EBSCO NHS Royal United Hospitals Bath User Guide

EBSCO NHS Royal United Hospitals Bath

Product Information

Specifications

• Product Name: EBSCO Databases
• Functionality: Database search and management tool
• Features: Search, Save, Filter, Export results

Product Usage Instructions

• Select the database you want to search, for instance, CINAHL. Then click ‘continue’. We recommend searching one database at a time.
• To enable full functionality (save searches and results) and allow access to your Folder, click the Sign In link on the top bar.
• If you would like to change your database, click on ‘Choose Databases’ from the menu above the search bar.
• Once you have selected a database, click the New Search button in the top left to begin searching.

FAQ

• Q: How can I access my saved results later?
• A: You can access your saved results by clicking on the Folder icon and selecting the appropriate folder where you saved them.
• Q: Can I search multiple databases simultaneously?
• A: It is recommended to search one database at a time for better results and efficiency.

Accessing EBSCO Databases and Creating a Personal Account

Accessing EBSCO Databases

• Go to the OpenAthens website: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/Hub/Resources

• At this point, you will be prompted to sign in using your Athens account. You will then be taken to the ‘My Resources’ page

• Select “EBSCOhost Databases…” from the list

• Then select “CINAHL, Medline, Psychology full text…”

• Select the database you want to search, for instance, CINAHL. Then click ‘continue’. We recommend searching one database at a time:

• To enable full functionality (save searches and results) and allow access to your Folder (previous searches etc.), click the Sign In link on the top bar

• If you would like to change your database, from the menu above the search bar you will see the database you are currently searching, and here you can change the database by clicking on ‘Choose Databases’:

• Once you have selected a database, you can begin searching. If the screen displayed is not shown, click the New Search button in the top left

Searching for Terms

• To start a search, ensure ‘Advanced Search’ is selected:

You can now start entering your search terms in the fields

• To select which fields you would like to search, use the drop-down menus. You can choose to search all text in an item’s record or narrow your search down to specific fields

• If you want to search more than one specific field, for example, Title and Abstract, you need to search for these on separate rows using ‘OR’. Once you’ve entered your search term, select ‘Search’:

• This will generate a results line for your search concept:

Repeat steps 7 & 8 for all keyword concepts.

Searching for Subject Terms (MeSH Headings)

• To search for Subject Headings, tick ‘Suggest Subject Terms’:

• Type in what subject headings you want to search for and click ‘Search’:

• The Thesaurus may have exactly what you’re looking for, or offer suggestions to other subjects – have a go at searching for alternative terms too. Click on the relevant heading if there is one:

Tick the term(s) you want to use, and it will appear on the right-hand side

• The database will also give you options to apply Explode or Major concept to the term selected, or to apply subheadings to the term; these options can widen or narrow the search.

• To find out more about each term, click on the Scope icon:

• Click ‘Search Database’ to search for the subject heading:

Repeat steps 10-14 for all subject headings.

Combining Search Terms and Subject Headings

• Combine your search terms and subject headings by selecting the line numbers you want to combine Then click ‘Search with OR’:

Repeat steps 6 – 15 to search for the rest of your concepts

• In the below example, line S3 combines the results for one concept (passive smoking) and line S6 for the second concept (cancer). Once you have searched all your concepts, combine them using “Search with AND”:

Filtering and Saving Results

• To filter or limit your results you will need to click view results:

• On the results page, you can filter down or limit your results by publication date, language, gender etc. on the left-hand side options bar:

• You can save individual results by clicking the folder icon. The database will display folders to which you can save the result; My Folder is the default option. Click this link and the item(s) selected will be saved:

• Should you wish to keep the results long-term or do multiple search queries we would suggest that you set up individual folders.

To export results, click on Folder

Select the results you would like to export and click on the output format/action

• From here you can print or save your results as a file, send them via email, or export them to reference management software:

• As well as saving the results, we highly recommend saving your search. To view your search, head back to your Recent Search by clicking the ‘Back’ option:

• Select the search lines and click ‘Save Searches / Alerts’:

• Give your search strategy a name and add a description if you wish. Click ‘Save’:

• You can access your saved searches and saved results from your Folder:

Select your articles of saved searches from the bar on the left

CONTACT

Need more help?

• If you would like to book a training session with one of our Librarians, please contact the Academy Library.
• Email: ruh-tr.library@nhs.net
• Phone: 01225 824897/8

This guide was produced with help from Salford Royal Hospital Library Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust

References

• OpenAthens | Login

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