LibGuides: Searching: Resources

Searching Tuition

Learn about Boolean terms

Study Skills Boolean Terms Boolean searching presentation -Flying biscuits

Find out all about complex searching

Study Skills Clinical Questions Deriving clinical questions from an analysis of medical scenarios PICO included
Study Skills Database Record Here's a Medline article and it's database record so you can see how the information is set out
Study Skills Finding the Evidence Full detailed presentation . Used at PMS teaching session for Yr2
Study Skills Search Frameworks Extract from Thames Valley Guide

FURTHER INFORMATION

Detailed Guides from Oxford Health Well worth a look

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW SEARCHING

Systematic reviews are very thorough and developing a search strategies reflect this complexity.

Detailed guidance from King's College London

Resources for Courses

Always take note of resources available from your course provider. - Like full text access or referencing styles.

Study Skills Plymouth Resources A page of links to useful information on the Plymouth University Site
Study Skills Exeter Resources A page of links to key resources for Exeter Uni courses

Search Tools

See Twitter for information and updates: @Da veEHL or #SearchWhiteboard

1: Search Planning Sheet

Plan your search. Example and form to use

Study Skills Search Planner Detailed PICO search planner

2: Search Tool

The 'Search WhiteBoard'

For quick, accurate and wide ranging searches

Assemble: Assemble your terms on a spreadsheet, look up alternatives.

Select: Highlight single or multiple terms in any combination

Search: Click buttons to search website(s) Uni Libraries included - ask if not listed -

Selected terms automatically combined with AND and OR as appropriate

Store: All searches are recorded

This is an Excel Sheet

You must save it on your computer before using it - otherwise you'll lose it

INSTRUCTIONS are on first tab and also HERE -

They are work in progress.
There is a link on the front page which will also get you the most
recent version without needing to come here

WHEN LOADED :

3: Frame Search

Frame Searcher:

Quick and Easy Searching with a simple grid search -and lots of good sites!

Ideal for Essays, Quick Looks and initial scoping searches

Click to DownLoad

Frame Searcher : 4 different frames to use with up to

16 possible banks of customisable sites

URLS List Manager : Utility to check through the links on the URLs tab

Assemble: Assemble your terms on a grid. A search string is generated for all terms

Select Site: Choose from 28 websites and search--

No Joy?: Switch to google site search

Document: Keep a record of your findings in an easy to use Word format

4: Search Button Sheet

Search With Cells ( Beta..feedback needed)

Use customisable search buttons to search with the items on your existing sheets

Copy in Existing Sheets or type your own text
Use the search buttons to search using your data on the sheet.

Saves time when processing orders, book requests, search results, evidence synthesis

2 Modes: 1 Selected cell(s) or 2: Any clipboard text

All frame searcher sites available in customised sets or Alphabetical list..+ Google Site Searching facility

Study Skills Search Poster
Frame Searcher Frame Searcher utility. Terms entered on a grid create search strings that can be run on any of the 28 website links, arranged as a frame it. Details can be exported to create Word records of the search es and links relevant examples. Great to keep track of things when doing research
Frame Searcher Basic Cut down version of Frame Searcher utility. Terms entered on a grid create search strings that can be run on any of the 28 website links, arranged as a frame it. Details can be exported to create Word records of the searches and links relevant examples. Great to keep track of things when doing research. 2 Other versions available from First tab
Frame Searcher Multi 6 Frame version of Frame Searcher utility. Terms entered on a grid create search strings that can be run on any of the 28 website links, arranged as a frame it. Details can be exported to create Word records of the search es and links relevant examples. Great to keep track of things when doing research
Frame Searcher Guide Links, background and tips for the Frame Searcher Guides
Search Sites URLs Manager Sheet for checking the currency of URLs listed in searching utilities like Frame Searcher. Runs test search on selected sites and records any errors. You can then edit them
Study Skills Search Whiteboard
Search tool by David Newman
Study Skills Search WhiteBoard Guide