more complex search strategies.
Limits -> Refine Results
Search Options or Refine Results offers the full spectrum of limits: Peer Review, Research, Nursing journals only, etc.
Results Manager/Saved Searches -> “My Folder/My EBSCOHost”
Citations selected from a search are stored in the active Folder. By creating a personal account (My EBSCOHost) stored citations and search strategies can be saved across sessions. A folder sharing option offers the possibility of sharing search strategies and results between instructors and students or among the members of class.
Instructors who would like assistance in adapting CINAHL search assignments to the EBSCO platform should contact Gary Childs or Kathleen Turner in the Hahnemann Library.
