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Searching Solutions: Advanced Topics
Understanding how searching changes from search engine to database.
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Using a Thesaurus
Subject Searching
The Search Log
Exploring Searching More Deeply
Advanced topics include
Searching using a Thesaurus
Issues related to
Searching with Subject Headings
(PsycINFO and PubMed, so far)
Databases in this Research Guide include:
ABIINFORM:
Tutorial
BIOSIS:
Indexed Database
Gale Academic OneFile:
Indexed Database
Google Scholoar:
Non-indexed Database
ProQuest:
Non-indexed Database
PsycINFO:
Indexed Database
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Tutorial
(3 tutorials)
PubMed:
Indexed Database
Scopus:
Non-indexed Database
Web of Science:
Non-indexed Database
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Tutorial
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