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SHS Postgraduates & Researchers: Advanced literature searching using health databases

This session is for postgraduates, researchers and academics, from the School of Health Sciences, who are in the process of writing a dissertation or research paper. It is primarily aimed at those who have completed their research proposal/ protocol and are ready to perform a literature search.

In this session we will cover how to perform an advanced literature search using databases available in the EBSCOhost and Ovid Online platforms.

Contents:

  • Subject Heading (MeSH) searching
  • Keyword (free text) search techniques
  • Using the Search History function to combine your searches

Running time: 90 mins approx.

Date:
Monday 27 January 2020
Time:
14:00 - 15:30
Location:
Teaching Room level 3 Library
Site:
Northampton Square Library
Event organiser:
Steve O'Driscoll
Audience:
  Postgraduate  
Categories:
  Health & Psychological Sciences  

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