Classes and Searching Guides

Database Searching Guides

ACP's Pier: The user guide provides information on searching as well as the ACP Pier evidence ratings.

EBSCOhost CINAHL Basic Tutorial: Provides information on CINAHL navigation and basic search strategies.

EBSCOhost CINAHL Advanced Tutorial: Provides information on CINAHL advanced searching techniques.

InfoPOEMs Overview: Includes overview information, product manual, and user guides.

InfoPOEMs Video Tours: View online videos on using InfoRetriever. (InfoPOEMs is the web-based version of InfoRetriever). Users must register before accessing the videos.

MDConsult: From within an MDConsult session, click on the Help link in the upper right-hand corner of the page for FAQs and more information on navigating, searching, and browsing in MDConsult.

NursingConsult: From within a NursingConsult session, click on the Help link at in the upper right-hand corner of the page for FAQs, information on navigating and searching, patient education handouts, and much more.

Ovid/MEDLINE Tutorial: An interactive tutorial shows the step-by-step process of using Ovid. Click on the Contents link to view all selections.

Ovid Documentation: Includes user guides, search tips, search features, and more.

Ovid Quick Reference Cards: Provide a handy-sized quick overview of search features.

PubMed Tutorial: Shows the user how to use and navigate the many search features of PubMed.

PubMed Quick Tours - Each of these animated tutorials can be viewed in 5 minutes or less:

• Searching the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Database
  
• Combining MeSH Terms
  
• Subheadings and Other Features of the MeSH Database

PubMed Power Tools: This quick reference card highlights PubMed features that help the user retrieve relevant results.

UpToDate: This tutorial gives users instruction in using UptoDate to find medical information.

Freshman Orientation Links Links to the databases introduced during freshman medical student orientation. These databases are also available through the library's databases menu.

		MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
		Lab Tests Online (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
		UpToDate
		AccessMedicine (McGraw-Hill)
		AccessEmergencyMedicine (McGraw-Hill)
		Stat!Ref (Teton Data Systems)
		InfoRetriever (Wiley)
		Genetics Home Reference (National Library of Medicine)