Online Search Mehdi Osooli M.S.C in Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics School of Public Health Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Online SearchOnline Search

Mehdi OsooliM.S.C in EpidemiologyDepartment of Epidemiology & BiostatisticsSchool of Public HealthTehran University of Medical SciencesEmail: [email protected]

Introducing Introducing Search Toolbar IconsSearch Toolbar Icons

1. Select Databases List: Use the select databases list to specify which of the open Reference Manager databases to search, or all open databases.

2. Internet Search: To search Reference Manager databases, do not select the “Internet search” option. See Chapter 6 for more information about remote searches using the Internet Search command.

3. Online Session Log: The online session log records your complete session when you connect to a remote database.

4. Start Search (F12): Use the binocular icon to start a search using the parameters entered on the Search window.

5. Strategy Files: If you frequently run the same searches, you can save the search strategies and later load them when you need them.

6. Last Searches: Click the Last Searches icon to display a list of recent searches that were run since the database was opened for this session.

7. Browse (F3): When you select an indexed field to search, you can use the Browse list to select and insert a term into the Parameter column from the corresponding Term list.

8. Insert Parameter (Alt+I) & Delete Parameter (Alt+E): Use this icon to add or remove a line from the search window.

9. Clear All Entries (Alt+L): Use the eraser icon to clear the Search window so you can create a new search strategy.

10.Sub parameters: Use the AND (F6), NOT (F7), and OR (F8) buttons to insert logical connectors between terms on a line. For more information about these connectors, see “Connecting Search Items with “And,” “Or,” and “Not”” on page 178.

Search in Pub Medwith Reference Manager

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To do an online search open a databaseTo do an online search open a database

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click on camera on toolbar or from click on camera on toolbar or from Tools menu choose internet Tools menu choose internet search.search.

1. Choose internet search2. Select online database

5. Choose proper parameter5. Choose proper parameter

6. Click here or press F12 on keyboard

3. Select proper field in each row

4 .input your key word

To combine words in a field use connectors up top

Click ok to retrieve all 585 referencesClick ok to retrieve all 585 references

Search window is temporarySearch window is temporary!!!!!!

you should copy references from search database into you should copy references from search database into your main database otherwise they will be lost with your main database otherwise they will be lost with

closing search windowclosing search window..

After retrieving references you should copy them to a

database and then you can close search window.

1. When Search window is active

2. Click right on reference list display

3. Choose close…

Save citations Save citations from a PubMed Searchfrom a PubMed Search

Export citations from PubMedChoose Medline from display menu

•After choosing right references click send to File

•If you don’t select any reference all references in the search session will be saved

References will be copied into a text file in the selected location

Search in ISI Search in ISI with Reference Managerwith Reference Manager

First field can be Topic or TitleFirst field can be Topic or Title

Other fields and also parameters Other fields and also parameters

are un-changeable in search in ISIare un-changeable in search in ISI

For example here we will search for articles For example here we will search for articles that that Mr. FisherMr. Fisher had published in had published in EndocrinologyEndocrinology Journal with Journal with hypothyroidismhypothyroidism as topic between as topic between

years years 1990 to 20071990 to 2007. .

Download citations Download citations from Science Directfrom Science Direct

Perform a search & choose references you want to download

Click export citations

1.1. Choose RIS formatChoose RIS format

2.2. click Export click Export

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Automatically reference manager will be opened & ask you Automatically reference manager will be opened & ask you for a database to import referencesfor a database to import references

Export & Import References Export & Import References from Online Databasesfrom Online Databases

Download or Export citationsfrom OVID Web Gateway

1. Do a search.

2. Click on “Display” to see your search results.

3. Click on “Citation Manager.” The Citation Manager

is located at the bottom of the title display page.

• Citations. Specify which references you’d like to

download.

• Fields. The default fields are the citation and abstract

fields. If you’d like to use the MESH headings as your

keywords, choose “Citation+ Abstract+ Subject Headings.”

Direct Export

Use this option if you’d like to directly export the

references into Reference Manager (You need to have

Reference Manager 9.x in order to use this option). If

you own previous versions, use the “Reprint/Medlars”

format when downloading.)

Choose this format in order to import the

downloaded file to a reference management

program.

Reprint/Medlars

Action

• Save

Click on this button when you chose to “Direct Export” or

download as “Reprint/Medlars” format.

4. The citations you chose will be either directly imported

or saved as cites.txt in the subdirectory of your choice.

Save references from OVID database

Choose your articles then go to the bottom of the page

Follow number order & select each desired item.

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With option for windows selected click continue

Click save

Now your references will be saved in a text file in the place you chose & you should then

import them to your database.